Huntoon Lake
5.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Huntoon Lake is a 5.3-mile out-and-back near Drayton Plains, MI. The route reaches Huntoon Lake at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Huntoon Lake
5.3 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 942–984 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.65664, -83.39116
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 63°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Huntoon Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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