Pickerel Lake–Crooked & Silver Lake Trail Loop, 4 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 181 ft · 55 min
Pickerel Lake–Crooked & Silver Lake Trail Loop, 4 sights is a 2.5-mile loop near Hell, MI. The route reaches Pickerel Lake. It is mostly level, with 181 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Pickerel Lake–Crooked & Silver Lake Trail Loop, 4 sights
2.5 mi · ▲ 181 ft · 55 min
Elevation 882–994 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 42.41610, -83.96530
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear right onto Potawatomi & Silver Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Silver Hill Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Crooked & Silver Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Crooked Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Pickerel Lake.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Silver Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Potawatomi & Silver Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftThe loop closes 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 (~17 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Silver Lake–Potawatomi Sunset Point, 6 lakes 5.3 mi · ▲ 313 ft
- Potawatomi Sunset Point–Pickerel Lake, 5 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 420 ft
- Potawatomi Sunset Point–Pickerel Lake, 5 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 389 ft
- Hi-Land Lake–Pickerel Lake, 5 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 377 ft
- Crooked Lake–Pickerel Lake, 4 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 178 ft
- Silver Lake–Pickerel Lake Loop, 5 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 151 ft
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