Log Tipi via The Laker Nature Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Log Tipi via The Laker Nature Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back near North Farmington, MI. The route reaches Log Tipi at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 80 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
4.9 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 898–1,001 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.55747, -83.39639
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 300 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.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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