Middle Straits Lake & Cebia Beach

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Middle Straits Lake & Cebia Beach is a 3.6-mile out-and-back near Westacres, MI. The route passes Cebia Beach before reaching Middle Straits Lake at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi945 – 974 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.56922, -83.43989
Nearest town Westacres, MI

Directions

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Middle Straits Lake & Cebia Beach

3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min

Elevation 945–973 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.56922, -83.43989

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  3. 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miPass Cebia Beach.
  8. 350 ftReach Middle Straits Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
  14. 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 surface

34% paved1% dirt65% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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