Proud Lake State Recreation Area
Sherwood Capri & Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Sherwood Capri & Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Proud Lake State Recreation Area near Wixom, MI. The route reaches Sherwood Capri at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sherwood Capri & Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 46 min
Elevation 904–940 ft
Out & Back · Proud Lake State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.57036, -83.55381
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Red/Blue Trails, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Sherwood Capri, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Marsh Viewpoint–Sherwood Capri, 3 beaches 2.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Moss Lake & Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail via Red/Blue Trails 2.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Chief Pontiac Hiking Trail & Red/Blue Trails 2.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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