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Well maintained trail with hills, some small rocks and exposed roots.


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Map Key

3.9

Miles

6.2

KM

Point to Point

971' 296 m

High

911' 278 m

Low

218' 66 m

Up

225' 69 m

Down

2%

Avg Grade (1°)

11%

Max Grade (6°)

Dogs Leashed

Features River/Creek · Wildflowers

“Technically” to park in dirt lot at trailhead a Recreation Passport is needed. No Horses allowed on this trail.

Need to Know

Mountain bikers share this trail and there isn’t a specific direction hikers or bikers should travel.
No trash receptacles at the trailhead.
Some areas of the trail open to hunting during season.

Description

Nice trail maintained by the Michigan DNR.

There are rolling hills throughout, small rock patches here and there and some exposed tree roots...nothing too challenging. Most of the trail is well shaded during the “leafy” seasons, mostly dry with a few small muddy spots easily avoided.

Outdoor gun range in the area so don’t be surprised of gunshots in the distance.

Trail markers followed (basically the red trail):
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 5, 4, 12, 14, 15, 2, 1
(4 mile loop)

Flora & Fauna

A variety of wildflowers and mushrooms are found throughout the hike. Definitely wildlife, some seen (chipmunks scurrying around) and some just heard (crazy bird calls).

Contacts

Shared By:

Brian Crowe

Trail Ratings

  4.3 from 8 votes

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  4.3 from 8 votes
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Trail Rankings

#121

in Michigan

#8,624

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Photos

Starting section of the Loop, between marker 1-2.
Jun 1, 2023 near Lake Orion, MI
Starting section of the Loop, between marker 1-2.
Jun 1, 2023 near Lake Orion, MI
Trailhead map at parking off of Greenshield Rd (Marker #1)
Sep 12, 2018 near Lake Orion, MI

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Aug 4, 2024
Beverly Bates
Lovely hike. Views were great but the bugs were pretty bad. Definitely need some repellant on this one. 4mi — 1h 17m
Jun 19, 2023
Lisa Curry
The map was off so we got a tad twisted around finding the car. — 11h 30m
Mar 9, 2019
Allen Zhang
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