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Orion Oaks County Park

Lake Sixteen & Fishing Lake

5.6 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Lake Sixteen & Fishing Lake is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Orion Oaks County Park near Lake Orion Heights, MI. The route passes Lake Sixteen before reaching Fishing Lake at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi984 – 1,056 ft6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.75969, -83.28330
Nearest town Lake Orion Heights, MI
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Lake Sixteen & Fishing Lake

5.6 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 986–1,055 ft

Out & Back · Orion Oaks County Park

Trailhead: 42.75969, -83.28330

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Sixteen.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 150 ftPass Fishing Lake.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  23. 200 ftBear right, heading E.
  24. 50 ftReach Lake Sixteen, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  27. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  28. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  33. 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
  34. 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
  35. 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  37. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  39. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  40. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  41. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  42. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  44. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  45. 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-sixteen-fishing-lake-out-back-3-lakes-9-km-ec6c

Trail surface

28% dirt23% paved10% grass39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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