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Highland State Recreation Area

Pickerel Lake & Bass Lake

2.3 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 49 min

Pickerel Lake & Bass Lake is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near Highland, MI. The route passes Bass Lake before reaching Pickerel Lake at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi961 – 1,056 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63840, -83.59585
Nearest town Highland, MI
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Pickerel Lake & Bass Lake

2.3 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 49 min

Elevation 962–1,058 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 SW.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miPass Bass Lake.
  7. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miReach Pickerel Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miArrive 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-4-lakes-4-km

Trail surface

20% dirt80% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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