Upper Silver Lake–Schoolhouse Lake, 3 lakes
8.3 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Upper Silver Lake–Schoolhouse Lake, 3 lakes is an 8.3-mile out-and-back near Lake Angelus, MI. The route passes Upper Silver Lake and Schoolhouse Lake before reaching Wormer Lake at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 58 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Upper Silver Lake–Schoolhouse Lake, 3 lakes
8.3 mi · ▲ 58 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Elevation 950–1,038 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.70205, -83.30561
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Transit-accessible: Great Lakes Crossing Mall stop 154 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.8 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.
- 0.3 miPass Upper Silver Lake.
- 1.3 miPass Schoolhouse Lake.
- 50 ftPass Wormer Lake.
- 0.1 miReach Upper Silver Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 1.5 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:16 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:36 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:04 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Great Lakes Crossing Mall stop 154 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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