Paint Creek Trail

Great for a family bike ride! Mostly dirt trail except when crossing roads. Lots of small wildlife, deer, snakes, bobcats, chipmunks. Small ponds along the way with blue herons.

Beautiful ride. Pedaling along the rushing brook gives way shortly after the Paint Creek Cider Mill and Restaurant (which appears to be closed) to a trail past several very nice mini-estates, a couple of which have been kind enough to provide tables and benches for a break or a picnic. Shortly after, we rejoin the river as it crosses under, and we cross over, Clarkston Road. There is parking here, near to the old dam and grist mill. Less than a mile further on, we come upon Lake Orion. Or turn left at the crossing, onto Kern Road and head south to Bald Mountain State Park. Good connections to other trails, Pollyanna to the northwest and Clinton River Trail to the South. Clinton River Trail then connects to the Macomb Orchard Trail to the east and I understand to the Birmingham Trail to the west, although I have not ridden that way.

lime stone trail...but very smooth...slight up grade all the way from Rochester to Lake Orion...very sceneic...goes past the Paint Creek cider mill in Goodells as well as many other historic sites...AWESOME fall ride or walk...colors were just starting to change next couple weeks will be GREAT...only problem, weekends, nice days after 10 am trail gets very congested its ok for a casual ride...but, if you are doing any kind of training or looking to get from point A to point B in record time: go early morning !