Clinton River Trail
11.1 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Clinton River Trail is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Clinton River Trail near Charing Cross, MI. It is mostly level, with 111 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
11.1 mi · ▲ 111 ft · 3 hr 45 min
Elevation 796–912 ft
Out & Back · Clinton River Trail
Trailhead: 42.59831, -83.20824
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 63°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:32 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Clinton River Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 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.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 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 3.5 mi in (~88 min). Leave by 5:44 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Crystal Lake–Dawsons Millpond, 4 sights 13.9 mi · ▲ 190 ft
- Clinton River Trail 11.3 mi · ▲ 193 ft
- Clinton River Trail connector 6.9 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Clinton River Trail connector 6.7 mi · ▲ 81 ft
- Clinton River Trail connector 7 mi · ▲ 139 ft
- Clinton River Trail connector 6.8 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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