Westwind Lake
3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Westwind Lake is a 3.8-mile out-and-back near Westacres, MI. The route reaches Westwind Lake at the turnaround, 1.7 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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Westwind Lake
3.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 16 min
Elevation 944–973 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 42.57595, -83.43050
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 43% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miPass Westwind Lake.
- 0.3 miReach Westwind Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 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 0.8 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 6:56 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- West Bloomfield Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- West Bloomfield Trail 7.7 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Middle Straits Lake & Westwind Lake 3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Westwind Lake 3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Stick Lean-To via West Bloomfield Trail 4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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