Powell Lake & Davis Lake Beach (Residents Only) via Polly Ann Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Powell Lake & Davis Lake Beach (Residents Only) via Polly Ann Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Polly Ann Trail near Lake Orion Heights, MI. The route passes Powell Lake before reaching Davis Lake Beach (Residents Only) at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Powell Lake & Davis Lake Beach (Residents Only) via Polly Ann Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 1 hr 27 min
Elevation 1,001–1,041 ft
Out & Back · Polly Ann Trail
Trailhead: 42.79484, -83.29500
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Polly Ann Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miPass Powell Lake.
- 0.2 miPass Davis Lake Beach (Residents Only).
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Powell Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:16 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:36 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:04 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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