AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lans Pond

3.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Lans Pond is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Ann Arbor, MI. The route reaches Lans Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. 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.

Elevation

0 mi856 – 942 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.24415, -83.73832
Nearest town Ann Arbor, MI
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Lans Pond

3.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 18 min

Elevation 858–943 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.24415, -83.73832

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

Transit-accessible: AAATA 559 stop 131 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  14. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  15. 400 ftReach Lans Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 450 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  29. 0.3 miArrive 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/lans-pond-lans-pond-out-back-6-km-1064

Trail surface

64% paved30% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:38 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: AAATA 559 stop 131 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Ann Arbor, Michigan