Lake Oakland & Woodhull Lake

3.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Lake Oakland & Woodhull Lake is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Clarkston, MI. The route passes Woodhull Lake before reaching Lake Oakland at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi981 – 1,079 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.73813, -83.38002
Nearest town Clarkston, MI

Directions

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Lake Oakland & Woodhull Lake

3.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 982–1,079 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.73813, -83.38002

Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 64°F / low 57° · precip 31% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miPass Woodhull Lake.
  7. 400 ftReach Lake Oakland, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 64°F57°
Precip31%Wind11 mphUV2Humidity84%
Rained 0.2″ yesterday
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°55° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 2% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 4% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 4% rain7 AM: 7% rain8 AM: 4% rain9 AM: 8% rain10 AM: 18% rain11 AM: 31% rain12 PM: 30% rain1 PM: 20% rain2 PM: 21% rain3 PM: 19% rain4 PM: 8% rain5 PM: 2% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:19 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:36 PM
Mon 60°51°
Tue 63°45°
Wed 58°55°
Thu 70°54°
Fri 70°50°
Sat 72°50°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM — 8 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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