Clinton River Trail
11.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 3 hr 52 min
Clinton River Trail is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Clinton River Trail near Charing Cross, MI. It is mostly level, with 135 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
11.4 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 3 hr 52 min
Elevation 762–912 ft
Out & Back · Clinton River Trail
Trailhead: 42.56984, -83.20722
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 65°F / low 47° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
- 2 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 NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 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 SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading S.
- 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.
- 2 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.1 mi in (~54 min). Leave by 6:18 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Clinton River Trail 14.9 mi · ▲ 328 ft
- Clinton River Trail 14.6 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Clinton River Trail connector 10.5 mi · ▲ 274 ft
- Clinton River Trail connector 10.2 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Clinton River Trail 11.7 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Clinton River Trail connector 10.6 mi · ▲ 189 ft
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