Highland State Recreation Area
Hilltop Rest Area–Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, 4 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Hilltop Rest Area–Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, 4 sights is a 4.5-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, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 281 ft. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Hilltop Rest Area–Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, 4 sights
4.5 mi · ▲ 281 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 976–1,054 ft
Out & Back · Highland State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.63987, -83.59080
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Loop, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Upper West Loop, heading S.
- 300 ftBear right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Upper West Loop, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper West Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper West Loop, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto West Loop, heading SW.
- 0.1 miPass Hilltop Rest Area.
- 500 ftContinue 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 SW.
- 0.9 miReach Hilltop Rest Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto West Loop, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - D Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto West Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper West Loop, heading W.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper West Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper West Loop, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left onto Upper West Loop, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto North Loop, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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