Bald Mountain State Recreation Area
Tommys Lake & Elkhorn Lake via Polly Ann Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Tommys Lake & Elkhorn Lake via Polly Ann Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Bald Mountain State Recreation Area near Lake Orion Heights, MI. The route passes Tommys Lake before reaching Elkhorn Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tommys Lake & Elkhorn Lake via Polly Ann Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 987–1,037 ft
Out & Back · Bald Mountain State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.75916, -83.26889
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Polly Ann Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miPass Tommys Lake.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Paint Creek to Polly Ann Trail Connector, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Elkhorn Lake.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Tommys Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Polly Ann Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:58 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:09 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Heron Hollow Pond & Bullfrog Bog via Polly Ann Trail 8.3 mi · ▲ 146 ft
- Square Lake & Tommys Lake via Polly Ann Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
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