Highland State Recreation Area
Pickerel Lake–Bass Lake, 6 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Pickerel Lake–Bass Lake, 6 sights is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near East Highland, MI. The route passes Bass Lake before reaching Pickerel Lake at the turnaround, 4.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 246 ft of elevation gain. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pickerel Lake–Bass Lake, 6 sights
8.2 mi · ▲ 246 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 961–1,053 ft
Out & Back · Highland State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.63602, -83.54315
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 63°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto East Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto East Loop, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Upper East Loop, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Tunnel Trail, heading W.
- 1 miBear right onto Upper West Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto North Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Bass Lake.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach Pickerel Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Upper West Loop, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Tunnel Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto Upper East Loop, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto East Loop, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto East Loop, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Cedar Creek Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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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Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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