Island Lake State Recreation Area

JCPenney Connector via Fieldcrest Pathway

4.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 37 min

JCPenney Connector via Fieldcrest Pathway is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Island Lake State Recreation Area near Whitmore Lake, MI. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 915 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.47272, -83.75512
Nearest town Whitmore Lake, MI

Directions

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JCPenney Connector via Fieldcrest Pathway

4.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 867–916 ft

Out & Back · Island Lake State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.47272, -83.75512

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Fieldcrest Pathway, heading N.
  3. 2.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  6. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 350 ftBear right onto Green Oak Avenue, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftSharp right onto JCPenney Connector, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftReach JCPenney Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftSharp left onto Green Oak Avenue, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  15. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 100 ftTurn left onto Fieldcrest Pathway, heading SE.
  22. 2.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 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

87% paved13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:23 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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