Pine Lake & Aquafina Rock via West Bloomfield Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Pine Lake & Aquafina Rock via West Bloomfield Trail is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Clinton River Trail near Sylvan Lake, MI. The route passes Aquafina Rock before reaching Pine Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Pine Lake & Aquafina Rock via West Bloomfield Trail
4.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 933–949 ft
Out & Back · Clinton River Trail
Trailhead: Clinton River Trail · 42.62034, -83.32250
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:36 PM
Transit-accessible: Telegraph / Sylvan Lake (NB) stop 296 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Clinton River Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Aquafina Rock.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto West Bloomfield Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miReach Pine Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Clinton River Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 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 0.6 mi in (~14 min). Leave by 7:02 PM for the 7:36 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Telegraph / Sylvan Lake (NB) stop 296 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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