AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Highland State Recreation Area

Mont Beau & Moore Lake via Milford Connector

4.7 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Mont Beau & Moore Lake via Milford Connector is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near Highland, MI. The route passes Moore Lake before reaching Mont Beau at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi955 – 1,086 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63840, -83.59585
Nearest town Highland, MI
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Mont Beau & Moore Lake via Milford Connector

4.7 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 956–1,087 ft

Out & Back · Highland State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.63840, -83.59585

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 100 ftBear left, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 1.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 100 ftTurn right onto Milford Connector, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miPass Moore Lake.
  10. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftPass Mont Beau.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miReach Mont Beau, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  20. 1.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  23. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftArrive 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/mont-beau-moore-lake-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

37% dirt34% other29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~17 min). Leave by 6:59 PM for the 7:35 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Highland, Michigan