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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Bass Lake.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Bass Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 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.
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Weather
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
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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