Highland State Recreation Area
East Loop–North Loop, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 1 hr 42 min
East Loop–North Loop, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near East Highland, MI. It is mostly level, with 117 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi971 – 1,053 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63987, -83.59080
Nearest town East Highland, MI
Directions
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East Loop–North Loop, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 972–1,053 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 miReach North Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto East Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Upper East Loop, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Tunnel Trail, heading W.
- 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 NW.
- 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 surface
55% dirt32% other13% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cedar Creek Viewpoint–Highland State Recreation Area Beach, 6 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 232 ft
- Teeple Lake–Highland State Recreation Area Beach, 5 sights 6.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Mont Beau & Moore Lake via North Loop 6 mi · ▲ 366 ft
- Haven Hill Lake–North Loop, 3 sights 4.2 mi · ▲ 83 ft
- Hilltop Rest Area–Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, 4 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 281 ft
- Pickerel Lake & Bass Lake via North Loop 2.6 mi · ▲ 115 ft
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