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River Bends Park

Clinton River Park Main Trail

5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Clinton River Park Main Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in River Bends Park near Utica, MI. It is mostly level, with 26 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi610 – 659 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clinton River Park Trails 42.60880, -83.02587
Nearest town Utica, MI
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Clinton River Park Main Trail

5 mi · ▲ 26 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 610–659 ft

Out & Back · River Bends Park

Trailhead: Clinton River Park Trails · 42.60880, -83.02587

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:33 PM

Transit-accessible: Van Dyke Avenue & Dawn Drive stop 455 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Clinton River Park Trails, heading W.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Clinton River Park Main Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right onto Clinton River Park Trails, heading N.
  4. 450 ftContinue straight onto Clinton River Park Main Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Clinton River Park Trails, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Clinton River Park Main Trail, heading NE.
  7. 0.9 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftBear right onto Blue (South End), heading N.
  12. 200 ftBear right onto Clinton River Hike and Bike Trail, heading N.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue (South End), heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Oakland-Macomb Interceptor Drain (OMID) Access Road, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left onto Blue (South End), heading N.
  16. 450 ftContinue straight onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading W.
  17. 300 ftTurn right onto Green (Two Track), heading N.
  18. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading N.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green (Two Track), heading N.
  20. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading N.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green (Two Track), heading NE.
  22. 200 ftContinue straight onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading NE.
  23. 50 ftBear right onto Yellow (Dragstrip), heading NE.
  24. 250 ftBear left onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading NW.
  25. 400 ftTurn left onto Green (Two Track), heading NW.
  26. 50 ftSharp right onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading NW.
  27. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  28. 50 ftSharp left onto Green (Two Track), heading NW.
  29. 100 ftTurn right onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading NW.
  30. 350 ftBear right onto Yellow (Dragstrip), heading NW.
  31. 300 ftBear left onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading NW.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green (Two Track), heading NW.
  33. 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading W.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green (Two Track), heading W.
  35. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading NW.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green (Two Track), heading NW.
  37. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading N.
  38. 350 ftContinue straight onto Blue (South End), heading NW.
  39. 400 ftTurn right onto Oakland-Macomb Interceptor Drain (OMID) Access Road, heading N.
  40. 50 ftBear left onto Blue (South End), heading N.
  41. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clinton River Hike and Bike Trail, heading N.
  42. 50 ftBear left onto Blue (South End), heading N.
  43. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  44. 150 ftBear left onto Clinton River Hike and Bike Trail, heading N.
  45. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
  46. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  47. 0.3 miBear right onto Clinton River Park Trails, heading S.
  48. 0.9 miTurn left onto Clinton River Park Main Trail, heading E.
  49. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Clinton River Park Trails, heading SE.
  50. 450 ftTurn left onto Clinton River Park Main Trail, heading S.
  51. 0.1 miSharp left onto Clinton River Park Trails, heading S.
  52. 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/clinton-river-park-main-trail-out-back-8-km-f4b4

Trail surface

71% paved22% dirt6% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Van Dyke Avenue & Dawn Drive stop 455 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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