Tommys Lake & Fishing Lake
5.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Tommys Lake & Fishing Lake is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Orion Oaks County Park near Lake Orion Heights, MI. The route passes Tommys Lake before reaching Fishing Lake at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Tommys Lake & Fishing Lake
5.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 986–1,055 ft
Out & Back · Orion Oaks County Park
Trailhead: Polly Ann Trail · 42.76070, -83.27951
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Tommys Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftPass Fishing Lake.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftReach Tommys Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:16 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:36 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:04 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Polly Ann Trail Trailhead
- Tommys Lake–Elkhorn Lake, 3 lakes 4.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Lake Orion–Square Lake, 4 lakes 4.5 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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