Lower Straits Lake via North Wise Crossing
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Lower Straits Lake via North Wise Crossing is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Victory Park near Commerce, MI. The route reaches Lower Straits Lake at the turnaround, 1.2 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.
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Lower Straits Lake via North Wise Crossing
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Elevation 921–941 ft
Out & Back · Victory Park
Trailhead: 42.60343, -83.47675
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 64°F / low 57° · precip 44% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto North Wise Crossing, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miReach Lower Straits Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~15 min). Leave by 7:01 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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