Otter Lake–Silver Lake, 3 lakes
10.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Otter Lake–Silver Lake, 3 lakes is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Pontiac Oaks near Lake Angelus, MI. The route passes Silver Lake and Scott Lake before reaching Otter Lake at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Otter Lake–Silver Lake, 3 lakes
10.1 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 3 hr 23 min
Elevation 930–990 ft
Out & Back · Pontiac Oaks
Trailhead: Hawthorne Park Drive · 42.67318, -83.32103
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Transit-accessible: Cherry Hill / Firelite NS (EB) stop 562 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Hawthorne Park Drive, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miPass Silver Lake.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Scott Lake.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Otter Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miArrive 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 3.9 mi in (~94 min). Leave by 5:40 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Cherry Hill / Firelite NS (EB) stop 562 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Hawthorne Park Drive Trailhead
- Upper Silver Lake & Galloway Creek 9.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Silver Lake–Scott Lake, 3 lakes 4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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