Silver Lake & Crooked Lake via Crooked & Silver Lake Trail

3 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Silver Lake & Crooked Lake via Crooked & Silver Lake Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back near Hell, MI. The route passes Crooked Lake before reaching Silver Lake at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 215 ft of elevation gain. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi876 – 994 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.42123, -83.97914
Nearest town Hell, MI

Directions

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Silver Lake & Crooked Lake via Crooked & Silver Lake Trail

3 mi · ▲ 215 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 876–994 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.42123, -83.97914

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:39 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Crooked Lake.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left onto Crooked & Silver Lake Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miPass Silver Lake.
  8. 100 ftTurn right onto Potawatomi Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  11. 100 ftReach Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 100 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Potawatomi Trail & Crooked Lake Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crooked & Silver Lake Trail, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  20. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

56% dirt44% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:39 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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