Clinton River Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Clinton River Trail is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Clinton River Trail near Bloomfield Hills, MI. It is mostly level, with 136 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Clinton River Trail
8.6 mi · ▲ 136 ft · 2 hr 56 min
Elevation 850–916 ft
Out & Back · Clinton River Trail
Trailhead: 42.59895, -83.24756
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Clinton River Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 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 surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.8 mi in (~95 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
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- Clinton River Trail 12.1 mi · ▲ 188 ft
- Clinton River Trail 11.9 mi · ▲ 192 ft
- Galloway Creek via Clinton River Trail 15.8 mi · ▲ 299 ft
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