AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Log Tipi via The Laker Nature Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Log Tipi via The Laker Nature Trail is a 5.2-mile out-and-back near North Farmington, MI. The route reaches Log Tipi at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi883 – 945 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.52904, -83.36448
Nearest town North Farmington, MI
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Log Tipi via The Laker Nature Trail

5.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 45 min

Elevation 884–944 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.52904, -83.36448

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Transit-accessible: Orchard Lake / Northwestern (NB) stop 410 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  24. 300 ftSharp right, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  26. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto The Laker Nature Trail, heading N.
  28. 200 ftReach Log Tipi, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  31. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  33. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  34. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  39. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  40. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  41. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  43. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  44. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  45. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  46. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  47. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  48. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  49. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  50. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  51. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  52. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  53. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  54. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  55. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/log-tipi-out-back-8-km-fdab

Trail surface

50% paved50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:42 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:24 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Orchard Lake / Northwestern (NB) stop 410 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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