248.858.0720 8.9 PAINT CREEK TRAIL 14.5 POLLY ANN TRAIL 16 CLINTON RIVER TRAIL 3.5 LAKES COMMUNITY TRAIL 10.5 HURON VALLEY TRAIL 6.8 WEST BLOOMFIELD TRAIL 16 HEADWATERS TRAILS www.AdvantageOakland.com miles miles miles miles miles miles miles V Oakland County Executive County Oakland L. Brooks Patterson, Patterson, Brooks L. Network. to implement the vision of an Oakland County Trail Trail County Oakland an of vision the implement to the Oakland County Trails, Water, & Lands Alliance Alliance Lands & Water, Trails, County Oakland the The Paint Creek Trail is located in northeast Oakland Oakland County is home to 14.5 miles of this 35 mile The Clinton River Trail is the eastern gateway for the Oak The Lakes Community Trail is a linear connection The 10.5-mile Huron Valley Trail extends along the former The West Bloomfield Trail was once part of the interurban Headwaters Trails Inc. is a non-profit group dedicated to of members with work to continuing to forward look I County and connects the suburban Detroit communities linear park traversing some of the most beautiful rural Routes Trail Network. This 16-mile recreational rail-trail between the four communities of Commerce, Wolverine Grand Trunk Railroad from the City of South Lyon, through railroad in Oakland County. Opened in 1992, the the construction of a non-motorized trail network in the society. our facing of Rochester, Rochester Hills, Oakland Township, Orion landscapes and historic villages in northern Oakland roughly parallels and frequently crosses the Clinton River. Lake, Walled Lake, and Wixom. The trail links municipal Lyon Township and into Milford Township. An extension West Bloomfield Trail stretches 6.8 miles through the headwaters region of northwest Oakland County. Just issues critical are costs care health related obesity and Township, and Lake Orion. The trail follows the former County. Its southernmost entrance is in Orion Township Gently graded, the trail traverses the Cities of Rochester, parks within each community and serves as a multi-use, to the west leads trail users into Island Lake State communities of West Bloomfield, Orchard Lake, Keego outside of historic downtown Holly, the Shiawassee River Transportation transportation. of means alternative an Penn Central Railroad up the Paint Creek Valley as it on Joslyn Road, just south of Waldon Road. The trail Rochester Hills, Auburn Hills, Pontiac, and Sylvan Lake. non-motorized trail. Hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, Recreation Area, where it crosses under I-96 to connect Harbor, and Sylvan Lake. The 162-acre West Bloomfield Water Heritage canoe/kayak trail is now open to paddlers. plus exercise for opportunities close-to-home providing meanders through highlands, prairies, and wetlands. continues north and northeast through Oxford Township, Along the way, it spans a unique diversity of environments and in-line skating can all be enjoyed while traversing to the Milford Trail through Kensington Metropark. The Woods Nature Preserve anchors the central trailhead; Several miles of trails and pathways are currently in the by fitness physical promotes also network trail The The compacted limestone surface provides a solid, but Village of Oxford, Addison Township, and Village of as it transitions from quaint downtowns to more isolated this portion of southwest Oakland County. The Lakes segment through Lyon and Milford Townships is relatively Sylvan Manor Park, a small neighborhood park, serves as planning stage. The pathways will span the Townships of natural, surface for year round non-motorized uses. The Leonard before reaching the Lapeer County border where areas with an ‘up-north’ feel. A hub in the county’s trail Community Trail also serves as an important link between flat with very gentle grades, while the extension to Island the eastern trailhead. Sylvan Manor Park is also used as a Groveland, Holly, Rose, and Springfield, and the Village lifestyle. desired our matches which setting a in live to Paint Creek Trail ends at the Rochester River Walk, which it continues north for another 20 miles. network, it connects to the West Bloomfield, Paint Creek, the Huron Valley Trail and the West Bloomfield Trail. Lake offers some challenging hills. western trailhead for the Clinton River Trail, enabling users of Holly. freedom the and choices many us offered has diversity provides an essential linkage between the Paint Creek and and Macomb Orchard trails. Amenities range from parks, to continue to the northeast toward Pontiac. Traveling This all. it have we countryside, natural and rural our Clinton River Trails. Motorized vehicles are not permitted on the trail. scenic overlooks, outdoor dining spots, and ice cream The Huron Valley Trail provides access to McHattie & along the trail, visitors experience a sense of Headwaters Trails Inc. operates with the support of a to centers town historic and cities cosmopolitan our shops to water fountains, restrooms, and bike stores. Volunteer Parks, Downtown South Lyon, James F. Atchison being in the north woods of Michigan and, variety of public, private, and business sources interested From lands. recreation and park of acres 89,000 over The Paint Creek Trail is owned Mountain biking trails, velodrome, and canoe/kayak Memorial Park, Lyon Oaks County Park, Kensington just as quickly, they are transported back to in promoting local trails and recreational activities. has and systems, river major five of headwaters the and managed by the Paint Creek put-in points are all directly Metropark, and Island Lake State Recreation Area. reality as the trail passes through urban housing to home is state, the in county other any than more Trailways Commission and was accessible from the trail. Vehicle parking and access to the trail is available at all of tracts, and business and commercial districts. lakes, 1,400 over with blessed been these parks. The Huron Valley Trail provides connections has county The play. and work, live, the first Rail-to-Trail in the State of PAINT CREEK Along the trail, eighteen nature interpretive to place premier a County Oakland Michigan. Open to the public since TRAILWAYS A temporary sidewalk route to over 25 miles of adjoining trails. sites give visitors the opportunity to see various Connecting the beautiful and interesting COMMISSION make that features man-made and 1983, the Paint Creek Trail receives over in Pontiac bypasses the only habitats without putting undue pressure on the places in northwest Oakland County. 100,000 visitors annually. incomplete section of trail. ecosystems and sensitive wildlife species. natural abundant the to access citizens’ trail system continues to expand our our expand to continues system trail The development of Oakland County’s County’s Oakland of development The 2 * ç I surface surface 2 * ç O surface surface 2 * ç surface surface 2 * ç O I C crushed limestone crushed limestone varies by community asphalt asphalt crushed limestone O OUNTY D AKLAN 248.651.9260 www.PaintCreekTrail.org 248.969.8660 www.PollyAnnTrailway.org www.ClintonRiverTrail.org 248.624.2850 www.WixomGov.org 248.437.2240 www.SouthLyonMI.org 248.451.1900 www.WestBloomfieldParks.org 248.634.3513 www.HeadwatersTrailsInc.org 6.3 I-275 & M-5 METRO TRAILS 8.6 MILFORD TRAIL WATER TRAILS HURON-CLINTON METROPARKS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION TRAILS, WATER, & LANDS ALLIANCE miles miles OCPR Commissioners in photo, from left to right: John A. Scott, John P. McCulloch, In April 2012, the Oakland County Trails Advisory Council The I-275 Metro Trail ranks as one of a few trails in the Beginning at the southern end of scenic Kensington In Oakland County, there are over 1,400 natural lakes and Over 30 miles of paved trails and 16 miles of rustic The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is A. David Baumhart III, Gary R. McGillivray, Christine Long, Robert Kostin, J. David United States that is located in a freeway right-of-way. Metropark, the 8.6-mile Milford Trail leads hikers and the headwaters of five major rivers: the Clinton, Huron, trails await you in three Metroparks in Oakland County. committed to the conservation, protection, management, VanderVeen, Gerald A. Fisher, Pecky D. Lewis, Eric S. Wilson. (OTAC) merged with the Oakland County Natural Areas The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) bikers past the Huron River, through densely wooded Rouge, Shiawassee, and Flint Rivers. Located in both Oakland and Macomb Counties, Stony use, and enjoyment of the state’s natural resources for Advisory Group to become the Oakland County Trails, The Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission facility, which extends from Monroe County to the City areas, over gently rolling hills, and across the Milford Creek Metropark has 8.3 miles of paved trail, including current and future generations. In Oakland County, the Water, & Lands Alliance (TWLA). Represented by a • The Huron River Water Trail flows to the west through (OCPRC) has been committed to providing outstanding of Novi in southern Oakland County, serves as a spine Dam to Hubbell Pond Park. The trail continues to wind a 6-mile loop winding through woods and along the DNR provides trails for hiking, biking, cross-country vast variety of stakeholders, this newly formed group is some of Oakland County’s finest natural areas. The recreation and improving the quality of life for Oakland for the non-motorized network in the western part of the past the YMCA and the Milford Library into the historic scenic Stony Creek Lake, and connections to the Macomb skiing, horseback riding, paddle sports, and snowmobiling supported by Oakland County Planning & Economic 2013-2014 slow moving current provides ample opportunity to County residents since 1966. OCPRC supports the Development Services along with Oakland County Parks Edition Detroit metropolitan area. MDOT has been rehabilitating Village of Milford. Once in the Village, you will find enjoy the wildlife from a canoe or kayak.