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Addison Oaks County Park

West Graham Lake & East Graham Lake via Orange

5.6 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 58 min

West Graham Lake & East Graham Lake via Orange is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Addison Oaks County Park near Lakeville, MI. The route passes East Graham Lake before reaching West Graham Lake at the turnaround, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi948 – 1,083 ft6.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.81312, -83.16826
Nearest town Lakeville, MI
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West Graham Lake & East Graham Lake via Orange

5.6 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 1 hr 58 min

Elevation 949–1,083 ft

Out & Back · Addison Oaks County Park

Trailhead: 42.81312, -83.16826

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:18 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buhl Lake Loop, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buhl Lake Loop, heading W.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  8. 100 ftContinue straight onto Buhl Lake Loop, heading W.
  9. 100 ftBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  10. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Trail Loop C & MTB, heading W.
  12. 400 ftBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Trail Loop C, heading E.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right onto Trail Loop D & MTB, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftTurn left onto Trail Loop D, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftSharp right onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading SW.
  19. 100 ftBear right onto Bald Mountain Connector, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left onto Orange, heading S.
  21. 0.8 miPass East Graham Lake.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miReach West Graham Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  25. 0.9 miTurn right onto Bald Mountain Connector, heading NE.
  26. 0.3 miBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  27. 150 ftSharp left onto Trail Loop D, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn right onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  29. 150 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D & MTB, heading NE.
  30. 0.3 miSharp left onto Connector Trail, heading N.
  31. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Trail Loop C, heading NE.
  32. 100 ftBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  34. 350 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop C & MTB, heading N.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  36. 0.4 miBear right onto Buhl Lake Loop, heading W.
  37. 100 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Buhl Lake Loop, heading W.
  40. 150 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  41. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Buhl Lake Loop, heading NE.
  42. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  43. 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/west-graham-lake-east-graham-lake-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

8% gravel3% paved89% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:18 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~37 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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