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Lake Halso & Fishing Lake via Friendship Park Singletrack

7.7 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Lake Halso & Fishing Lake via Friendship Park Singletrack is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Friendship Park near Walters, MI. The route passes Fishing Lake before reaching Lake Halso at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,056 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.76841, -83.31177
Nearest town Walters, MI
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Lake Halso & Fishing Lake via Friendship Park Singletrack

7.7 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 983–1,056 ft

Out & Back · Friendship Park

Trailhead: 42.76841, -83.31177

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 65°F / low 57° · precip 29% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Fishing Lake.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miBear right onto Friendship Park Singletrack, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Singletrack Connector, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Friendship Park Singletrack, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 3 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miReach Lake Halso, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 3 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right onto Singletrack Connector, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Friendship Park Singletrack, heading N.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 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/lake-halso-fishing-lake-out-back-4-lakes-12-km

Trail surface

85% paved11% dirt3% grass1% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 65°F57°
Precip29%Wind9 mphUV2Humidity84%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 5% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 5% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 7% rain10 AM: 17% rain11 AM: 29% rain12 PM: 29% rain1 PM: 18% rain2 PM: 19% rain3 PM: 17% rain4 PM: 7% rain5 PM: 2% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:19 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:36 PM
Mon 61°51°
Tue 64°45°
Wed 58°54°
Thu 70°51°
Fri 69°46°
Sat 72°47°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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