AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Highland State Recreation Area

Mount Omich–Hilltop Rest Area, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Mount Omich–Hilltop Rest Area, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near East Highland, MI. The route passes Hilltop Rest Area and Mount Omich. It climbs 478 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi965 – 1,135 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63365, -83.57330
Nearest town East Highland, MI
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Mount Omich–Hilltop Rest Area, 4 sights

5.5 mi · ▲ 478 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 964–1,134 ft

Out & Back · Highland State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.63365, -83.57330

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftTurn right onto West Loop, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto West Loop, heading SW.
  5. 350 ftContinue straight onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto West Loop, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miPass Hilltop Rest Area.
  8. 500 ftContinue straight onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - D Loop, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto West Loop, heading SW.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - B Loop, heading W.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Loop, heading SW.
  12. 350 ftPass Mount Omich.
  13. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - D Loop, heading S.
  14. 50 ftBear left onto West Loop, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - B Loop, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - B/C Connector, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - C Loop, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto West Loop, heading S.
  19. 1.2 miReach Mount Omich, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 1.2 miBear right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - C Loop, heading SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - B/C Connector, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftBear left onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - B Loop, heading SW.
  23. 0.2 miContinue straight onto West Loop, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miBear right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - D Loop, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Loop, heading NE.
  26. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - B Loop, heading NE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Loop, heading NE.
  28. 250 ftBear left onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - D Loop, heading N.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Loop, heading N.
  30. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading N.
  31. 150 ftContinue straight onto West Loop, heading N.
  32. 350 ftTurn left onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn right onto West Loop, heading N.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  35. 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/mount-omich-hilltop-rest-area-out-back-4-sights-9-km

Trail surface

90% dirt9% other1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

More from this trailhead

Hikes near East Highland, Michigan