Michigan trails · Big Spring-Baldy Lake Snomo
Big Spring-Baldy Lake Snomo
A 34.9-mile network in Michigan, with 269 ft of climbing. Reaches Swamp Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the final third: 49% of the ascent falls between mile 23.3 and mile 34.9. It gives back about 139 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Swamp Lake (lake)
- Bog Lake (lake)
- Molly Lake (lake)
- Camp Fortyone Lake (lake)
- Carr Lake (lake)
- Baldy Lake (lake)
Getting there
BIG SPRING-BALDY LAKE SNOMO access. About 1 h 20 min drive (49 mi, 3 of them unpaved) from Escanaba. 46.12993, -86.58320 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:31 a.m., the sun rises at 8:01 a.m. and sets at 7:02 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:32 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 01 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 34.9-mile route works out to roughly 13 h 04 min of walking — more than a single day of daylight here, so plan it as an overnight or hike it in sections.
Loop options
- Oakwood Equestrian South Loop + BIG SPRING-BALDY LAKE SNOMO — 7.4 mi loop, 313 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Pine Marten Run — 4.0 mi
- Mckeever Hills Ski — 6.6 mi
- Brunos Run — 7.5 mi
- Bay De Noc - Grand Island — 17.4 mi