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Bald Mountain State Recreation Area

Mill Pond–Dorn Lake, 3 lakes

3.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Mill Pond–Dorn Lake, 3 lakes is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Bald Mountain State Recreation Area near Lakeville, MI. The route passes Mill Pond before reaching Dorn Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 1,070 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Singletrack Mountain Bike 42.80463, -83.17229
Nearest town Lakeville, MI
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Mill Pond–Dorn Lake, 3 lakes

3.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 960–1,070 ft

Out & Back · Bald Mountain State Recreation Area

Trailhead: Singletrack Mountain Bike · 42.80463, -83.17229

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftPass Mill Pond.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D & Connector Trail, heading W.
  4. 450 ftBear left onto Trail Loop D, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading S.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 250 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D, heading W.
  10. 150 ftBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D, heading W.
  12. 100 ftTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  13. 100 ftBear right onto Bald Mountain Connector, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Orange, heading SE.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left onto Predmore Road Connector, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miPass Dorn Lake.
  17. 150 ftReach Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.3 miTurn right onto Orange, heading NW.
  19. 0.4 miTurn right onto Bald Mountain Connector, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  21. 100 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D, heading NE.
  24. 150 ftTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D, heading N.
  26. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  27. 250 ftBear right onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  28. 250 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miBear right onto Trail Loop D & Connector Trail, heading E.
  30. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  31. 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/mill-pond-dorn-lake-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

6% gravel1% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:00 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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