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.
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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
- Start on Losee - Middle Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Losee Lake.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Losee - Shortest Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Losee Lake Hiking Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Potawatomi Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Silver Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Pickerel Lake.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miPass Pickerel Lake.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Crooked Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Potawatomi Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Hi-Land Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Crooked Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Silver Lake Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Potawatomi Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Losee Lake Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Losee - Shortest Loop, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Losee - Middle Loop, heading NE.
- 50 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 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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