Highland State Recreation Area
Cedar Creek Viewpoint–Highland State Recreation Area Beach, 5 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Cedar Creek Viewpoint–Highland State Recreation Area Beach, 5 sights is a 5.6-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, 2.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 189 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 27/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Cedar Creek Viewpoint–Highland State Recreation Area Beach, 5 sights
5.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 952–1,021 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto West Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Upper West Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Tunnel Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Upper East Loop, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto East Loop, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto East Loop, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading E.
- 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 miBear right onto East Loop, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto East Loop, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Upper East Loop, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Tunnel Trail, heading W.
- 1 miSharp left onto Upper West Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto West Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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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