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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 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.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Clinton River Trail, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear 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 left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Crooks / Cemetery (NB) stop 437 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Clinton River Trail connector 12.6 mi · ▲ 217 ft
- Clinton River Trail connector 12.7 mi · ▲ 217 ft
- Clinton River Trail 13.7 mi · ▲ 217 ft
- Turtle Pond via Clinton River Trail 16.1 mi · ▲ 326 ft
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