Michigan trails · Cannonsburg SGA - Hiking Trail
Cannonsburg SGA - Hiking Trail
A 11.9-mile network in Michigan, with 140 ft of climbing. Reaches Hyser Lake and other lake destinations. Managed by Michigan DNR.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 47% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 4.0. It gives back about 494 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Hyser Lake (lake)
- Austin Lake (lake)
Getting there
Unnamed trail access. About 21 min drive (13 mi) from Grand Rapids. 43.02846, -85.48159 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:25 a.m., the sun rises at 7:54 a.m. and sets at 7:01 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:29 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 07 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.9-mile route takes roughly 4 h 29 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:23 p.m. — 6 h 38 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Unnamed trail + Cannonsburg SGA - Hiking Trail — 3.2 mi loop, 476 ft gain
- Cannonsburg SGA - Hiking Trail + Unnamed trail — 3.7 mi loop, 575 ft gain
- Cannonsburg SGA - Hiking Trail + Unnamed trail — 4.4 mi loop, 668 ft gain