Lakelands Trail State Park
7.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Lakelands Trail State Park is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Manly Bennett Memorial Park near Hamburg, MI. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lakelands Trail State Park
7.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 2 hr 38 min
Elevation 855–941 ft
Out & Back · Manly Bennett Memorial Park
Trailhead: 42.44911, -83.82258
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Lakelands Trail State Park, heading N.
- 3.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 3.6 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lakelands Trail State Park 7.6 mi · ▲ 80 ft
- Zukey Lake via Lakelands Trail State Park 3.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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