Michigan Trails Magazine 2020 • www.MiTrails.org • ©2020 Rockford Advertising. All rights reserved. Paint Creek Trail • Polly Ann Trail East Michigan Trails 150 24 24 24 75 75 5 1 2 3 6 7 9 10 8 4 OAKLAND UNIVERSITY The PALACE of AUBURN HILLS Rochester Municipal — Park Bald Mountain State Rec Area Bald Mountain State Rec Area Bear Creek Nature Park Orion Oaks Park Powell Lake Park Joslyn Joslyn Pine Tree Ray Waldon Greenshield Silverbell Brown Orion Rochester Collins Lake George Rochester Rochester Rochester Hagerman Haven Forest Barber Barber Gardner Oxford Dutton Dutton University Walton Adams Adams Leonard Gerst Lakeville Kern Kern Giddings Delano Bordman Gunn Silverbell Orion Orion Tienken Tienken Fairview Buell Snell Sheldon Frick Rowland Brewster Livernois Squirrel Mack Davison Lake Miller Indian Lake Drahner Drahner Indianwood Indianwood Atwater Clarkston Clarkston Scripps Harmon Bald Mountain Oakwood Oakwood Stony Creek Barr Rochdale Jonathan Dexter Fox Cv Lapeer Rd Lapeer Lapeer Washington Conklin Oxford Ballantyne Hosner Lake George Curtis Arizona Camp Waldon Greenshield State Joslyn N e w m a n E Flint Heights Barr Golden Gate St Seymour Lake Pontiac her Gallag Rochester Rochester Hills Auburn Hills Goodison Lake Orion Oxford Leonard P ain t C re e k P a i n t C r e e k Long Lake Manito Lake Lower Trout Lake Lake Orion Voorheis Lake Davis Lake Oxford Lake Lakeville Lake Judah Lake Paint Creek Trail Polly Ann Trail Polly Ann Trail Paint Creek to Polly Ann Trail Connector Pol ly Ann Trail P o l l y A n n T r a i l 0 2 3 1 Miles Paint Creek Trail Follow the course of Paint Creek from Lake Orion to Rochester on the 8.9-mile Paint Creek Trail — a pleasent ride or run through a beautiful natural area and over 12 restored railroad bridges. The Paint Creek Trail Com- mission purchased the abandoned railway from the Penn Central Railroad in 1983 to create Michi- gan’s first nonmotorized rail trail. The trail is nicely landscaped and surfaced with asphalt through the city of Rochester where it travels under a bridge along Paint Creek. The trail north of Rochester is sur- faced with finely screened and compacted limestone. Equestrian use is permitted north of Rochester Hills. This popular trail attracts over 100,000 users annually. Paint Creek to Polly Ann Connector Trail To continue your journey from the Paint Creek Trail to the Polly Ann Trail, you will need to head west on Golden Gate Street, just south of Lake Orion. At Lapeer Road (M-24), travel south along the sidewalk to Clarkston Road, cross at the intersection and proceed west on the paved path along the north side of Clarkston Road. Construction should be completed this fall on the rest of the new connector trail between M-24 and the Paint Creek Trail. Polly Ann Trail The 16.9-mile Polly Ann Trail takes you on a ride through rural northern Oakland County from Orion Township Park to the Lapeer County line. The trail was built on the abandoned Pontiac, Oxford & Northern Railroad that originally ran from Pontiac to Caseville. The trail’s name comes from the dubious nickname for the PO&N Railroad, which was never profitable and rarely arrived on time. The trail passes through a mix of wetlands and suburban neighborhoods south of Oxford on a hard surface of finely screened and compacted limestone. Through the city of Oxford, the trail is paved with asphalt and features a bridge over Lapeer Road (M-24). North of Oxford, the trail travels on a limestone surface through mostly wooded terrain on its way to Leonard. At Bordman Road, the trail crosses into Lapeer County where the trail surface is currently undeveloped. Equestrian use is permitted from Oxford to Bordman Road. Photo by David Rivett Enjoy the fall colors on the Polly Ann Trail. ©2020 Rockford Advertising. All rights reserved. Trails Legend Paved Trail Limestone Trail Connector Route Proposed or Planned Trail Highways Roads Photo by David Rivett Paint Creek Trail Polly Ann Trail Access Paint Creek Trail Access Access Site Parking Restrooms Water 1 Orion Township Park Yes Yes Yes 2 Rhodes Rd. Parking Yes No No 3 Downtown Oxford Yes No No 4 Blanka Trailhead Yes Vault No 5 Children’s Park Yes Yes Yes 6 Clarkston Rd. Parking Yes Vault No 7 Gallagher Rd. Parking Yes No No 8 Silverbell Rd. Parking Yes No No 9 Tienken Rd. Parking Yes Vault No 10. Rochester Lions Park Yes Yes No
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Paint Creek TrailFollow the course of Paint Creek from Lake Orion to Rochester on the 8.9-mile Paint Creek Trail — a pleasent ride or run through a beautiful natural area and over 12 restored railroad bridges.
The Paint Creek Trail Com-mission purchased the abandoned railway from the Penn Central Railroad in 1983 to create Michi-gan’s first nonmotorized rail trail. The trail is nicely landscaped and surfaced with asphalt through the city of Rochester where it travels under a bridge along Paint Creek. The trail north of Rochester is sur-faced with finely screened and compacted limestone. Equestrian use is permitted north of Rochester Hills.
This popular trail attracts over 100,000 users annually.
Paint Creek to Polly Ann Connector TrailTo continue your journey from the Paint Creek Trail to the Polly Ann Trail, you will need to head west on Golden Gate Street, just south of Lake Orion. At Lapeer Road (M-24), travel south along the sidewalk to Clarkston Road, cross at the intersection and proceed west on the paved path along the north side of Clarkston Road. Construction should be completed this fall on the rest of the new connector trail between M-24 and the Paint Creek Trail.
Polly Ann TrailThe 16.9-mile Polly Ann Trail takes you on a ride through rural northern Oakland County from Orion Township Park to the Lapeer County line. The trail was built on the abandoned Pontiac, Oxford & Northern Railroad that originally ran from Pontiac to Caseville. The trail’s name comes from the dubious nickname for the PO&N Railroad, which was never profitable and rarely arrived on time.
The trail passes through a mix of wetlands and suburban neighborhoods south of Oxford on a hard surface of finely screened and compacted limestone. Through the city of Oxford, the trail is paved with asphalt and features a bridge over Lapeer Road (M-24). North of Oxford, the trail travels on a limestone surface through mostly wooded terrain on its way to Leonard. At Bordman Road, the trail crosses into Lapeer County where the trail surface is currently undeveloped. Equestrian use is permitted from Oxford to Bordman Road.P
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Enjoy the fall colorson the Polly Ann Trail.
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Trails LegendPaved TrailLimestone TrailConnector RouteProposed or Planned TrailHighwaysRoads
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1 Orion Township Park Yes Yes Yes
2 Rhodes Rd. Parking Yes No No
3 Downtown Oxford Yes No No
4 Blanka Trailhead Yes Vault No
5 Children’s Park Yes Yes Yes
6 Clarkston Rd. Parking Yes Vault No
7 Gallagher Rd. Parking Yes No No
8 Silverbell Rd. Parking Yes No No
9 Tienken Rd. Parking Yes Vault No
10. Rochester Lions Park Yes Yes No
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