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Clinton River Trail

Adams Road Mastodon via Clinton River Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 4 hr 20 min

Adams Road Mastodon via Clinton River Trail is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Clinton River Trail near Troy, MI. The route reaches Adams Road Mastodon at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 191 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi781 – 912 ft14.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.59365, -83.16906
Nearest town Troy, MI
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Adams Road Mastodon via Clinton River Trail

12.7 mi · ▲ 191 ft · 4 hr 20 min

Elevation 782–912 ft

Out & Back · Clinton River Trail

Trailhead: 42.59365, -83.16906

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Transit-accessible: Crooks / Long Lake (NB) stop 215 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 1.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 250 ftPass Adams Road Mastodon.
  14. 0.1 miBear right onto Clinton River Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miReach Adams Road Mastodon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  19. 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
  20. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  22. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  25. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  26. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  27. 1.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftArrive 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/adams-road-mastodon-out-back-20-km

Trail surface

76% paved6% dirt18% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.0 mi in (~152 min). Leave by 4:40 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Crooks / Long Lake (NB) stop 215 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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