Lake Sixteen & Round Lake
3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Lake Sixteen & Round Lake is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Orion Oaks County Park near Walters, MI. The route passes Lake Sixteen before reaching Round Lake at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Sixteen & Round Lake
3.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 13 min
Elevation 986–1,034 ft
Out & Back · Orion Oaks County Park
Trailhead: 42.76520, -83.31286
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftPass Lake Sixteen.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftPass Round Lake.
- 0.1 miReach Lake Sixteen, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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