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Ortonville State Recreation Area

Pinnacle Point & Algoe Lake via Tody Road

6.6 mi · ▲ 562 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Pinnacle Point & Algoe Lake via Tody Road is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Ortonville State Recreation Area near Ortonville, MI. The route passes Algoe Lake and Pinnacle Point. It climbs 562 ft. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi942 – 1,086 ft7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.88231, -83.44311
Nearest town Ortonville, MI
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Pinnacle Point & Algoe Lake via Tody Road

6.6 mi · ▲ 562 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 942–1,087 ft

Out & Back · Ortonville State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.88231, -83.44311

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Algoe Lake.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tody Road, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftPass Pinnacle Point.
  11. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 500 ftReach Pinnacle Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 500 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  20. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  22. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  26. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pinnacle-point-algoe-lake-out-back-3-lakes-11-km

Trail surface

2% gravel98% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:17 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:37 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:05 PM.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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