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Pontiac Oaks

Upper Silver Lake & Galloway Creek

9.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Upper Silver Lake & Galloway Creek is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Pontiac Oaks near Lake Angelus, MI. The route passes Upper Silver Lake and Galloway Creek. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi919 – 991 ft11.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.67471, -83.32187
Nearest town Lake Angelus, MI
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Upper Silver Lake & Galloway Creek

9.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 3 hr 19 min

Elevation 919–992 ft

Out & Back · Pontiac Oaks

Trailhead: 42.67471, -83.32187

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Transit-accessible: Cherry Hill / Fireside NS (SB) stop 767 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftPass Upper Silver Lake.
  4. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading E.
  12. 1 miBear right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  18. 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  22. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  23. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  30. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  32. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  33. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  34. 150 ftPass Galloway Creek.
  35. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  37. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  38. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  40. 250 ftReach Upper Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  41. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  42. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  43. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  44. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  45. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  46. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  47. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  48. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  49. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  50. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  51. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  52. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  53. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  54. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  55. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  56. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  57. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  58. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  59. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  60. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  61. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  62. 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  63. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  64. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  65. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  66. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  67. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  68. 1 miBear left, heading W.
  69. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  70. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  71. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  72. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  73. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  74. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  75. 250 ftSharp left, heading W.
  76. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  77. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/upper-silver-lake-galloway-creek-out-back-7-lakes-16-km

Trail surface

17% paved2% dirt81% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:13 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:51 PM — 12 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Cherry Hill / Fireside NS (SB) stop 767 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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