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Proud Lake State Recreation Area

Kensington Metropark Beach–Kensington-Proud Lake Connector, 4 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Kensington Metropark Beach–Kensington-Proud Lake Connector, 4 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Proud Lake State Recreation Area near Milford, MI. The route reaches Kensington Metropark Beach. It climbs 310 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 1,099 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.56290, -83.60807
Nearest town Milford, MI
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Kensington Metropark Beach–Kensington-Proud Lake Connector, 4 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 918–1,098 ft

Out & Back · Proud Lake State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.56290, -83.60807

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 200 ftTurn left onto Kensington-Proud Lake Connector, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto East Trail, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Kensington-Proud Lake Connector, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miContinue straight onto East Trail, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftPass Kensington Metropark Beach.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kensington-Proud Lake Connector, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading E.
  10. 300 ftTurn right onto Loop 4, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Loop 4, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right onto Loop 4, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading N.
  17. 350 ftContinue straight onto Loop 4, heading NE.
  18. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  20. 250 ftTurn left onto Loop 3, heading NW.
  21. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 300 ftSharp right, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  28. 250 ftContinue straight onto Loop 2, heading N.
  29. 0.3 miReach Kensington Metropark Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  30. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  31. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  32. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  33. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  34. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  35. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  36. 0.2 miSharp left onto Loop 3, heading SE.
  37. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  38. 250 ftBear right, heading SE.
  39. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  40. 300 ftContinue straight onto Loop 4, heading E.
  41. 100 ftContinue straight onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading E.
  42. 300 ftTurn right onto Loop 4, heading SE.
  43. 50 ftTurn left onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  44. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  45. 0.1 miBear right onto Loop 4, heading S.
  46. 50 ftContinue straight onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading SE.
  47. 100 ftTurn right onto Loop 4, heading S.
  48. 50 ftTurn left onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading SW.
  49. 350 ftContinue straight onto Kensington-Proud Lake Connector, heading S.
  50. 0.4 miContinue straight onto East Trail, heading SE.
  51. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kensington-Proud Lake Connector, heading SW.
  52. 0.6 miContinue straight onto East Trail, heading N.
  53. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  54. 50 ftTurn left onto Kensington-Proud Lake Connector, heading N.
  55. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  56. 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/kensington-metropark-beach-kensington-proud-lake-connector-out-back-4-sights-10-km

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~31 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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