Island Lake State Recreation Area
Trout Lake–Island Lake State Recreation Area Beach, 4 beaches
7.8 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Trout Lake–Island Lake State Recreation Area Beach, 4 beaches is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Island Lake State Recreation Area near Green Oak, MI. The route passes Orchard - View Colony Beach, Island Lake State Recreation Area Beach, Island Lake State Recreation Area Beach and Trout Lake before reaching Island Lake State Recreation Area Beach at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Trout Lake–Island Lake State Recreation Area Beach, 4 beaches
7.8 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 866–922 ft
Out & Back · Island Lake State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.50591, -83.73628
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blue Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Orchard - View Colony Beach.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Yellow Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow & Blue Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Blue Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Island Lake Pathway, heading NE.
- 1.4 miPass Island Lake State Recreation Area Beach.
- 450 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Island Lake State Recreation Area Beach.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Hickory Ridge Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miPass Trout Lake.
- 0.2 miPass Island Lake State Recreation Area Beach.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 400 ftReach Trout Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Island Lake Pathway, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.6 miSharp left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftBear right onto Yellow Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Blue Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Yellow & Blue Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Yellow Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right onto Blue Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 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 2.3 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:49 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
- Island Lake–Trout Lake, 6 beaches 8.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Orchard - View Colony Beach & Blue Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Purple Viewpoint–Orchard - View Colony Beach, 3 beaches 6.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Spring Mill Pond–Orchard - View Colony Beach, 4 beaches 8 mi · ▲ 189 ft
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