Highland State Recreation Area

Bass Lake & North Loop

4.5 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Bass Lake & North Loop is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near Highland, MI. The route reaches Bass Lake. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 1,053 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63052, -83.60592
Nearest town Highland, MI

Directions

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Bass Lake & North Loop

4.5 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 962–1,053 ft

Out & Back · Highland State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.63052, -83.60592

Weather Sep 23: sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Bass Lake.
  3. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto North Loop, heading E.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.2 miReach Bass Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  19. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

39% other1% dirt60% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:23 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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