Flood Water Spot & Lake Michael
4.5 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Flood Water Spot & Lake Michael is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Wolverine Lake, MI. The route passes Flood Water Spot before reaching Lake Michael at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Flood Water Spot & Lake Michael
4.5 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 880–998 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.54148, -83.43439
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Flood Water Spot.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miPass Lake Michael.
- 0.2 miReach Flood Water Spot, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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