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River Bends Park

Yellow (Main Trail)

2.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 47 min

Yellow (Main Trail) is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in River Bends Park near Utica, MI. 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 – 659 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.62248, -83.03656
Nearest town Utica, MI
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Yellow (Main Trail)

2.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 47 min

Elevation 616–659 ft

Out & Back · River Bends Park

Trailhead: 42.62248, -83.03656

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:19 AM · sunset 7:33 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. 350 ftTurn left onto Green (Two Track), heading NW.
  20. 100 ftSharp right onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading NW.
  21. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 50 ftSharp left onto Green (Two Track), heading W.
  23. 100 ftTurn right onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading W.
  24. 350 ftBear right onto Yellow (Dragstrip), heading NW.
  25. 250 ftBear left onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading NW.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green (Two Track), heading NW.
  27. 200 ftContinue straight onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading NW.
  28. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green (Two Track), heading NW.
  29. 150 ftContinue straight onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading N.
  30. 50 ftContinue straight onto Green (Two Track), heading NW.
  31. 0.1 miTurn left onto Yellow (Main Trail), heading NE.
  32. 300 ftContinue straight onto Blue (South End), heading N.
  33. 450 ftTurn right onto Oakland-Macomb Interceptor Drain (OMID) Access Road, heading N.
  34. 50 ftBear left onto Blue (South End), heading N.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Clinton River Hike and Bike Trail, heading N.
  36. 50 ftBear left onto Blue (South End), heading NW.
  37. 200 ftBear left, heading N.
  38. 100 ftBear left onto Clinton River Hike and Bike Trail, heading NW.
  39. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  41. 400 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/yellow-main-trail-out-back-4-km-c89c

Trail surface

53% paved42% dirt2% boardwalk1% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 7:19 AMSunset 7:33 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:33 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:11 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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