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Highland State Recreation Area

West Loop

3.9 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 22 min

West Loop is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Highland State Recreation Area near Milford, MI. It is mostly level, with 140 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi965 – 1,030 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.61055, -83.57952
Nearest town Milford, MI
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West Loop

3.9 mi · ▲ 140 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 964–1,031 ft

Out & Back · Highland State Recreation Area

Trailhead: 42.61055, -83.57952

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 150 ftSharp left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto West Loop, heading W.
  10. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  17. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  18. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  19. 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/west-loop-out-back-6-km-cc51

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:35 PM

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