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In honor of Earth Week, we embraced the challenge of thru-hiking the Detroit's region's most rigorous backpacking route: the Waterloo-Pinckney Trail . This third and final installation of our Waterloo-Pinckney Trail series covers the entirety of the Pinckney section of the trail - 14 miles of challenges, triumphs, pain, and euphoria. pelting my tent fly - I simply couldn't stomach the thought of breaking down camp ( in the rain ), hiking

backpacking route: the Waterloo-Pinckney Trail . This first installment of our 3 part series on the Waterloo-Pinckney Trail highlights the trail's initial longest hike, the 36-mile Waterloo-Pinckney Trail, which was created to offer overnight hikers a multiday TRAIL My infatuation with the Waterloo-Pinckney Trail started with curiosity but waded into the realm thru-hiking .

In honor of Earth Week, we embraced the challenge of thru-hiking the Detroit's region's most rigorous backpacking route: the Waterloo-Pinckney Trail . This second installment of our series on the Waterloo-Pinckney Trail traverses the most strenuous terrain The muddy, sandy, hilly, 12-mile Waterloo-Pinckney Trail preselected as your "survival day." Yeah. There would be several more to fight throughout one epic Day 2 on the Waterloo-Pinckney Trail.

That being said, a common message thread that we received while uploading our content from thru-hiking the Waterloo-Pinckney Trail read a little like this: " Woah, you can backcountry camp near Detroit? " And, best of all: " Where else near Detroit can you camp like that? Especially when such pristine campgrounds are merely a short drive, moderate hike, decent ride, and -

to experience this season's beauty than along Pinckney Recreation Area's Crooked Lake Trail . When our trails are brilliantly decorated in reds, yellows, and oranges. Trail . It is our privilege to reintroduce Pinckney State Recreation Area and its Crooked Lake Trail now. MEET PINCKNEY STATE RECREATION AREA

Home of the Detroit region's best mountain biking trails, ski runs, backpacking ridges, and hiking gems Growing up, I liked reading maps. Detroit when first building out our " Destinations Map ," a near-exhaustive collection of every park, trailhead An area whose scope includes several of our region's most beloved "Trail Towns," including Brighton , Chelsea, Holly, Lake Orion, Milford , and Pinckney.

generational footsteps of one of the Detroit region's oldest backpacking routes: the Chief Pontiac Trail Join us on this concluding Part 2 of this series that follows this classic Michigan hiking trail from Pro tip: try to get more than 3 hours of recovery sleep in the middle of a ~20 mile thru-hike. Day 2 on the Chief Pontiac Trail started with this exact mindset. Three hours of tortured sleep. Let's get back to the trail.

Join us on Part 1 of this series as we traverse this classic Michigan hiking trail from Highland to Proud set of headlights blind me along Wixom Trail. Pontiac Trail. Out of all of our exploits on the Expedition Detroit platform, thru-hiking the Chief Pontiac Trail undoubtedly MEET THE CHIEF PONTIAC TRAIL

Even my trail shoes could barely handle the icy conditions near the Grand Canyon's rim. camping can represent a fun, rejuvenating , and crowd-less means of experiencing the Detroit region's trails Stated differently, if you are looking to thru-hike the Waterloo-Pinckney Trail or Potawatomi Trail

Energy Foundation Trail, Border-to-Border Trail, Waterloo and Pinckney State Recreation Areas, and several Hike, backpack, or trail run the plethora of natural trails - bonus perks if you do so on an Expedition For every 10 trails past that benchmark, you can pick up a novelty 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 trails Hiking Prospect Hill in Waterloo State Recreation Area: Highest point on the Waterloo-Pinckney Trail Pontiac The journey then continues onto sections of the Waterloo-Pinckney Trail, another segment specifically

metric: the most popular trails for guided hiking near Detroit. Crooked Lake Trail   |    Pinckney State Recreation Area    |   Pinckney, MI  Distance : 4.2 miles Elevation I love this trail - and I'm not surprised that it r anks as the #2 most popular trail for guided hiking Located in Pinckney State Recreation Area , the Crooked Lake Trail sets out from the stunning Silver Lake trailhead and encircles the heart of Pinckney State Recreation Area, complete with panoramic views

and exhilarating hiking experiences: our three most rigorous Black Diamond hiking trails. Unlike our previous article regarding the Detroit region's “Top Five Hiking Trails,” these trails are best suited for our list endurance athletes, aspiring thru-hikers, and our other resident hikers that Kilimanjaro trek or Appalachian Trail thru hike in our area, we recommend that you start with this triple-crown Orange Trail less than 0.1 miles into the hike.