Island Lake
7 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Island Lake is a 7-mile out-and-back near Salem, MI. The route reaches Island Lake. It is mostly level, with 190 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Island Lake
7 mi · ▲ 190 ft · 2 hr 26 min
Elevation 940–1,006 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.46329, -83.58315
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miPass Island Lake.
- 0.4 miReach Island Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 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 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:30 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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