Victory Park

Little Carroll Lake

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Little Carroll Lake is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Victory Park near Commerce, MI. The route reaches Little Carroll Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 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 – 942 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.59255, -83.46956
Nearest town Commerce, MI

Directions

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Little Carroll Lake

2.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 56 min

Elevation 922–941 ft

Out & Back · Victory Park

Trailhead: 42.59255, -83.46956

Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 44% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  9. 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miReach Little Carroll Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  29. 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

85% dirt3% gravel12% unspecified

Weather

DrizzleTemperature 63°F57°
Precip44%Wind11 mphUV2Humidity83%
Rained 0.4″ yesterday · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperatureRain chance
65°55° 12 AM: 4% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 6% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 4% rain6 AM: 3% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 8% rain9 AM: 25% rain10 AM: 23% rain11 AM: 44% rain12 PM: 41% rain1 PM: 31% rain2 PM: 36% rain3 PM: 28% rain4 PM: 15% rain5 PM: 4% rain6 PM: 2% rain7 PM: 2% rain8 PM: 1% rain9 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 7:20 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:37 PM
Mon 61°50°
Tue 64°45°
Wed 60°55°
Thu 70°56°
Fri 71°51°
Sat 73°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~26 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:18 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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