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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Little Carroll Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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 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
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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