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Highland State Recreation Area

Milford Connector & Mount Kanzer Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Milford Connector & Mount Kanzer Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near Highland, MI. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi978 – 1,079 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63899, -83.60588
Nearest town Highland, MI
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Milford Connector & Mount Kanzer Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 26 min

Elevation 979–1,081 ft

Out & Back · Highland State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.63899, -83.60588

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left onto Mount Kanzer Trail, heading S.
  11. 450 ftBear left onto Milford Connector, heading S.
  12. 500 ftContinue straight onto West Loop, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - B/C Connector, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftReach Mount Kanzer Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto West Loop, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftContinue straight onto Emergency Out-Trail, heading SE.
  17. 500 ftBear right onto Mount Kanzer Trail, heading E.
  18. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.7 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  21. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  23. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/milford-connector-out-back

Trail surface

33% other27% dirt40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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