Waterstone Lake & Tan Lake
5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Waterstone Lake & Tan Lake is a 5-mile out-and-back near Waterstone, MI. The route passes Waterstone Lake before reaching Tan Lake at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Waterstone Lake & Tan Lake
5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 1,023–1,080 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.83804, -83.27245
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miPass Waterstone Lake.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miPass Tan Lake.
- 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftArrive 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 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:10 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:56 PM — 8 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
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