Middle Straits Lake–Cebia Beach, 3 lakes
4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Middle Straits Lake–Cebia Beach, 3 lakes is a 4.3-mile out-and-back near Wolverine Lake, MI. The route passes Westwind Lake and Cebia Beach before reaching Middle Straits Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 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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Middle Straits Lake–Cebia Beach, 3 lakes
4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 936–971 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.56149, -83.43861
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Westwind Lake.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Cebia Beach.
- 450 ftReach Middle Straits Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~39 min). Leave by 6:35 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Orchard Lake–Woodpecker Lake, 7 lakes 10 mi · ▲ 115 ft
- Harris Lake & Westwind Lake via West Bloomfield Trail 11.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft
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