Highland State Recreation Area
Teeple Lake–Highland State Recreation Area Beach, 5 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Teeple Lake–Highland State Recreation Area Beach, 5 sights is a 6.8-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, 3.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Teeple Lake–Highland State Recreation Area Beach, 5 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 20 min
Elevation 948–1,053 ft
Out & Back · Highland State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.63987, -83.59080
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto North Loop, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Upper West Loop, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Tunnel Trail, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right onto Upper East Loop, heading E.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto East Loop, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Highland State Recreation Area Beach.
- 250 ftReach Teeple Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Upper East Loop, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Tunnel Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miBear right onto Upper West Loop, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto North Loop, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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