Silver Lake–Crooked Lake, 6 sights
5 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Silver Lake–Crooked Lake, 6 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back near Hell, MI. The route passes Crooked Lake, Silver Lake, Losee Lake and Losee Lake. It climbs 276 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Silver Lake–Crooked Lake, 6 sights
5 mi · ▲ 276 ft · 1 hr 48 min
Elevation 877–994 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.42123, -83.97914
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Crooked Lake.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Crooked & Silver Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Potawatomi & Silver Lake Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Silver Lake.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Losee Lake Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miPass Losee Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Losee - Shortest Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Losee Lake.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Losee - Middle Loop, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Losee - Shortest Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Losee Lake Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Potawatomi & Silver Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Silver Hill Road, heading NE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Crooked & Silver Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 350 ftArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 7:00 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
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Hi-Land Lake–Crooked Lake, 4 lakes 5 mi · ▲ 200 ft
- Hi-Land Lake–Crooked Lake, 5 lakes 4.7 mi · ▲ 259 ft
- Silver Lake & Crooked Lake via Crooked & Silver Lake Trail 3 mi · ▲ 215 ft
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