Island Lake State Recreation Area
Orchard - View Colony Beach & Blue Trail
2.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 57 min
Orchard - View Colony Beach & Blue Trail is a 2.7-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 108 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
2.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 57 min
Elevation 866–922 ft
Out & Back · Island Lake State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.50591, -83.73628
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Orchard - View Colony Beach.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow & Blue Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Orchard - View Colony Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 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 1.0 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Island Lake–Trout Lake, 6 beaches 8.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Purple Viewpoint–Orchard - View Colony Beach, 3 beaches 6.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Trout Lake–Island Lake State Recreation Area Beach, 4 beaches 7.8 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Spring Mill Pond–Orchard - View Colony Beach, 4 beaches 8 mi · ▲ 189 ft
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