Lake Placid
3.3 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Lake Placid is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Bloomfield Hills, MI. The route reaches Lake Placid at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Placid
3.3 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 856–962 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.59604, -83.27995
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Transit-accessible: Telegraph / Hickory Grove (NB) stop 147 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miPass Lake Placid.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Lake Placid, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:50 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Telegraph / Hickory Grove (NB) stop 147 m from the trailhead
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