Clinton River Trail

Clinton River Trail

13.6 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 4 hr 39 min

Clinton River Trail is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Clinton River Trail near Troy, MI. It is mostly level, with 217 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi755 – 912 ft15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.58363, -83.16860
Nearest town Troy, MI

Directions

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Clinton River Trail

13.6 mi · ▲ 217 ft · 4 hr 39 min

Elevation 755–912 ft

Out & Back · Clinton River Trail

Trailhead: 42.58363, -83.16860

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

Transit-accessible: Crooks / Cemetery (NB) stop 437 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 1.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 100 ftBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 1.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.8 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 350 ftContinue straight onto Clinton River Trail, heading N.
  18. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  23. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  25. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.8 miSharp left, heading S.
  27. 1.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  29. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  30. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  34. 1.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  35. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

85% paved15% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:21 AMSunset 7:32 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.5 mi in (~90 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:13 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Crooks / Cemetery (NB) stop 437 m from the trailhead

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