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Hickory Glen Park

Reed Lake–Expert Loop, 8 sights

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Reed Lake–Expert Loop, 8 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Hickory Glen Park near Glengary, MI. The route passes MTB Skills Area, Stuart Lake, Expert Loop and Richardson Community Center and Park Beach before reaching Reed Lake at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi909 – 938 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lakes Community Trail 42.55835, -83.51077
Nearest town Glengary, MI
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Reed Lake–Expert Loop, 8 sights

4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 909–938 ft

Out & Back · Hickory Glen Park

Trailhead: Lakes Community Trail · 42.55835, -83.51077

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakes Community Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left onto MTB Trail (Todd's Way), heading N.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto MTB Trail (Trenches), heading N.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto MTB Trail (Todd's Way), heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto MTB Trail (Trenches), heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear right onto MTB Trail (Todd's Way), heading N.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto MTB Trail (Trenches), heading N.
  14. 50 ftPass MTB Skills Area.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto MTB Trail (Par 3), heading E.
  18. 150 ftTurn left onto MTB Trail (Head East), heading E.
  19. 150 ftPass Stuart Lake.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto MTB Trail (Party Store), heading N.
  21. 150 ftTurn right onto Lakes Community Trail, heading NE.
  22. 250 ftTurn left onto MTB Trail (K2 Ledge), heading S.
  23. 400 ftContinue straight onto MTB Trail (2005 Trailschool), heading NE.
  24. 150 ftBear right onto MTB Trail (K2 Ledge), heading E.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakes Community Trail, heading E.
  26. 150 ftTurn right onto MTB Trail (Disney), heading E.
  27. 100 ftPass Expert Loop.
  28. 100 ftBear right onto Lakes Community Trail, heading SE.
  29. 450 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  30. 250 ftPass Richardson Community Center and Park Beach.
  31. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  33. 200 ftReach Reed Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  34. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  36. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 450 ftBear left onto MTB Trail (Disney), heading NW.
  38. 150 ftTurn left onto Lakes Community Trail, heading NE.
  39. 150 ftContinue straight onto MTB Trail (K2 Ledge), heading NE.
  40. 50 ftBear left onto MTB Trail (2005 Trailschool), heading NE.
  41. 150 ftContinue straight onto MTB Trail (K2 Ledge), heading NE.
  42. 450 ftTurn right onto Lakes Community Trail, heading NE.
  43. 250 ftTurn left onto MTB Trail (Party Store), heading NE.
  44. 150 ftContinue straight onto MTB Trail (Head East), heading NE.
  45. 200 ftTurn right onto MTB Trail (Par 3), heading N.
  46. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  47. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  48. 100 ftBear left onto MTB Trail (Trenches), heading NE.
  49. 0.1 miContinue straight onto MTB Trail (Todd's Way), heading SW.
  50. 50 ftBear left onto MTB Trail (Trenches), heading SW.
  51. 50 ftTurn right onto MTB Trail (Todd's Way), heading W.
  52. 50 ftTurn left onto MTB Trail (Trenches), heading W.
  53. 50 ftContinue straight onto MTB Trail (Todd's Way), heading W.
  54. 50 ftTurn right onto Lakes Community Trail, heading W.
  55. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  56. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  57. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  58. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  59. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  60. 0.2 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/reed-lake-expert-loop-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

60% paved23% dirt9% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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