Island Lake State Recreation Area
Yellow Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Yellow Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Island Lake State Recreation Area near Green Oak, MI. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Yellow Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 869–928 ft
Out & Back · Island Lake State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.51615, -83.70435
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Yellow Trail, heading SE.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Island Lake Pathway, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Meadow Picnic, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Island Lake Pathway, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Yellow Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right, 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 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:03 PM — 1 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint
More from this trailhead
- Yellow Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Yellow Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- Yellow Trail 3 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Yellow Trail 3 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Yellow Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Blue Trail–Island Lake Pathway, 3 sights 5.1 mi · ▲ 136 ft
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