Highland State Recreation Area
Cedar Creek Viewpoint–Highland State Recreation Area Beach, 3 beaches
4.5 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Cedar Creek Viewpoint–Highland State Recreation Area Beach, 3 beaches is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near East Highland, MI. The route passes Highland State Recreation Area Beach before reaching Cedar Creek Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 275 ft. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Cedar Creek Viewpoint–Highland State Recreation Area Beach, 3 beaches
4.5 mi · ▲ 275 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 947–1,027 ft
Out & Back · Highland State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.62583, -83.56151
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto East Loop, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miPass Highland State Recreation Area Beach.
- 0.1 miReach Cedar Creek Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto East Loop, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Teeple Lake & Highland State Recreation Area Beach via East Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
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