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Highland State Recreation Area

Cedar Creek Viewpoint–North Loop, 4 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Cedar Creek Viewpoint–North Loop, 4 sights is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near Highland, MI. The route reaches Cedar Creek Viewpoint at the turnaround, 3.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi971 – 1,053 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63863, -83.60011
Nearest town Highland, MI
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Cedar Creek Viewpoint–North Loop, 4 sights

6.4 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 972–1,053 ft

Out & Back · Highland State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.63863, -83.60011

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 300 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto North Loop, heading S.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Upper West Loop, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Tunnel Trail, heading E.
  8. 1 miTurn right onto Upper East Loop, heading E.
  9. 350 ftTurn left onto East Loop, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miReach Cedar Creek Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miSharp right onto East Loop, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right onto Upper East Loop, heading W.
  15. 350 ftTurn left onto Tunnel Trail, heading W.
  16. 1 miBear right onto Upper West Loop, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto North Loop, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  22. 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-north-loop-out-back-4-sights-10-km-87bc

Trail surface

43% dirt28% other6% gravel23% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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