Tommys Lake & Polly Ann Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Polly Ann Trail near Gingellville, MI. The route reaches Tommys Lake at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 81 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi984 – 1,030 ft7.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.72246, -83.26998
Nearest town Gingellville, MI
Directions
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Tommys Lake & Polly Ann Trail
7 mi · ▲ 81 ft · 2 hr 22 min
Elevation 984–1,030 ft
Out & Back · Polly Ann Trail
Trailhead: 42.72246, -83.26998
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Polly Ann Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.6 miReach Tommys Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 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 surface
46% gravel54% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:34 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Scenic Overlook 8 mi · ▲ 54 ft
- Lake Halso 6.4 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Polly Ann Trail Loop 3.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Polly Ann Trail Loop 3.8 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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