Highland State Recreation Area
Highland Mountain Bike Trails - C Loop–Milford Connector, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 349 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Highland Mountain Bike Trails - C Loop–Milford Connector, 3 sights is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near Highland, MI. It climbs 349 ft. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Highland Mountain Bike Trails - C Loop–Milford Connector, 3 sights
5.3 mi · ▲ 349 ft · 1 hr 56 min
Elevation 964–1,081 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Mount Kanzer Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left onto Milford Connector, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto West Loop, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - B/C Connector, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - C Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left onto West Loop, heading SE.
- 1.2 miReach Mount Kanzer Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miBear right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - C Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - B/C Connector, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto West Loop, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Emergency Out-Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftBear right onto Mount Kanzer Trail, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:57 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Haven Hill Lake–North Loop, 3 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Teeple Lake–Highland State Recreation Area Beach, 5 sights 9.1 mi · ▲ 164 ft
- Cedar Creek Viewpoint–East Loop, 5 sights 7.6 mi · ▲ 191 ft
- Waterbury Lake via North Loop 2.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft
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