Bald Mountain State Recreation Area
Heart Lake–Carpenter Lake, 5 lakes
3.2 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Heart Lake–Carpenter Lake, 5 lakes is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Bald Mountain State Recreation Area near Rudds Mill, MI. The route passes Tamarack Lake, Heart Lake and Carpenter Lake before reaching Carpenter Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 89 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Heart Lake–Carpenter Lake, 5 lakes
3.2 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 953–999 ft
Out & Back · Bald Mountain State Recreation Area
Trailhead: Orange · 42.78473, -83.19131
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Orange, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Green, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto White, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Tamarack Lake.
- 50 ftPass Heart Lake.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Blue, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Carpenter Lake.
- 0.3 miPass Carpenter Lake.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Conklin Road Connector, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Heart Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blue, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto White, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Orange, heading NE.
- 400 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 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Orange Trailhead
- Chamberlain Lake–Shoe Lake, 3 lakes 2.6 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- New Bald Mountain–East Graham Lake, 5 lakes 3.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Buhl Lake–East Graham Lake, 6 lakes 4.3 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- Indian Lake–Prince Lake, 6 lakes 3 mi · ▲ 142 ft
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