Highland State Recreation Area
Waterbury Lake–North Loop, 4 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Waterbury Lake–North Loop, 4 sights is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near East Highland, MI. The route reaches Waterbury Lake at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Waterbury Lake–North Loop, 4 sights
5.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 955–1,052 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 miTurn left onto East Loop, heading W.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Upper East Loop, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Tunnel Trail, heading W.
- 1 miBear right onto Upper West Loop, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto North Loop, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Waterbury Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Highland Mountain Bike Trails - A Loop, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Upper West Loop, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Tunnel Trail, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right onto Upper East Loop, heading SE.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto East Loop, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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
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