Pickerel Lake Pathway

This two mile long trail is located in Otsego County with the trailhead at the Pickerel Lake State Forest Campground near Vanderbilt.  The campground itself offers 39 sites for tents and moderate-sized trailers, with a nice beach area.  The two mile pathway is used for hiking and biking and only accessible on a seasonal basis. This is a prime location for bird and wildlife enthusiasts to enjoy everything nature has to offer.

MichiganTrailMaps.com says, "Pickerel Lake Pathway is an easy, 2-mile loop that encircles the lake, staying within sight of the water for much of the hike. Although at times you’re hiking through matchstick forests of aspen and even an old clearcut, in the beginning the pathway skirts an interesting cedar swamp and at the north end of the lake winds past pines large enough to make any botanist pause and look up." Click here for trail maps!