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General Squier Memorial Park

Mill Pond via Polly Ann Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Mill Pond via Polly Ann Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in General Squier Memorial Park near Dryden, MI. The route reaches Mill Pond. It is mostly level, with 89 ft of elevation gain. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi866 – 951 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Polly Ann Trail 42.94505, -83.12165
Nearest town Dryden, MI
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Mill Pond via Polly Ann Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 89 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 866–951 ft

Out & Back · General Squier Memorial Park

Trailhead: Polly Ann Trail · 42.94505, -83.12165

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Polly Ann Trail, heading S.
  2. 1.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miPass Mill Pond.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftReach Mill Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 1.6 miArrive 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-mill-pond-out-back-7-km-a614

Trail surface

49% gravel51% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Dryden, Michigan