Highland State Recreation Area
Cedar Creek Viewpoint–Highland State Recreation Area Beach, 6 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Cedar Creek Viewpoint–Highland State Recreation Area Beach, 6 sights is a 6.6-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, 3.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 232 ft of elevation gain. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Cedar Creek Viewpoint–Highland State Recreation Area Beach, 6 sights
6.6 mi · ▲ 232 ft · 2 hr 19 min
Elevation 952–1,053 ft
Out & Back · Highland State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.63987, -83.59080
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Loop, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Upper West Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Tunnel Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Upper East Loop, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto East Loop, heading NE.
- 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 SE.
- 0.7 miPass Highland State Recreation Area Beach.
- 0.2 miReach Cedar Creek Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear right onto East Loop, heading N.
- 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 W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Tunnel Trail, heading S.
- 1 miBear right onto Upper West Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto North Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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