Lake Sixteen & Round Lake
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Lake Sixteen & Round Lake is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Orion Oaks County Park near Gingellville, MI. The route passes Lake Sixteen before reaching Round Lake at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Sixteen & Round Lake
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 986–1,016 ft
Out & Back · Orion Oaks County Park
Trailhead: 42.73655, -83.29610
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Sixteen.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miPass Round Lake.
- 0.1 miReach Lake Sixteen, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 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 1.2 mi in (~30 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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