Orange Lake
2.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 48 min
Orange Lake is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near Bloomfield Hills, MI. The route reaches Orange Lake at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Orange Lake
2.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 48 min
Elevation 878–925 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.57814, -83.27355
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Transit-accessible: Telegraph / Exeter (SB) stop 649 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftPass Orange Lake.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftReach Orange Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:52 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Telegraph / Exeter (SB) stop 649 m from the trailhead
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