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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Bass Lake.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto North Loop, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Bass Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 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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- Bass Lake–Highland Mountain Bike Trails - C Loop, 4 sights 5.9 mi · ▲ 327 ft
- Mont Beau–Moore Lake, 3 lakes 5.8 mi · ▲ 288 ft
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