Hi-Land Lake–Pickerel Lake, 4 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Hi-Land Lake–Pickerel Lake, 4 sights is a 5.8-mile out-and-back near Hell, MI. The route passes Pickerel Lake and Pickerel Lake before reaching Hi-Land Lake at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 166 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Hi-Land Lake–Pickerel Lake, 4 sights
5.8 mi · ▲ 166 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 884–960 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Potawatomi Trail · 42.40890, -83.96462
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Potawatomi Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Silver Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Pickerel Lake.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Pickerel Lake.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Crooked Lake Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Potawatomi Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach Hi-Land Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Crooked Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Silver Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Potawatomi Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 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 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Potawatomi Trail Trailhead
- Potawatomi Sunset Point–Pickerel Lake, 5 sights 5 mi · ▲ 321 ft
- Potawatomi Sunset Point–Pickerel Lake, 5 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 290 ft
- Losee Lake–Losee - Longest Loop, 5 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 124 ft
- Crooked Lake–Pickerel Lake, 5 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 199 ft
- Silver Lake–Losee Lake Loop, 5 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 174 ft
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