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Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area

Robinson Lake–Mountain Bike Trail, 4 sights

3 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Robinson Lake–Mountain Bike Trail, 4 sights is a 3-mile out-and-back in Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area near Andersonville, MI. The route reaches Robinson Lake. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 42/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi1,017 – 1,086 ft3.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Mountain Bike Trail 42.69251, -83.47832
Nearest town Andersonville, MI
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Robinson Lake–Mountain Bike Trail, 4 sights

3 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 1,017–1,085 ft

Out & Back · Pontiac Lake State Recreation Area

Trailhead: Mountain Bike Trail · 42.69251, -83.47832

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Equestrian Trail, heading E.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Rich's Loop (Equestrian Trail), heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Equestrian Trail, heading E.
  6. 250 ftContinue straight onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miBear left onto Equestrian Trail, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear left onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading E.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading N.
  10. 450 ftPass Robinson Lake.
  11. 250 ftBear left onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading N.
  12. 300 ftTurn left onto The Chute, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Old Orr Roadbed, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Maceday Roadbed, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftReach Robinson Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 150 ftTurn left onto Equestrian Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Orr Roadbed, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miBear left onto The Chute, heading W.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading W.
  25. 350 ftBear right onto Equestrian Trail, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading N.
  27. 450 ftBear right onto Equestrian Trail, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftBear right onto Mountain Bike Trail, heading SW.
  29. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Equestrian Trail, heading S.
  30. 250 ftTurn right onto Rich's Loop (Equestrian Trail), heading SW.
  31. 50 ftTurn left onto Equestrian Trail, heading SW.
  32. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  34. 50 ftArrive 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/robinson-lake-robinson-lake-out-back-5-sights-5-km-8d9d

Trail surface

82% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~22 min). Leave by 6:55 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:14 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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