Clinton River Park Trails - Single Track
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Clinton River Park Trails - Single Track is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Clinton River Park near Sterling Heights, MI. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Clinton River Park Trails - Single Track
3.5 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 597–614 ft
Out & Back · Clinton River Park
Trailhead: 42.58806, -83.01101
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:33 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Clinton River Park Main Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Clinton River Park Trails - Single Track, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Clinton River Park Main Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miReach Clinton River Park Trails - Single Track, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Clinton River Park Trails - Single Track, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Clinton River Park Main Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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