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Highland State Recreation Area

Pickerel Lake & Bass Lake via Milford Connector

4.1 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Pickerel Lake & Bass Lake via Milford Connector is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near Milford, MI. The route passes Bass Lake before reaching Pickerel Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 280 ft. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi968 – 1,086 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.60967, -83.59625
Nearest town Milford, MI
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Pickerel Lake & Bass Lake via Milford Connector

4.1 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 969–1,087 ft

Out & Back · Highland State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.60967, -83.59625

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn left onto Milford Connector, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  6. 1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.2 miPass Bass Lake.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 50 ftReach Pickerel Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  22. 1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  24. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 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/pickerel-lake-bass-lake-out-back-3-lakes-7-km

Trail surface

17% other83% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:37 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:37 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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