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SaveThis is the trail everyone wants kept secret. Built by mountain bikers for mountain bikers, 16.2 miles of winding, climbing narrow single track provides an incredible aerobic and technical challenge for any rider.
You will need to work a little harder to get cooking on this trail. Your time is spent navigating rocks and roots. This technical single-track heaven has plenty of off-camber trail to keep you on your toes too. Beginners should ride this trail with other experienced riders. Most riders do A loop?s 3.8 miles, & B loop 5.9 miles for a total of 9.7 miles. Please note the recent addition of a new cut off point on B loop. Add on the C loop?s 2.7 miles, (an offshoot of B loop) or D loop 3.8 miles (offshoot of A loop). The basic A/B loop define the character of this trail, while C loop adds more rock passages. D loop is the most technical with lots of tight, off camber turns. Riding all 4 loops will require climbing approximately 2000 feet, and you should allow between 2-3 hours.
Thirty rustic campsites are available. MTB trails cross but do not share the horse trails.
You will need to work a little harder to get cooking on this trail. Your time is spent navigating rocks and roots. This technical single-track heaven has plenty of off-camber trail to keep you on your toes too. Beginners should ride this trail with other experienced riders. Most riders do A loop?s 3.8 miles, & B loop 5.9 miles for a total of 9.7 miles. Please note the recent addition of a new cut off point on B loop. Add on the C loop?s 2.7 miles, (an offshoot of B loop) or D loop 3.8 miles (offshoot of A loop). The basic A/B loop define the character of this trail, while C loop adds more rock passages. D loop is the most technical with lots of tight, off camber turns. Riding all 4 loops will require climbing approximately 2000 feet, and you should allow between 2-3 hours.
Thirty rustic campsites are available. MTB trails cross but do not share the horse trails.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
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- Mountain Bike
10 trails
- Horse
34 trails
- Hike
53 trails
- Trail Running
53 trails
Region Details
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Region Status
Open as of 9 hours
Stats
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- Trails (view details)
- 53
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 10
- Trails Horse
- 34
- Trails Hike
- 53
- Trails Trail Running
- 53
- Trails Snowshoe
- 46
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 46
- Total Distance
- 61 miles
- Total Descent
- 4,309 ft
- Total Vertical
- 192 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,139 ft
- Reports
- 134
- Photos
- 43
- Ridden Counter
- 3,267
Popular Highland Recreation Area Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Loop | |||
| A Loop Access | |||
| B Loop | |||
| C Loop | |||
| D Loop | |||
| D Loop Access | |||
| North Loop | |||
| Connector | |||
| Lakeland Highschool Woods |
Highland Recreation Area Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Highland Hard Route | 13 miles | |
| Highland Intermediate Route | 8 miles |
Photos of Highland Recreation Area Mountain Bike
trail: B Loop
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Oct 27, 2024 @ 11:36pm
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trail: B Loop
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trail: B Loop
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trail: B Loop
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Oct 27, 2024 @ 11:36pm
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trail: B Loop
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Oct 27, 2024 @ 11:35pm
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trail: B Loop
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Oct 27, 2024 @ 11:35pm
Oct 27, 2024
trail: B Loop
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Oct 27, 2024 @ 11:35pm
Oct 27, 2024
trail: A Loop
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Oct 27, 2024 @ 11:32pm
Oct 27, 2024Videos of Highland Recreation Area Mountain Bike
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![Hardcore XC trails at Highland Recreation Area...]()
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Jun 1, 2022
9:42 |
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Feb 22, 2022
trail: Highland Horse Trail
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Feb 22, 2022 , Highland
trail: B Loop
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Feb 22, 2022 , Highland
trail: D Loop
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Oct 31, 2021 , Highland
trail: C Loop
16:37 |
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Oct 31, 2021 , Highland
trail: B Loop
16:37 |
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Oct 31, 2021 , Highland
trail: A Loop
16:37 |
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Oct 31, 2021 , Highland
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D Loop | Apr 27, 2025 @ 1:01pm 9 hours | Ideal | lorenk3 MCMBA | ||
| C Loop | Apr 27, 2025 @ 1:01pm 9 hours | Ideal | lorenk3 MCMBA | ||
| B Loop | Apr 27, 2025 @ 1:01pm 9 hours | Ideal | lorenk3 MCMBA | ||
| A Loop | Apr 27, 2025 @ 1:01pm 9 hours | Ideal | lorenk3 MCMBA | ||
| A Loop Access | Apr 27, 2025 @ 1:01pm 9 hours | Ideal | lorenk3 MCMBA | ||
| North Loop | Apr 27, 2025 @ 1:01pm 9 hours | Ideal | lorenk3 MCMBA | ||
| D Loop Access | Apr 13, 2025 @ 1:05pm Apr 13, 2025 | Ideal | lorenk3 MCMBA | ||
| Connector | Aug 31, 2024 @ 9:42am Aug 31, 2024 | Ideal | lorenk3 MCMBA |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lorenk3 | add | report | activity #70522384 and 5 more | Apr 27, 2025 @ 2:14pm 8 hours |
| lorenk3 | add | report | activity #69614028 and 5 more | Apr 14, 2025 @ 4:33am Apr 14, 2025 |
| Crash8per | ridden | trail | activity #66543129 and 3 more | Feb 21, 2025 @ 9:34am Feb 21, 2025 |
| Crash8per | ridden | route | activity #66543069 | Feb 21, 2025 @ 9:33am Feb 21, 2025 |
| 7A3GnZ | ridden | trail | activity #65969967 | Feb 9, 2025 @ 12:07pm Feb 9, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Awesome conditions | Aug 6, 2021 @ 8:05am Aug 6, 2021 | ||
| report | Tree down | Jul 9, 2021 @ 9:26am Jul 9, 2021 | ||
| trail | C loop is a little different from ABD in that... | Mar 21, 2021 @ 6:07pm Mar 21, 2021 | ||
| trail | All of the Highland loops are really fun,... | Mar 17, 2021 @ 9:46am Mar 17, 2021 | ||
| trail | Right before you go around the berm before the... | Oct 18, 2019 @ 7:08am Oct 18, 2019 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milford Trail | 1 | 2.9 km | |||
| Proud Lake | 25 | 2 | 4.2 km | ||
| Hickory Glen Park | 1 | 17 | 6.6 km | ||
| Kensington Metropark | 3 | 6.6 km | |||
| Pontiac Lake Recreation Area | 5 | 11 | 2 | 7.7 km |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 10 | 17 miles | 2,638 ft | 7 miles | 164 ft | #1,882 | #1,014 | 43 | 133 | 2 | 4,116 | |
| Horse | 34 | 38 miles | 1,447 ft | 6 miles | 184 ft | #970 | 21 | 13 | ||||
| Hike | 53 | 61 miles | 4,308 ft | 15 miles | 194 ft | #1,444 | #901 | 141 | 230 | |||
| Trail Running | 53 | 61 miles | 4,308 ft | 15 miles | 194 ft | #1,443 | #897 | 141 | 247 | |||
| Snowshoe | 46 | 46 miles | 1,801 ft | 8 miles | 194 ft | 1 | ||||||
| Nordic Ski | 46 | 46 miles | 1,801 ft | 8 miles | 194 ft | 1 | 9 |
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