Brighton State Recreation Area
Penosha Hiking Trail via Torn Shirt Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 240 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Penosha Hiking Trail via Torn Shirt Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Brighton State Recreation Area near Parishfield, MI. It is mostly level, with 240 ft of elevation gain. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Penosha Hiking Trail via Torn Shirt Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 240 ft · 1 hr 39 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 miContinue straight onto Torn Shirt Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Penosha Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Torn Shirt Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Penosha Hiking Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Torn Shirt Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Penosha Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right onto Torn Shirt Trail, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Penosha Hiking Trail, heading SW.
- 450 ftReach Penosha Hiking Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftBear left onto Torn Shirt Trail, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left onto Penosha Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Torn Shirt Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Penosha Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Torn Shirt Trail, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Penosha Hiking Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Torn Shirt Trail, heading SE.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Penosha Hiking Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 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
More from Penosha Hiking Trail Trailhead
- Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South)–Lime Lake, 6 sights 14.2 mi · ▲ 695 ft
- Mt. Brighton SubPeak (North)–Mt. Brighton Main Peak (South), 7 sights 13.3 mi · ▲ 667 ft
- Torn Shirt Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 348 ft
- Little Appleton Lake–Brighton State Recreation Area Beach, 5 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 328 ft
- Mountain Bike Skills Area–Brighton State Recreation Area Beach, 5 sights 6 mi · ▲ 328 ft
- Rock Bath Overlook & Penosha Hiking Trail via Torn Shirt Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 266 ft
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