Paint Creek Trail

Paint Creek Trail
	Road crossing at Paint Creek Trail
Length	8.9 mi (14.3 km)[1]
Location	Michigan, United States
Trailheads	Rochester, Michigan ; Lake Orion, Michigan
Use	Hiking, Cycling, Horseback
Elevation
Elevation change	negligible
Hiking details
Trail difficulty	Easy
Season	All
Sights	Paint Creek, Goodison, Michigan
Hazards	Severe weather ; Poison ivy

Paint Creek Trail is an 8.9-mile (14.3 km)[2] rail trail linear park in northeast Oakland County, Michigan.[3] The course of the park generally follows Paint Creek, a stream that flows southeast towards the Clinton River.

The trail is composed of crushed limestone and has a slope of 2% going south to north,[4] and has a width of 8 feet.[5] The trail is administered and funded through an inter-government commission representing the townships that the trail services.[6][7]

Paint Creek Trail was named a National Recreation Trail in 2006.[8]

History

Paint Creek Trail opened in 1983 as the first rail trail in Michigan.[9] The trail is in the right-of-way of the former Michigan Central Railroad and Penn Central Railroad lines. The original rail line was completed in 1872, and was in service until Penn Central's railroad operations were taken over by Conrail in 1976.[10] The right-of-way was purchased by the Paint Creek Trail Commission in 1983 for $450,000.[11]

Route

The trail starts at Lake Orion, then stops at South Lake Orion, Goodison Orion Road, Goodison Collins Road, Goodison Tower Road, then all stops to North Rochester Hills, then South Rochester Hills, Rochester, Oak Park, Northville, and then all stops to Cobo Transportation Center in Detroit. The unincorporated village of Goodison is located within the Oakland Township boundaries.[12] The trail also crosses into Bald Mountain Recreation Area.

Activities

The trail is used for a combination of recreation and exercise, with activities such as walking, jogging, running, cycling, and horseback riding. Motor vehicles are not permitted.[13] The trail is conductive to other outdoor activities such as geocaching and bird watching; as well as trout fishing in Paint Creek.[14][15] 1 station had already opened in 1983 and others are under construction.

References

External links

Paint Creek Trail

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] ttp://www.ci.rochester.mi.us/index.aspx?NID=227&ART=1344&admin=1

[2] ttp://www.paintcreektrail.org/faqs.htm

[3] ttp://www.ci.rochester.mi.us/index.aspx?NID=227&ART=1344&admin=1

[4] ttp://www.paintcreektrail.org/faqs.htm

[5] ttp://www.rochesterhills.org/city_services/parks/parks/paint_creek_trail.asp

[6] ttp://www.paintcreektrail.org/commission.htm#commission_info

[7] ttp://www.americantrails.org/nationalrecreationtrails/trailNRT/PaintCreek-MI.html

[8] ttp://www.americantrails.org/nationalrecreationtrails/trailNRT/PaintCreek-MI.html

[9] ttp://www.paintcreektrail.org/

[10] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2011-05-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[11] ttp://www.americantrails.org/nationalrecreationtrails/trailNRT/PaintCreek-MI.html

[12] "Goodison, Michigan". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

[13] ttp://www.paintcreektrail.org/faqs.htm

[14] ttp://www.michigantroutstreams.com/logs/paint_creek.htm

[15] ttp://www.paintcreektrail.org/rules.htm