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Highland State Recreation Area

Waterbury Lake via North Loop

2.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 49 min

Waterbury Lake via North Loop is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near Highland, MI. The route reaches Waterbury Lake at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi991 – 1,047 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.63522, -83.60545
Nearest town Highland, MI
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Waterbury Lake via North Loop

2.4 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 49 min

Elevation 991–1,048 ft

Out & Back · Highland State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.63522, -83.60545

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:35 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  4. 350 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miBear left onto North Loop, heading E.
  11. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 400 ftReach Waterbury Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  20. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  22. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/waterbury-lake-waterbury-lake-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

13% dirt5% other82% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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