Michigan trails · Brunos Run
Brunos Run
A 12.8-mile loop in Michigan, with 104 ft of climbing. Reaches Dipper Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 260 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Dipper Lake (lake)
- Wedge Lake (lake)
- Irwin Lake (lake)
Getting there
BRUNO'S RUN MOCCASIN LAKE TRAILHEAD — parking nearby. About 1 h 20 min drive (57 mi) from Marquette. 46.23683, -86.61607 · 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 00 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 12.8-mile route takes roughly 4 h 49 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:50 p.m. — 6 h 12 min before sunset.
Loop options
- BRUNOS RUN — 13.3 mi loop, 1,393 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Mckeever Hills Ski — 1.0 mi
- Pine Marten Run — 4.0 mi
- Big Spring-Baldy Lake Snomo — 7.5 mi
- Bay De Noc - Grand Island — 11.0 mi