Island Lake State Recreation Area
Island Lake State Recreation Area Beach–Blue Trail Loop, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Island Lake State Recreation Area Beach–Blue Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 5-mile loop in Island Lake State Recreation Area near Green Oak, MI. The route reaches Island Lake State Recreation Area Beach. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Island Lake State Recreation Area Beach–Blue Trail Loop, 3 sights
5 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 866–928 ft
Loop · Island Lake State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.51651, -83.69787
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Island Lake Pathway, heading S.
- 300 ftReach Island Lake State Recreation Area Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Yellow & Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow & Blue Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading S.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftThe loop closes 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Yellow Trail 5 mi · ▲ 140 ft
- Yellow Trail 5 mi · ▲ 86 ft
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