Proud Lake State Recreation Area
Moss Lake–Blue Trail, 6 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Moss Lake–Blue Trail, 6 sights is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Proud Lake State Recreation Area near Glengary, MI. The route reaches Moss Lake. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Moss Lake–Blue Trail, 6 sights
5.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 904–1,002 ft
Out & Back · Proud Lake State Recreation Area
Trailhead: Blue Trail · 42.57165, -83.52624
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 63°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Blue Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Red/Blue Trails, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Moss Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Campground Connector, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Loop 1, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Loop 1, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 100 ftReach Moss Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Loop 1, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Heavner Nature Connections, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Red/Blue Trails, heading SW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Chief Pontiac Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Red/Blue Trails, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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