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Zukey Lake via Lakelands Trail State Park

15.2 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Zukey Lake via Lakelands Trail State Park is a 15.2-mile out-and-back near Anderson, MI. The route reaches Zukey Lake at the turnaround, 7.6 miles in. It climbs 284 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi853 – 1,011 ft15.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.45674, -83.99553
Nearest town Anderson, MI
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Zukey Lake via Lakelands Trail State Park

15.2 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 5 hr 13 min

Elevation 852–1,012 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 42.45674, -83.99553

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:39 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  7. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  8. 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lakelands Trail State Park, heading NE.
  10. 4.8 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 100 ftReach Zukey Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  20. 5 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  22. 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
  23. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  25. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  26. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
  28. 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/zukey-lake-out-back-24-km

Trail surface

75% paved7% gravel1% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:22 AMSunset 7:39 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 7:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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