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Lost Nation State Game Area

Lake Number Two–Doty Cave, 3 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 464 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Lake Number Two–Doty Cave, 3 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Lost Nation State Game Area near Lickly Corners, MI. The route passes Lake Number Two before reaching Doty Cave at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It climbs 464 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi965 – 1,139 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Country Trail 41.82542, -84.47396
Nearest town Lickly Corners, MI
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Lake Number Two–Doty Cave, 3 sights

2.6 mi · ▲ 464 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 965–1,138 ft

Out & Back · Lost Nation State Game Area

Trailhead: North Country Trail · 41.82542, -84.47396

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:24 AM · sunset 7:40 PM

  1. Start on North Country Trail, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Number Two.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 400 ftPass Doty Cave.
  5. 50 ftReach Lake Number Two, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 1.3 miArrive 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-number-two-doty-cave-out-back-3-sights

Weather

Sunrise 7:24 AMSunset 7:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.5 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM — 0 min before dark.

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