Wise Woods Park

Little Carroll Lake & North Wise Crossing

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Little Carroll Lake & North Wise Crossing is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Wise Woods Park near Union Lake, MI. The route reaches Little Carroll Lake at the turnaround, 0.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi922 – 938 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.60887, -83.47094
Nearest town Union Lake, MI

Directions

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Little Carroll Lake & North Wise Crossing

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 921–940 ft

Out & Back · Wise Woods Park

Trailhead: 42.60887, -83.47094

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right onto North Wise Crossing, heading SW.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 300 ftPass Little Carroll Lake.
  9. 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  11. 500 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  19. 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 surface

95% dirt4% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:16 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 12 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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