Upper Silver Lake
7.1 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Upper Silver Lake is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Pontiac Oaks near Lake Angelus, MI. The route reaches Upper Silver Lake at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Silver Lake
7.1 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 2 hr 27 min
Elevation 950–1,012 ft
Out & Back · Pontiac Oaks
Trailhead: 42.69965, -83.28916
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:34 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Upper Silver Lake.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftReach Upper Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miArrive 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 3.4 mi in (~86 min). Leave by 5:49 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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