Potawatomi Sunset Point–Pickerel Lake, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Potawatomi Sunset Point–Pickerel Lake, 5 sights is a 4.5-mile out-and-back near Hell, MI. The route passes Pickerel Lake before reaching Potawatomi Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 389 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Potawatomi Sunset Point–Pickerel Lake, 5 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 882–994 ft
Out & Back
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.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Silver Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Pickerel Lake.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Potawatomi Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach Potawatomi Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear left onto Silver Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Crooked Lake Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Crooked & Silver Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Potawatomi & Silver Lake Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 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 0.5 mi in (~16 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 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
- Hi-Land Lake–Pickerel Lake, 5 sights 4.6 mi · ▲ 377 ft
- Crooked Lake–Pickerel Lake, 4 sights 2.9 mi · ▲ 178 ft
- Pickerel Lake–Crooked & Silver Lake Trail Loop, 4 sights 2.5 mi · ▲ 181 ft
- Silver Lake–Pickerel Lake Loop, 5 sights 2.3 mi · ▲ 151 ft
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