Mercedes Lake
3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Mercedes Lake is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Elizabeth Lake Woods near Four Towns, MI. The route reaches Mercedes Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Mercedes Lake
3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 933–965 ft
Out & Back · Elizabeth Lake Woods
Trailhead: 42.62815, -83.39466
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftReach Mercedes Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.7 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Elizabeth Lake 1.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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