Highland State Recreation Area
Hilltop Rest Area–Tunnel Trail, 3 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Hilltop Rest Area–Tunnel Trail, 3 sights is a 6.9-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near East Highland, MI. The route passes Hilltop Rest Area before reaching Hilltop Rest Area at the turnaround, 3.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 243 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hilltop Rest Area–Tunnel Trail, 3 sights
6.9 mi · ▲ 243 ft · 2 hr 25 min
Elevation 955–1,054 ft
Out & Back · Highland State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.62583, -83.56151
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto East Loop, heading W.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Upper East Loop, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Tunnel Trail, heading W.
- 1 miSharp left onto Upper West Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto West Loop, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto West Loop, heading NW.
- 0.2 miPass Hilltop Rest Area.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - D Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto West Loop, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - B Loop, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Hilltop Rest Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto West Loop, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - D Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto West Loop, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto West Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Upper West Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Tunnel Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Upper East Loop, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto East Loop, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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