AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lakelands Trail State Park

12.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Lakelands Trail State Park is a 12.6-mile out-and-back near Pettysville, MI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi879 – 906 ft13.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.46133, -83.90197
Nearest town Pettysville, MI
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Lakelands Trail State Park

12.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 4 hr 12 min

Elevation 879–906 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.46133, -83.90197

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:38 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lakelands Trail State Park, heading W.
  3. 3.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 1.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 3.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 150 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/lakelands-trail-state-park-out-back-20-km-ca50

Trail surface

51% paved42% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.4 mi in (~108 min). Leave by 5:31 PM for the 7:38 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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