Highland State Recreation Area
Teeple Lake & Highland State Recreation Area Beach via East Loop
2.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 53 min
Teeple Lake & Highland State Recreation Area Beach via East Loop is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near East Highland, MI. The route passes Teeple Lake before reaching Highland State Recreation Area Beach at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Teeple Lake & Highland State Recreation Area Beach via East Loop
2.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 53 min
Elevation 948–1,012 ft
Out & Back · Highland State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.62583, -83.56151
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:37 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto East Loop, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miPass Highland State Recreation Area Beach.
- 50 ftReach Teeple Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Waterbury Lake–North Loop, 4 sights 5.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Hilltop Rest Area–Tunnel Trail, 3 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Hilltop Rest Area–Tunnel Trail, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Cedar Creek Viewpoint–Highland State Recreation Area Beach, 3 beaches 4.5 mi · ▲ 275 ft
- Peak 1083–Teeple Hill, 3 summits 4 mi · ▲ 462 ft
- Cedar Creek Viewpoint–East Loop, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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