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Highland State Recreation Area

Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop–North Loop, 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop–North Loop, 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near Highland, MI. It is mostly level, with 170 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi978 – 1,053 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63899, -83.60588
Nearest town Highland, MI
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Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop–North Loop, 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 170 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 979–1,053 ft

Out & Back · Highland State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.63899, -83.60588

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto North Loop, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Upper West Loop, heading SE.
  8. 300 ftBear right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper West Loop, heading SE.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper West Loop, heading W.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading W.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper West Loop, heading SW.
  14. 450 ftReach North Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 450 ftContinue straight onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading S.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper West Loop, heading S.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading S.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper West Loop, heading S.
  19. 350 ftTurn left onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading NW.
  20. 50 ftBear left onto Upper West Loop, heading NW.
  21. 300 ftBear left onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto North Loop, heading N.
  23. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  24. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/highland-mountain-bike-trails-a-loop-out-back

Trail surface

51% other10% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:54 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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