Paint Creek Trail - Rochester, Rochester Hills, Oakland Township, Orion Township, Lake Orion, MI
Photo Gallery 1 (W Tienden Rd to Gallagher Rd) |
Paint Creek Trail
The Paint Creek Trail was the first Rail-to-Trail In Michigan. It is 8.9 miles long and located in northeast Oakland County running through the cities of Rochester, Rochester Hills, Oakland Township, Orion Township, and Lake Orion. The path is an 8 feet wide all-weather surface of crushed limestone and can be used year-round to jog, walk, hike, bike, ride a horse, cross-country ski, fish or just watch nature.
It's a very nice, beautiful bike as you'll see from the photos. It has rivers along the way as well as a year-round, 7 day a week cider Mill - Paint Creek Cider Mill.
The trail is owned and managed by the Paint Creek Trailways Commission and is also actively maintained by the Friends of the Paint Creek Trail.
Google Map
Blue line is entire Paint Creek Trail. Red/Orange line is Gallery 1.
Click here for a large map showing how the Paint Creek Trail runs into the Clinton River Trail and where the Macomb Orchard Trail and West Bloomfield Trails come in as well.
Related Web Sites
State of Michigan Web Page for Paint Creek Trail
Wikiepedia Page on Paint Creek Trail
National Recreation Trails Page on Paint Creek Trail
Rochester HIlls Web Page on Paint Creek Trail
YouTube Video on Paint Creek Trail
YouTube Video #2 on Paint Creek Trail
YouTube Video #3 on Paint Creek Trail
YouTube Video #4 on Paint Creek Trail - Kayaking in Fast River
YouTube Video #5 on Paint Creek Trail - Kayaking Fast Water
YouTube Video #6 on Paint Creek - Rudd's Dam - Lake orion
YouTube Video #7 on Paint Creek Trail - FIshing
YouTube Video #8 on Paint Creek Trail - Carp FIshing
YouTube Video #9 on Paint Creek Trail - Biking