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Troy Lake & Turtle Woods Preserve Beach

6 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Troy Lake & Turtle Woods Preserve Beach is a 6-mile out-and-back near Big Beaver, MI. The route passes Turtle Woods Preserve Beach before reaching Troy Lake at the turnaround, 3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi643 – 732 ft6.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.59390, -83.09014
Nearest town Big Beaver, MI
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Troy Lake & Turtle Woods Preserve Beach

6 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 643–731 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.59390, -83.09014

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Transit-accessible: Dequindre / Long Lake NS (SB) stop 15 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miPass Turtle Woods Preserve Beach.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miReach Troy Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  21. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  24. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/troy-lake-troy-lake-out-back-3-lakes-10-km

Trail surface

54% paved46% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~64 min). Leave by 6:10 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:51 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Dequindre / Long Lake NS (SB) stop 15 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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