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Pontiac Oaks

Silver Lake–Scott Lake, 3 lakes

4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Silver Lake–Scott Lake, 3 lakes is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Pontiac Oaks near Lake Angelus, MI. The route passes Upper Silver Lake and Silver Lake before reaching Scott Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi955 – 991 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.67471, -83.32187
Nearest town Lake Angelus, MI
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Silver Lake–Scott Lake, 3 lakes

4.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 955–990 ft

Out & Back · Pontiac Oaks

Trailhead: 42.67471, -83.32187

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

Transit-accessible: Cherry Hill / Fireside NS (SB) stop 767 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftPass Upper Silver Lake.
  4. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  8. 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miPass Silver Lake.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.2 miPass Scott Lake.
  13. 450 ftReach Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left onto Hawthorne Park Drive, heading NE.
  17. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  19. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  20. 300 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  21. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  22. 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/silver-lake-scott-lake-out-back-3-lakes-7-km

Trail surface

55% paved2% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:36 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:06 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM — 2 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cherry Hill / Fireside NS (SB) stop 767 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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