Proud Lake State Recreation Area
Moss Lake & Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail via Red/Blue Trails
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Moss Lake & Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail via Red/Blue Trails is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Proud Lake State Recreation Area near Wixom, MI. The route reaches Moss Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Moss Lake & Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail via Red/Blue Trails
2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 50 min
Elevation 904–922 ft
Out & Back · Proud Lake State Recreation Area
Trailhead: Marsh Trail · 42.56991, -83.55185
Weather Sep 20: Drizzle, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 47% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Marsh Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Red/Blue Trails, heading E.
- 100 ftPass Moss Lake.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Red Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach Moss Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Red/Blue Trails, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Marsh Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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