Highland State Recreation Area

Haven Hill Lake–North Loop, 3 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Haven Hill Lake–North Loop, 3 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near Highland, MI. The route reaches Haven Hill Lake. It is mostly level, with 111 ft of elevation gain. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi971 – 1,053 ft8.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63522, -83.60545
Nearest town Highland, MI

Directions

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Haven Hill Lake–North Loop, 3 sights

7.7 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Elevation 972–1,053 ft

Out & Back · Highland State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.63522, -83.60545

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto North Loop, heading E.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading E.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Upper West Loop, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto Tunnel Trail, heading S.
  13. 1 miContinue straight onto Upper East Loop, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miPass Haven Hill Lake.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading E.
  16. 250 ftTurn right onto Moraine, heading E.
  17. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miReach Haven Hill Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftSharp right onto Moraine, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading E.
  23. 250 ftTurn right onto Upper East Loop, heading N.
  24. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tunnel Trail, heading W.
  25. 0.9 miBear right onto Upper West Loop, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto North Loop, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  29. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  30. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  33. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  34. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  36. 150 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

42% dirt23% other6% gravel1% paved28% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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