Young Lake via Rough Ride
4.5 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Young Lake via Rough Ride is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Holly State Recreation Area near Austin Corners, MI. The route reaches Young Lake at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Young Lake via Rough Ride
4.5 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 1,027–1,123 ft
Out & Back · Holly State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.80889, -83.51457
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Rough Ride, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach Young Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:17 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:37 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:05 PM.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- McGinnis Lake via Rough Ride 2.3 mi · ▲ 113 ft
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