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Highland State Recreation Area

Cedar Creek Viewpoint–East Loop, 4 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Cedar Creek Viewpoint–East Loop, 4 sights is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near East Highland, MI. The route reaches Cedar Creek Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 84 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi971 – 1,020 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63365, -83.57330
Nearest town East Highland, MI
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Cedar Creek Viewpoint–East Loop, 4 sights

4.2 mi · ▲ 84 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 972–1,021 ft

Out & Back · Highland State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.63365, -83.57330

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftTurn right onto West Loop, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Upper West Loop, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right onto Tunnel Trail, heading NE.
  5. 1 miTurn right onto Upper East Loop, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftTurn left onto East Loop, heading E.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto East Loop, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading E.
  10. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftReach Cedar Creek Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miBear right onto East Loop, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto East Loop, heading SW.
  15. 0.4 miTurn right onto Upper East Loop, heading S.
  16. 350 ftTurn left onto Tunnel Trail, heading W.
  17. 1 miSharp left onto Upper West Loop, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left onto West Loop, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  20. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cedar-creek-viewpoint-east-loop-out-back-4-sights-7-km-24ea

Trail surface

79% dirt7% gravel14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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