AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Powell Lake Township Park

Powell Lake Loop via Polly Ann Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Powell Lake Loop via Polly Ann Trail is a 1.9-mile loop in Powell Lake Township Park near Oxford, MI. The route passes Powell Lake and Powell Lake. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi1,017 – 1,047 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.80969, -83.27759
Nearest town Oxford, MI
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Powell Lake Loop via Polly Ann Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 38 min

Elevation 1,018–1,046 ft

Loop · Powell Lake Township Park

Trailhead: 42.80969, -83.27759

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftTurn right onto Polly Ann Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 50 ftReach Powell Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 1 miThe loop closes 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/powell-lake-powell-lake-out-back-3-km

Trail surface

22% paved78% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Oxford, Michigan