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River Bends Park

Secret Beach–Green (Two Track), 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Secret Beach–Green (Two Track), 4 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in River Bends Park near Utica, MI. The route reaches Secret Beach. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi617 – 669 ft7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.62248, -83.03656
Nearest town Utica, MI
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Secret Beach–Green (Two Track), 4 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 616–668 ft

Out & Back · River Bends Park

Trailhead: 42.62248, -83.03656

Weather Sep 22: sunrise 7:20 AM · sunset 7:31 PM

Transit-accessible: Van Dyke Avenue & Canal Road stop 364 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  5. 150 ftBear right onto Blue (South End), heading W.
  6. 200 ftBear right onto Clinton River Hike and Bike Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto Blue (South End), heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear right onto Oakland-Macomb Interceptor Drain (OMID) Access Road, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Blue (South End), heading N.
  10. 450 ftContinue straight onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading N.
  11. 300 ftTurn right onto Green (Two Track), heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading NW.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green (Two Track), heading NW.
  14. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading NW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green (Two Track), heading NW.
  16. 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading NW.
  17. 50 ftBear right onto Yellow (Dragstrip), heading NW.
  18. 250 ftBear left onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading W.
  19. 400 ftPass Secret Beach.
  20. 100 ftBear left onto Green (Two Track), heading W.
  21. 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading W.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow (Drop), heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear left onto Green (Two Track), heading W.
  24. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading N.
  25. 150 ftBear right onto Green (Two Track), heading NW.
  26. 100 ftTurn left onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading N.
  27. 250 ftSharp right onto Green (Two Track), heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left onto Clinton River Hike and Bike Trail, heading N.
  29. 250 ftBear right onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading NW.
  30. 200 ftContinue straight onto Green (Two Track), heading N.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading N.
  32. 150 ftContinue straight onto Green (Two Track), heading NW.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right onto Clinton River Hike and Bike Trail, heading NW.
  34. 300 ftTurn left, heading N.
  35. 200 ftTurn right onto Park Road, heading W.
  36. 0.7 miReach Secret Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  37. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  38. 200 ftTurn right onto Clinton River Hike and Bike Trail, heading W.
  39. 300 ftTurn left onto Green (Two Track), heading NW.
  40. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading W.
  41. 150 ftContinue straight onto Green (Two Track), heading W.
  42. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading W.
  43. 200 ftBear left onto Clinton River Hike and Bike Trail, heading W.
  44. 300 ftTurn right onto Green (Two Track), heading NW.
  45. 50 ftSharp left onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading NW.
  46. 250 ftTurn right onto Green (Two Track), heading NW.
  47. 100 ftBear left onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading NW.
  48. 150 ftContinue straight onto Green (Two Track), heading SE.
  49. 0.1 miBear right onto Yellow (Drop), heading E.
  50. 50 ftContinue straight onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading E.
  51. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green (Two Track), heading E.
  52. 250 ftBear right onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading SE.
  53. 450 ftBear right onto Yellow (Dragstrip), heading SE.
  54. 300 ftBear left onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading SE.
  55. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green (Two Track), heading SE.
  56. 250 ftContinue straight onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading E.
  57. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green (Two Track), heading E.
  58. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading SE.
  59. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green (Two Track), heading E.
  60. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading N.
  61. 350 ftContinue straight onto Blue (South End), heading N.
  62. 400 ftTurn right onto Oakland-Macomb Interceptor Drain (OMID) Access Road, heading E.
  63. 50 ftBear left onto Blue (South End), heading E.
  64. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clinton River Hike and Bike Trail, heading E.
  65. 50 ftBear left onto Blue (South End), heading E.
  66. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  67. 150 ftBear left onto Clinton River Hike and Bike Trail, heading S.
  68. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  69. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  70. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/secret-beach-green-two-track-out-back-4-sights-7-km

Trail surface

41% dirt33% paved20% gravel1% boardwalk5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:20 AMSunset 7:31 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~36 min). Leave by 6:36 PM for the 7:31 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:21 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Van Dyke Avenue & Canal Road stop 364 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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