Log Tipi via The Laker Nature Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr
Log Tipi via The Laker Nature Trail is a 2.9-mile out-and-back near North Farmington, MI. The route reaches Log Tipi at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Log Tipi via The Laker Nature Trail
2.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 898–944 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.54490, -83.36045
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Transit-accessible: Orchard Lake / Pepperhill (SB) stop 84 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto The Laker Nature Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftReach Log Tipi, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, 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 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 9 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Orchard Lake / Pepperhill (SB) stop 84 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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