Waterloo Pinckney Trail to Hickory Hill Trail and Crooked Lake is a 4.2 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Chelsea, Michigan that features a great forest setting and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
March 27, 2021Flat up to the lollipop then a little bit of up and down. Frogs are LOUD back there!
March 24, 2021March 15, 2021was here with friends and their dog March 12th, hiked part of this trial up to Mill lake loop and back. total round trip 2.2 miles out to markers 9-10-11. There was just a little ice still in the center of the trail but it was easy to avoid. along with the ice melt there was just a little erosion on the middle of the trail, but not bad. lots of people were out with their dogs, so make sure you have a leash for your dog just in case they aren't friendly, and don't let your dog off leash if it isn't obedient. you do need to have the state park passport to visit this area. there was a vault toilet, but no paper - you've been warned!
March 10, 2021February 6, 2021Just gorgeous w couple inches of fresh snow. Out past Hickory Hill much narrower and more up and down
January 30, 2021A hidden gem. Many hills some quite large. Various loops to other lakes along the way. Only real downside is you’ll go past a few houses along the way and cross a few roads, but mostly very scenic.
January 23, 2021January 23, 2021Nice- perfect sunny windless day- trails were a bit ice packed- just need to pick your foot steps carefully- Yak tracks would have been helpful
January 1, 2021good time with good friends!
October 20, 2020October 17, 2020First time on this trail & it was great! Perfect length, elevation change & all around ruggedness for a decent hike.
October 17, 2020October 13, 2020October 11, 2020The colors are beautiful, this is one of my all-time favorite trails you can make it as long or as short as you want so much to see the scenery is beautiful! I like that there are no bikes on the trail also. And you can bring your pup on a leash.
September 11, 2020overgrown at times but otherwise really nice.
September 7, 2020Good hike. There were only a couple of others out there which was a bonus. Don’t forget the bug spray!
September 5, 2020August 26, 2020Decent trail. I would rate it easy vs. moderate. Biting flies galore today!
August 17, 2020Trail down to and up from Crooked Lake pretty washed out.
August 4, 2020Loved the trails - lots of bikers, but all very friendly! I missed a marker and accidentally hiked up into the Upside Down and Sugar Rush trails, but it was a fun adventure and I throughly enjoyed it! Not too muddy, but lots of hills. Bugs were not an issue :)
August 1, 2020Amazing trail. Did about 7.5 miles and it was beautiful. Only saw a few people the entire hike, great for social distancing! Very peaceful. Wear bug spray!
June 8, 2020Awesome for hiking: lots of elevation changes + terrain differences but not crowded or muddy. A couple downed trees but nothing insurmountable. Trail map in AllTrails was super accurate. Def poison ivy on the sides in spots.
May 31, 2020Fun. Several trees down and the trails were a little over grown and narrow. I was ponying a horse so that was a little difficult. Overall fun. Definitely can’t wait for the tree to be cleans up. Never got to finish a loop because of the down trees. If you aren’t comfortable with narrow trails I would recommend Ionia state park.
May 30, 2020April 25, 2020Beautiful trail. Perfect for a Friday hike. Well maintained and marked.
April 4, 2020Open trail with rolling hills, Perfect for a Sunday stroll.
March 22, 2020Nice easy trail. Easy to keep social distancing!
December 9, 2019Gerald E. Eddy to Pines campground- out & back- was a good trail until you hit equestrian section halfway through- then pretty torn up by horses- some nice elevation gain and loss- all in all was a nice day to be out in the woods- 15 miles
October 12, 2019Awesome, got a little lost however it added more adventure.
