Potawatomi Sunset Point–Pickerel Lake, 5 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Potawatomi Sunset Point–Pickerel Lake, 5 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near Hell, MI. The route passes Pickerel Lake before reaching Potawatomi Sunset Point at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 290 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Potawatomi Sunset Point–Pickerel Lake, 5 sights
4.1 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 31 min
Elevation 899–982 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Potawatomi Trail · 42.40890, -83.96462
Weather Sep 20: Rain, high 61°F / low 57° · precip 63% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Potawatomi Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Silver Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miPass Pickerel Lake.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Potawatomi Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miReach Potawatomi Sunset Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Silver Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Potawatomi Trail, heading NE.
- 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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