Square Lake
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Square Lake is a 3-mile out-and-back near Sylvan Lake, MI. The route reaches Square Lake at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Square Lake
3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 938–977 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.60274, -83.30475
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Transit-accessible: Telegraph / Bloomfield Place (SB) stop 701 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftPass Square Lake.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 100 ftReach Square Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:14 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:53 PM — 11 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Telegraph / Bloomfield Place (SB) stop 701 m from the trailhead
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