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Proud Lake State Recreation Area

Loop 3

2.1 mi · ▲ 124 ft · 46 min

Loop 3 is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Proud Lake State Recreation Area near Milford, MI. It is mostly level, with 124 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 1,027 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.56621, -83.57881
Nearest town Milford, MI
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Loop 3

2.1 mi · ▲ 124 ft · 46 min

Elevation 918–1,025 ft

Out & Back · Proud Lake State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.56621, -83.57881

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftTurn left onto Loop 3, heading NW.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 250 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Loop 2, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miReach Loop 3, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  13. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miSharp left onto Loop 3, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 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/loop-3-out-back

Trail surface

53% dirt47% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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