Highland State Recreation Area
Haven Hill Lake & Cedar Creek Viewpoint via Upper East Loop
2.2 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 47 min
Haven Hill Lake & Cedar Creek Viewpoint via Upper East Loop is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near East Highland, MI. The route passes Haven Hill Lake before reaching Cedar Creek Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 115 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Haven Hill Lake & Cedar Creek Viewpoint via Upper East Loop
2.2 mi · ▲ 115 ft · 47 min
Elevation 958–1,027 ft
Out & Back · Highland State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.63602, -83.54315
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Upper East Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Haven Hill Lake.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Cedar Creek Viewpoint.
- 150 ftReach Haven Hill Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Upper East Loop, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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