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Victory Park

Lower Straits Lake

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Lower Straits Lake is a 2-mile out-and-back in Victory Park near Commerce, MI. The route reaches Lower Straits Lake at the turnaround, 1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi922 – 942 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.60030, -83.46765
Nearest town Commerce, MI
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Lower Straits Lake

2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 40 min

Elevation 922–941 ft

Out & Back · Victory Park

Trailhead: 42.60030, -83.46765

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miReach Lower Straits Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 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/lower-straits-lake-out-back-3-km-7a07

Trail surface

65% dirt12% gravel23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 6 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Commerce, Michigan