Otter Lake–Silver Lake, 3 lakes
12.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Otter Lake–Silver Lake, 3 lakes is a 12.9-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, 6.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 26 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
12.9 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 4 hr 19 min
Elevation 930–992 ft
Out & Back · Pontiac Oaks
Trailhead: 42.67747, -83.28733
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miPass Silver Lake.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Scott Lake.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftReach Otter Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Hawthorne Park Drive, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.6 mi in (~138 min). Leave by 4:55 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Watkins Lake–Silver Lake, 3 lakes 12.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Upper Silver Lake 3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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