Island Lake State Recreation Area
Orchard - View Colony Beach & Blue Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 40 min
Orchard - View Colony Beach & Blue Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Island Lake State Recreation Area near Green Oak, MI. The route reaches Orchard - View Colony Beach. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Orchard - View Colony Beach & Blue Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 40 min
Elevation 866–921 ft
Out & Back · Island Lake State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.51041, -83.72608
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Orchard - View Colony Beach.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Yellow & Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftReach Orchard - View Colony Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow & Blue Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 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 0.5 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 7:03 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 0 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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