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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Cebia Beach.
- 350 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 right, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp right, 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 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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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