Highland State Recreation Area

Bass Lake

3.2 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Bass Lake is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near Highland, MI. The route reaches Bass Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 1,047 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63899, -83.60588
Nearest town Highland, MI

Directions

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Bass Lake

3.2 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 962–1,048 ft

Out & Back · Highland State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.63899, -83.60588

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 0.3 miPass Bass Lake.
  13. 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miReach Bass Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  18. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 0.3 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

9% dirt91% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:55 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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