Highland State Recreation Area
Peak 1083–Teeple Hill, 5 sights
5 mi · ▲ 408 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Peak 1083–Teeple Hill, 5 sights is a 5-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near East Highland, MI. The route passes Teeple Hill before reaching Peak 1083 at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 408 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Peak 1083–Teeple Hill, 5 sights
5 mi · ▲ 408 ft · 1 hr 52 min
Elevation 956–1,104 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
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto West Loop, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Upper West Loop, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Tunnel Trail, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Upper East Loop, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto East Loop, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto East Loop, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto East Loop, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miPass Teeple Hill.
- 250 ftReach Peak 1083, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right onto East Loop, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto East Loop, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Upper East Loop, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Tunnel Trail, heading SW.
- 1 miSharp left onto Upper West Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto West Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Cedar Creek Viewpoint–Highland State Recreation Area Beach, 5 sights 5.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft
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