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Orion Oaks County Park

Lake Orion–Lake Sixteen Loop, 5 lakes

8.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Lake Orion–Lake Sixteen Loop, 5 lakes is an 8.5-mile loop in Orion Oaks County Park near Walters, MI. The route passes Fishing Lake, Lake Sixteen, Square Lake and Lake Orion. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,056 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.76865, -83.31301
Nearest town Walters, MI
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Lake Orion–Lake Sixteen Loop, 5 lakes

8.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 2 hr 52 min

Elevation 986–1,056 ft

Loop · Orion Oaks County Park

Trailhead: 42.76865, -83.31301

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Fishing Lake.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftPass Lake Sixteen.
  16. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 300 ftBear left onto Paint Creek to Polly Ann Trail Connector, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Polly Ann Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miPass Square Lake.
  26. 0.5 miTurn right onto Polly Ann Trail Connector, heading N.
  27. 100 ftPass Lake Orion.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  32. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  33. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  34. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  36. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  38. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  39. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  40. 150 ftContinue straight onto Friendship Park Singletrack, heading S.
  41. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  43. 0.1 miTurn right onto Singletrack Connector, heading S.
  44. 50 ftBear left onto Friendship Park Singletrack, heading S.
  45. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  46. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  47. 50 ftThe loop closes 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-orion-lake-sixteen-loop-6-lakes

Trail surface

49% paved29% dirt4% grass18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:55 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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