Haines Lake
2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 42 min
Haines Lake is a 2-mile out-and-back near Orchard Lake, MI. The route reaches Haines Lake at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Haines Lake
2 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 42 min
Elevation 910–1,000 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.57796, -83.32652
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 42% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Haines Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM — 9 min before dark.
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