Losee Lake–Losee - Longest Loop, 5 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 124 ft · 56 min
Losee Lake–Losee - Longest Loop, 5 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back near Hell, MI. The route passes Losee Lake and Losee Lake. It is mostly level, with 124 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Losee Lake–Losee - Longest Loop, 5 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 124 ft · 56 min
Elevation 880–939 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Potawatomi Trail · 42.40890, -83.96462
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Potawatomi Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Losee Lake Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Losee - Shortest Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Losee Lake.
- 0.2 miPass Losee Lake.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Losee - Middle Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Losee - Longest Loop, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Losee - Middle Loop, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Losee Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Losee - Longest Loop, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Losee - Middle Loop, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Losee - Shortest Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Losee Lake Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Potawatomi Trail, heading SW.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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