Island Lake
5.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Island Lake is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near Salem, MI. The route reaches Island Lake at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 108 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
5.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 47 min
Elevation 956–1,006 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.45541, -83.57868
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Island Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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