Paint Creek Trail

Paint Creek & Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve Trails

8.5 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Paint Creek & Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve Trails is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Paint Creek Trail near Goodison, MI. The route reaches Paint Creek. It climbs 379 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi764 – 1,034 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.72225, -83.19649
Nearest town Goodison, MI

Directions

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Paint Creek & Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve Trails

8.5 mi · ▲ 379 ft · 3 hr 1 min

Elevation 765–1,033 ft

Out & Back · Paint Creek Trail

Trailhead: 42.72225, -83.19649

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 64°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 7:21 AM · sunset 7:32 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.5 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  11. 250 ftPass Paint Creek.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftSharp right onto Paint Creek Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miBear left onto Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve Trails, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miReach Paint Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 500 ftBear left, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miBear right onto Paint Creek Trail, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 1.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  30. 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

23% paved4% dirt73% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 64°F48°
Feels like44°Precip0%Wind11 mphUV5Humidity76%
Rained 0.2″ 3 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
65°45°
Sunrise 7:21 AM12 AM3 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:32 PM
Wed 68°53° 15%
Thu 69°49°
Fri 71°49°
Sat 73°50°
Sun 75°52°
Mon 77°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~33 min). Leave by 6:39 PM for the 7:32 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:20 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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