Hi-Land Lake–Pickerel Lake, 7 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Hi-Land Lake–Pickerel Lake, 7 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back near Hell, MI. The route passes Losee Lake, Pickerel Lake and Pickerel Lake before reaching Hi-Land Lake at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 961 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Losee - Middle Loop 42.40899, -83.95952
Nearest town Hell, MI

Directions

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Hi-Land Lake–Pickerel Lake, 7 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 880–960 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Losee - Middle Loop · 42.40899, -83.95952

Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 61°F / low 57° · precip 63% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:39 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Losee - Middle Loop, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Losee Lake.
  3. 400 ftContinue straight onto Losee - Shortest Loop, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Losee Lake Hiking Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Potawatomi Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Silver Lake Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miPass Pickerel Lake.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miPass Pickerel Lake.
  12. 250 ftTurn left onto Crooked Lake Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Potawatomi Trail, heading W.
  16. 50 ftReach Hi-Land Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right onto Crooked Lake Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right onto Silver Lake Trail, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 0.6 miBear right onto Potawatomi Trail, heading E.
  23. 0.5 miSharp right onto Losee Lake Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Losee - Shortest Loop, heading SE.
  25. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Losee - Middle Loop, heading NE.
  26. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

96% dirt3% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

RainTemperature 61°F57°
Precip63%Wind5 mphUV2Humidity88%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday (0.5″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°50° 12 AM: 8% rain1 AM: 19% rain2 AM: 12% rain3 AM: 9% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 9% rain8 AM: 42% rain9 AM: 49% rain10 AM: 52% rain11 AM: 63% rain12 PM: 57% rain1 PM: 58% rain2 PM: 52% rain3 PM: 47% rain4 PM: 24% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 19% rain7 PM: 17% rain8 PM: 11% rain9 PM: 6% rain10 PM: 5% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:22 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:39 PM
Mon 61°49°
Tue 66°45°
Wed 58°54°
Thu 71°51°
Fri 71°47°
Sat 72°46°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM — 0 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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