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Orion Oaks County Park

Scenic Overlook & Fishing Lake

5.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Scenic Overlook & Fishing Lake is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Orion Oaks County Park near Walters, MI. The route passes Fishing Lake before reaching Scenic Overlook at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi988 – 1,056 ft6.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.76865, -83.31301
Nearest town Walters, MI
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Scenic Overlook & Fishing Lake

5.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 988–1,055 ft

Out & Back · Orion Oaks County Park

Trailhead: 42.76865, -83.31301

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass Fishing Lake.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 150 ftReach Scenic Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  15. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  21. 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  25. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  27. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  30. 400 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  31. 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/scenic-overlook-fishing-lake-out-back-3-lakes-9-km-dbe7

Trail surface

39% paved35% dirt7% grass19% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 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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