Silver Lake–Losee Lake Loop, 5 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Silver Lake–Losee Lake Loop, 5 sights is a 2.8-mile loop near Hell, MI. The route passes Losee Lake and Silver Lake. It is mostly level, with 174 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Silver Lake–Losee Lake Loop, 5 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 174 ft · 1 hr 1 min
Elevation 877–962 ft
Loop
Trailhead: Potawatomi Trail · 42.40890, -83.96462
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:39 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Potawatomi Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Losee Lake Hiking Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftPass Losee Lake.
- 0.4 miPass Silver Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear right onto Potawatomi & Silver Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Potawatomi Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 1.2 miThe loop closes 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:45 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Potawatomi Trail Trailhead
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- Potawatomi Sunset Point–Pickerel Lake, 5 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 290 ft
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- Losee Lake–Losee - Longest Loop, 5 sights 2.6 mi · ▲ 124 ft
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