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Addison Oaks County Park

West Graham Lake–East Graham Lake, 10 sights

9 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 3 hr 6 min

West Graham Lake–East Graham Lake, 10 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Addison Oaks County Park near Campbells Corner, MI. The route passes Krohn Drain, Adams Lake, Mill Pond and East Graham Lake before reaching West Graham Lake at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 187 ft of elevation gain. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi942 – 1,070 ft10.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.78506, -83.14580
Nearest town Campbells Corner, MI
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West Graham Lake–East Graham Lake, 10 sights

9 mi · ▲ 187 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Elevation 943–1,070 ft

Out & Back · Addison Oaks County Park

Trailhead: 42.78506, -83.14580

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miPass Krohn Drain.
  7. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 100 ftTurn left onto Trail Loop H & Connector Trail, heading NW.
  11. 200 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop H, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left onto Trail Loop H & Connector Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Connector Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miPass Adams Lake.
  15. 150 ftPass Mill Pond.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 500 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D & Connector Trail, heading NW.
  19. 350 ftBear left onto Old Mountain Bike Start, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D & Connector Trail, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftSharp left onto Old Mountain Bike Start, heading W.
  22. 200 ftBear right onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D, heading W.
  24. 300 ftTurn right onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear right onto Double Trouble, heading W.
  28. 100 ftTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  29. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  30. 250 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D, heading NW.
  31. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading S.
  32. 50 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D, heading SW.
  33. 150 ftBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D, heading SW.
  35. 100 ftTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading W.
  36. 100 ftBear right onto Bald Mountain Connector, heading W.
  37. 0.3 miTurn left onto Orange, heading SW.
  38. 0.8 miPass East Graham Lake.
  39. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  40. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  41. 100 ftReach West Graham Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  42. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  43. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  44. 0.9 miTurn right onto Bald Mountain Connector, heading E.
  45. 0.3 miBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  46. 100 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D, heading NE.
  47. 100 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  48. 50 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D, heading NE.
  49. 100 ftTurn left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  50. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop D, heading NE.
  51. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  52. 250 ftBear right onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  53. 250 ftTurn right onto Double Trouble, heading NW.
  54. 100 ftBear left onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  55. 50 ftTurn right onto Trail Loop D, heading N.
  56. 50 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading N.
  57. 100 ftTurn left onto Trail Loop D, heading N.
  58. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  59. 200 ftContinue straight onto Singletrack Mountain Bike, heading NE.
  60. 50 ftBear left onto Old Mountain Bike Start, heading NE.
  61. 200 ftSharp right onto Trail Loop D & Connector Trail, heading NE.
  62. 50 ftBear left onto Old Mountain Bike Start, heading NE.
  63. 50 ftBear right onto Trail Loop D & Connector Trail, heading NE.
  64. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  65. 50 ftTurn right onto Connector Trail, heading W.
  66. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  67. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Trail Loop H & Connector Trail, heading NE.
  68. 0.4 miTurn right onto Trail Loop H, heading N.
  69. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail Loop H & Connector Trail, heading N.
  70. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  71. 150 ftTurn left onto Connector Trail, heading SE.
  72. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  73. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  74. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  75. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  76. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  77. 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
  78. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/west-graham-lake-out-back

Trail surface

24% other23% gravel5% boardwalk2% dirt1% paved45% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.0 mi in (~77 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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