Fishing Lake
6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Fishing Lake is a 6-mile out-and-back in Friendship Park near Lake Orion Heights, MI. The route reaches Fishing Lake at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Fishing Lake
6 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 987–1,055 ft
Out & Back · Friendship Park
Trailhead: 42.77071, -83.28318
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 65°F / low 57° · precip 29% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftPass Fishing Lake.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftReach Fishing Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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