Island Lake State Recreation Area
Island Lake State Recreation Area Beach & Blue Trail
4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Island Lake State Recreation Area Beach & Blue Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Island Lake State Recreation Area near Green Oak, MI. The route reaches Island Lake State Recreation Area Beach. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Island Lake State Recreation Area Beach & Blue Trail
4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 865–904 ft
Out & Back · Island Lake State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.48364, -83.73077
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 64°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftPass Island Lake State Recreation Area Beach.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 1.7 miReach Island Lake State Recreation Area Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:44 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Trout Lake–Spring Mill Pond, 3 lakes 7.8 mi · ▲ 113 ft
- Briggs Lake–Spring Mill Pond, 5 beaches 7.5 mi · ▲ 145 ft
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