General Squier Memorial Park

Mill Pond via Polly Ann Trail

14 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 4 hr 42 min

Mill Pond via Polly Ann Trail is a 14-mile out-and-back in General Squier Memorial Park near Dryden, MI. The route reaches Mill Pond. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 922 ft14.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.92532, -83.12310
Nearest town Dryden, MI

Directions

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Mill Pond via Polly Ann Trail

14 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 4 hr 42 min

Elevation 834–922 ft

Out & Back · General Squier Memorial Park

Trailhead: 42.92532, -83.12310

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Mill Pond.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left onto Polly Ann Trail, heading E.
  5. 6.6 miReach Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 6.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 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

93% gravel7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~134 min). Leave by 4:59 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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