Upper Silver Lake
4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Upper Silver Lake is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Pontiac Oaks near Pontiac, MI. The route reaches Upper Silver Lake at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Silver Lake
4.1 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 972–992 ft
Out & Back · Pontiac Oaks
Trailhead: 42.67655, -83.28117
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftReach Upper Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.0 mi in (~50 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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