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Michigan trails · Brighton Rec. Area - Murray Lake Trail

Brighton Rec. Area - Murray Lake Trail

A 11.4-mile network in Michigan, with 45 ft of climbing. Reaches Murray Lake and other lake destinations.

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Length
11.4 mi
Elevation gain
45 ft
Difficulty
Hard
Max grade
11%
Steepest mile
+45 ft
Tread at ≥10% grade
0.3 mi
Shape
network
Bikes
yes
Horses
no

Elevation profile

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The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 307 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.

3-D terrain

3-D terrain view of Brighton Rec. Area - Murray Lake Trail

USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5

Reaches

Getting there

Brighton Rec. Area - Murray Lake Trail junction. About 24 min drive (11 mi, 1 of them unpaved) from Howell. 42.50954, -83.81230 · directions

Daylight at the trailhead

On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 7:18 a.m., the sun rises at 7:46 a.m. and sets at 6:55 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 7:23 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 08 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.4-mile route takes roughly 4 h 15 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 12:01 p.m. — 6 h 53 min before sunset.

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