Brighton State Recreation Area
Reed Lake via Torn Shirt Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Reed Lake via Torn Shirt Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Brighton State Recreation Area near Parishfield, MI. The route reaches Reed Lake at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 291 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Reed Lake via Torn Shirt Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 291 ft · 2 hr 1 min
Elevation 885–1,045 ft
Out & Back · Brighton State Recreation Area
Trailhead: Penosha Hiking Trail · 42.48564, -83.82483
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Penosha Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Torn Shirt Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Murray Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Reed Lake.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach Reed Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Torn Shirt Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Penosha Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 1.4 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:18 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:38 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:06 PM.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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