Brighton State Recreation Area
Torn Shirt Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Torn Shirt Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Brighton State Recreation Area near Parishfield, MI. It climbs 297 ft. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Torn Shirt Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 297 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 885–999 ft
Out & Back · Brighton State Recreation Area
Trailhead: 42.49412, -83.82056
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:38 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Penosha Hiking Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Torn Shirt Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Murray Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Torn Shirt Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Penosha Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:17 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
More from this trailhead
- Torn Shirt Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Bishop Lake–Little Appleton Lake, 5 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 286 ft
- Little Appleton Lake–Brighton State Recreation Area Beach, 4 sights 4.7 mi · ▲ 286 ft
- Found Loop–Lost Loop, 4 sights 6.5 mi · ▲ 298 ft
- Penosha Hiking Trail 2.7 mi · ▲ 201 ft
- Murray Lake Trail via Torn Shirt Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 297 ft
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