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Brighton State Recreation Area

Lime Lake–Found Loop, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 159 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Lime Lake–Found Loop, 3 sights is a 4-mile out-and-back in Brighton State Recreation Area near Brighton, MI. The route reaches Lime Lake. It is mostly level, with 159 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi886 – 988 ft4.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.54158, -83.81327
Nearest town Brighton, MI
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Lime Lake–Found Loop, 3 sights

4 mi · ▲ 159 ft · 1 hr 25 min

Elevation 885–989 ft

Out & Back · Brighton State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.54158, -83.81327

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:23 AM · sunset 7:34 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  4. 350 ftPass Lime Lake.
  5. 1 miContinue straight onto Found Loop, heading S.
  6. 250 ftBear left onto Ralph's Ride, heading S.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Found Loop, heading S.
  8. 300 ftBear left onto Ralph's Ride, heading SW.
  9. 200 ftBear left onto Found Loop, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lost Loop, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Found Loop, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftReach Lime Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lost Loop, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left onto Found Loop, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miBear right onto Ralph's Ride, heading SE.
  16. 200 ftBear right onto Found Loop, heading NW.
  17. 250 ftContinue straight onto Ralph's Ride, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Found Loop, heading N.
  19. 1.1 miBear left, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  21. 0.5 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/lime-lake-found-loop-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

15% other85% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:23 AMSunset 7:34 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:12 PM for the 7:34 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:52 PM — 10 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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