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Brighton State Recreation Area

Lime Lake–Reed Lake, 7 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Lime Lake–Reed Lake, 7 sights is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Brighton State Recreation Area near Brighton, MI. The route passes Lime Lake, Reed Lake and Brighton State Recreation Area Beach. It climbs 285 ft. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi873 – 988 ft9.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.54158, -83.81327
Nearest town Brighton, MI
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Lime Lake–Reed Lake, 7 sights

8.6 mi · ▲ 285 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Elevation 872–989 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 miBear right onto Ralph's Ride, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto Lost Loop, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftTurn right onto Ralph's Ride, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto Lost Loop, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  16. 300 ftTurn left onto Murray Lake Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.6 miSharp right onto Racoon Swamp, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Murray Lake Trail, heading SW.
  19. 250 ftContinue straight onto Easy, heading SW.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Murray Lake Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.5 miPass Reed Lake.
  22. 500 ftBear right, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miPass Brighton State Recreation Area Beach.
  24. 250 ftBear left onto Murray Lake, heading W.
  25. 50 ftBear right onto Murray Lake Trail, heading W.
  26. 100 ftTurn right onto Torn Shirt & Murray Lake Trails, heading W.
  27. 150 ftTurn left onto Murray Lake Trail, heading SW.
  28. 150 ftBear left onto Torn Shirt & Murray Lake Trails, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Murray Lake Trail, heading W.
  30. 100 ftSharp left onto Torn Shirt Trail, heading W.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Penosha Hiking Trail, heading W.
  32. 300 ftTurn left onto Torn Shirt Trail, heading W.
  33. 50 ftTurn right onto Penosha Hiking Trail, heading W.
  34. 0.3 miReach Lime Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  35. 0.3 miTurn left onto Torn Shirt Trail, heading E.
  36. 50 ftTurn right onto Penosha Hiking Trail, heading E.
  37. 300 ftContinue straight onto Torn Shirt Trail, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftSharp right onto Murray Lake Trail, heading SE.
  39. 100 ftContinue straight onto Torn Shirt & Murray Lake Trails, heading SE.
  40. 50 ftBear right onto Murray Lake Trail, heading SE.
  41. 150 ftTurn right onto Torn Shirt & Murray Lake Trails, heading S.
  42. 150 ftTurn left onto Murray Lake Trail, heading SE.
  43. 100 ftBear left onto Murray Lake, heading SE.
  44. 50 ftBear right onto Murray Lake Trail, heading SE.
  45. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  46. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Easy, heading E.
  47. 100 ftContinue straight onto Murray Lake Trail, heading E.
  48. 250 ftContinue straight onto Racoon Swamp, heading E.
  49. 0.1 miSharp left onto Murray Lake Trail, heading NE.
  50. 0.6 miTurn right onto Lost Loop, heading E.
  51. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  52. 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
  53. 0.2 miBear right onto Ralph's Ride, heading W.
  54. 50 ftTurn left onto Lost Loop, heading NW.
  55. 100 ftTurn right onto Ralph's Ride, heading NW.
  56. 50 ftBear left onto Found Loop, heading N.
  57. 0.1 miBear right onto Ralph's Ride, heading NW.
  58. 200 ftBear right onto Found Loop, heading NW.
  59. 300 ftContinue straight onto Ralph's Ride, heading N.
  60. 50 ftBear right onto Found Loop, heading N.
  61. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  62. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  63. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lime-lake-reed-lake-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

59% other1% dirt40% 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 — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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