Highland State Recreation Area
Bass Lake–Milford Connector, 3 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Bass Lake–Milford Connector, 3 sights is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near Milford, MI. The route reaches Bass Lake at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bass Lake–Milford Connector, 3 sights
3.3 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 962–1,081 ft
Out & Back · Highland State Recreation Area
Trailhead: Emergency Out-Trail · 42.61900, -83.59220
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Milford Connector, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Mount Kanzer Trail, heading NW.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miPass Bass Lake.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Bass Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Milford Connector, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- West Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 195 ft
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