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North Spur Trail

Loon Lake & Silver Lake

15.3 mi · ▲ 132 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Loon Lake & Silver Lake is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in North Spur Trail near Pontiac, MI. The route passes Silver Lake before reaching Loon Lake at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 132 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi922 – 991 ft17.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.67404, -83.28391
Nearest town Pontiac, MI
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Loon Lake & Silver Lake

15.3 mi · ▲ 132 ft · 5 hr 10 min

Elevation 921–992 ft

Out & Back · North Spur Trail

Trailhead: 42.67404, -83.28391

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  14. 1 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.7 miPass Silver Lake.
  20. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.4 miReach Loon Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  25. 1.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  30. 1 miBear right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  32. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  33. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  34. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  35. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  38. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  39. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  40. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  41. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  42. 1 miArrive 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/loon-lake-silver-lake-out-back-25-km

Trail surface

17% paved16% gravel67% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.7 mi in (~141 min). Leave by 4:53 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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