Clinton River Trail

Clinton River Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Clinton River Trail is an 11.7-mile out-and-back in Clinton River Trail near Charing Cross, MI. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi761 – 912 ft14.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.56761, -83.20680
Nearest town Charing Cross, MI

Directions

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Clinton River Trail

11.7 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 3 hr 59 min

Elevation 762–912 ft

Out & Back · Clinton River Trail

Trailhead: 42.56761, -83.20680

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.6 miSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 200 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  9. 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  16. 400 ftContinue straight onto Clinton River Trail, heading NW.
  17. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  19. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  20. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  25. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  27. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 0.8 miSharp left, heading S.
  29. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  31. 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
  32. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  33. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  35. 2 miSharp left, heading S.
  36. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

78% paved22% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.2 mi in (~57 min). Leave by 6:15 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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