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Harris Lake & Westwind Lake via West Bloomfield Trail

11.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Harris Lake & Westwind Lake via West Bloomfield Trail is an 11.2-mile out-and-back near Wolverine Lake, MI. The route passes Westwind Lake before reaching Harris Lake at the turnaround, 5.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 194 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 1,007 ft12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.56149, -83.43861
Nearest town Wolverine Lake, MI
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Harris Lake & Westwind Lake via West Bloomfield Trail

11.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft · 3 hr 50 min

Elevation 886–1,009 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.56149, -83.43861

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 50 ftPass Westwind Lake.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 0.9 miTurn right onto West Bloomfield Trail, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 1 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  26. 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  28. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  29. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  30. 350 ftPass Harris Lake.
  31. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  32. 50 ftReach Harris Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  35. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  38. 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  39. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  41. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  42. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  43. 1 miTurn left, heading W.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  45. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  46. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  47. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  48. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  49. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  50. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  51. 0.9 miBear right, heading N.
  52. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  53. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  54. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  55. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  56. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  57. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  58. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  59. 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  60. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/harris-lake-harris-lake-out-back-3-lakes-18-km

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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