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Bald Mountain State Recreation Area

New Bald Mountain–East Graham Lake, 13 lakes

11.8 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 4 hr 5 min

New Bald Mountain–East Graham Lake, 13 lakes is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Bald Mountain State Recreation Area near Campbells Corner, MI. The route passes Krohn Drain, Adams Lake, Mill Pond and 5 more before reaching Carpenter Lake at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 309 ft. It scores 28/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi942 – 1,070 ft13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.78506, -83.14580
Nearest town Campbells Corner, MI
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New Bald Mountain–East Graham Lake, 13 lakes

11.8 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 4 hr 5 min

Elevation 943–1,070 ft

Out & Back · Bald Mountain State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.78506, -83.14580

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miPass Krohn Drain.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn left onto Trail Loop H & Connector Trail, heading NW.
  11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop H, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Trail Loop H & Connector Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miPass Adams Lake.
  15. 150 ftPass Mill Pond.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 450 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D & Connector Trail, heading N.
  19. 350 ftBear left onto Old Mountain Bike Start, heading W.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D & Connector Trail, heading W.
  21. 50 ftSharp left onto Old Mountain Bike Start, heading W.
  22. 200 ftBear right onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D, heading W.
  24. 250 ftTurn right onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear right onto Double Trouble, heading W.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  29. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  30. 250 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D, heading NW.
  31. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D, heading SW.
  33. 100 ftBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D, heading W.
  35. 50 ftTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  36. 150 ftBear right onto Bald Mountain Connector, heading W.
  37. 0.3 miTurn left onto Orange, heading SW.
  38. 0.8 miPass East Graham Lake.
  39. 0.5 miTurn left onto Green, heading SE.
  40. 0.3 miPass Tamarack Lake.
  41. 50 ftPass Heart Lake.
  42. 0.1 miTurn left onto White, heading S.
  43. 0.6 miTurn left onto Blue, heading SW.
  44. 350 ftPass Carpenter Lake.
  45. 0.3 miPass Carpenter Lake.
  46. 0.1 miReach New Bald Mountain, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  47. 0.5 miTurn right onto White, heading S.
  48. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  49. 0.4 miTurn right onto Orange, heading E.
  50. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  51. 0.9 miTurn right onto Bald Mountain Connector, heading NE.
  52. 0.3 miBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NW.
  53. 100 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D, heading NW.
  54. 50 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  55. 50 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D, heading N.
  56. 100 ftTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  57. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D, heading N.
  58. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  59. 250 ftBear right onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading E.
  60. 250 ftTurn right onto Double Trouble, heading E.
  61. 50 ftBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading E.
  62. 50 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D, heading NE.
  63. 50 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  64. 100 ftTurn left onto Trail Loop D, heading NE.
  65. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  66. 200 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  67. 50 ftBear left onto Old Mountain Bike Start, heading N.
  68. 200 ftSharp right onto Trail Loop D & Connector Trail, heading N.
  69. 50 ftBear left onto Old Mountain Bike Start, heading N.
  70. 50 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D & Connector Trail, heading N.
  71. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  72. 50 ftTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
  73. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Trail Loop H & Connector Trail, heading NE.
  74. 0.4 miTurn right onto Trail Loop H, heading NE.
  75. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop H & Connector Trail, heading NE.
  76. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  77. 100 ftTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading N.
  78. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  79. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  80. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  81. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  82. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  83. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  84. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/new-bald-mountain-east-graham-lake-out-back-18-lakes

Trail surface

18% other18% gravel4% boardwalk2% dirt1% paved57% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.1 mi in (~79 min). Leave by 5:53 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 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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