Clinton River Trail
9.7 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Clinton River Trail is a 9.7-mile out-and-back in Clinton River Trail near Charing Cross, MI. It is mostly level, with 193 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
9.7 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Elevation 805–912 ft
Out & Back · Clinton River Trail
Trailhead: 42.58293, -83.20749
Weather Sep 24: sunrise 7:22 AM · sunset 7:30 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Clinton River Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 350 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 W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miArrive 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 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:30 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:16 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Clinton River Trail 12.8 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Clinton River Trail connector 8.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- Clinton River Trail connector 8.6 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Clinton River Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Galloway Creek via Clinton River Trail 12.9 mi · ▲ 327 ft
- Waterfall Pointe & Turtle Pond via Clinton River Trail 11.8 mi · ▲ 191 ft
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