Highland State Recreation Area
Moore Lake
4.9 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Moore Lake is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near Highland, MI. The route reaches Moore Lake at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 250 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Moore Lake
4.9 mi · ▲ 250 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 979–1,087 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miReach Moore Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
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.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Hilltop Rest Area–Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, 4 sights 6.3 mi · ▲ 363 ft
- Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop–North Loop, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 170 ft
- Milford Connector & Mount Kanzer Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Bass Lake 3.2 mi · ▲ 116 ft
- Mount Omich–Moore Lake, 6 sights 7.4 mi · ▲ 301 ft
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