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Log Tipi via The Laker Nature Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Log Tipi via The Laker Nature Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near North Farmington, MI. The route reaches Log Tipi at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 945 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.52866, -83.35100
Nearest town North Farmington, MI
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Log Tipi via The Laker Nature Trail

5.4 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 874–944 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.52866, -83.35100

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

Transit-accessible: Northwestern / Cork & Rye (WB) stop 394 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  3. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  7. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  18. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  19. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  21. 300 ftSharp right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  23. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto The Laker Nature Trail, heading N.
  25. 200 ftReach Log Tipi, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  26. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  30. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  31. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  32. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  33. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  36. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  38. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  39. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  40. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  42. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  44. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  45. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  46. 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  47. 400 ftBear left, heading S.
  48. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  49. 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-9-km-c54e

Trail surface

52% paved48% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Northwestern / Cork & Rye (WB) stop 394 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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