Manly Bennett Memorial Park Viewpoint via Lakelands Trail State Park
8.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Manly Bennett Memorial Park Viewpoint via Lakelands Trail State Park is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Manly Bennett Memorial Park near Whitmore Lake, MI. The route reaches Manly Bennett Memorial Park Viewpoint at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Manly Bennett Memorial Park Viewpoint via Lakelands Trail State Park
8.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 852–941 ft
Out & Back · Manly Bennett Memorial Park
Trailhead: Lakelands Trail State Park · 42.44194, -83.75685
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakelands Trail State Park, heading SW.
- 3.6 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Manly Bennett Memorial Park Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 3.7 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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