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Highland State Recreation Area

Cedar Creek Viewpoint–East Loop, 5 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Cedar Creek Viewpoint–East Loop, 5 sights is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near Highland, MI. The route reaches Cedar Creek Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi971 – 1,053 ft8.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63522, -83.60545
Nearest town Highland, MI
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Cedar Creek Viewpoint–East Loop, 5 sights

7.6 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 972–1,053 ft

Out & Back · Highland State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.63522, -83.60545

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto North Loop, heading E.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left onto Upper West Loop, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miBear left onto Tunnel Trail, heading SE.
  15. 1 miTurn right onto Upper East Loop, heading SE.
  16. 350 ftTurn left onto East Loop, heading E.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading E.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto East Loop, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miBear left onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  21. 50 ftReach Cedar Creek Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 0.1 miBear right onto East Loop, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading E.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto East Loop, heading NE.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right onto Upper East Loop, heading W.
  26. 350 ftTurn left onto Tunnel Trail, heading W.
  27. 1 miBear right onto Upper West Loop, heading W.
  28. 0.1 miTurn right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn left onto North Loop, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  31. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  32. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  35. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  36. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  37. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  38. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  39. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  40. 250 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-5-sights-12-km-8d5c

Trail surface

42% dirt24% other4% gravel30% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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