AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Island Lake

2 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 42 min

Island Lake is a 2-mile out-and-back near Bloomfield Hills, MI. The route reaches Island Lake at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 57 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi915 – 955 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.57815, -83.28615
Nearest town Bloomfield Hills, MI
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Island Lake

2 mi · ▲ 57 ft · 42 min

Elevation 916–956 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.57815, -83.28615

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 41% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Transit-accessible: Telegraph / Exeter (SB) stop 451 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.8 miReach Island Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/island-lake-out-back-3-km-74c1

Trail surface

94% paved6% gravel

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 63°F57°
Precip41%Wind10 mphUV2Humidity86%
Rained 0.3″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°55° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 7% rain3 AM: 8% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 2% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 15% rain10 AM: 21% rain11 AM: 38% rain12 PM: 41% rain1 PM: 31% rain2 PM: 32% rain3 PM: 28% rain4 PM: 16% rain5 PM: 4% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 2% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:19 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:36 PM
Mon 60°49°
Tue 68°44°
Wed 59°55°
Thu 70°56°
Fri 71°51°
Sat 73°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Telegraph / Exeter (SB) stop 451 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Bloomfield Hills, Michigan