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Michigan
HIGHBANKS TRAIL
10.0 mi
Distance
1,579 ft
Gain
3h 43m
Time
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What we do know
Inside Huron-Manistee National Forest
2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.
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No access route mapped
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HIGHBANKS TRAIL
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Elevation & route
- Distance
- 10.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,579 ft
- Elevation loss
- 1,579 ft
- Highest point
- 873 ft
- Lowest point
- 731 ft
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Directions & GPX
Permits & access
- Managing agency
- Forest Service
About this trail
Highbanks Trail is a 20.06-mile out-and-back trail in Michigan with 1,579 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 873 feet.
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