General Squier Memorial Park

Mill Pond via Polly Ann Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 5 hr

Mill Pond via Polly Ann Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back in General Squier Memorial Park near Dryden, MI. The route reaches Mill Pond. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi833 – 951 ft15.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.92477, -83.12812
Nearest town Dryden, MI

Directions

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Mill Pond via Polly Ann Trail

14.8 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 5 hr

Elevation 834–951 ft

Out & Back · General Squier Memorial Park

Trailhead: 42.92477, -83.12812

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftPass Mill Pond.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left onto Polly Ann Trail, heading NW.
  5. 6.6 miReach Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 6.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

87% gravel13% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.8 mi in (~144 min). Leave by 4:49 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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