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Bald Mountain State Recreation Area

Lower Trout Lake & Bald Mountain State Recreation Area Beach

1.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 41 min

Lower Trout Lake & Bald Mountain State Recreation Area Beach is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Bald Mountain State Recreation Area near Rudds Mill, MI. The route passes Lower Trout Lake and Bald Mountain State Recreation Area Beach. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi929 – 974 ft2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.73741, -83.21516
Nearest town Rudds Mill, MI
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Lower Trout Lake & Bald Mountain State Recreation Area Beach

1.9 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 41 min

Elevation 927–975 ft

Out & Back · Bald Mountain State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.73741, -83.21516

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  3. 0.2 miPass Lower Trout Lake.
  4. 50 ftPass Bald Mountain State Recreation Area Beach.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  8. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 100 ftReach Lower Trout Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 300 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  22. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  23. 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-trout-lake-lower-trout-lake-out-back-4-beaches-3-km

Trail surface

35% gravel65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:16 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:36 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:04 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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