Dutton Parking Lot Closed Tuesday, September 21
The Dutton parking lot will be closed today, September 21st, from 7am until 6pm. Alternate parking locations include the Silverbell or Tienken parking lots or the Paint Creek Cider Mill.
Category: Conditions
Updates on trail conditions and local construction impacts.
Temporary Trail Closure – August 18, 2021
Please be advised that sections of the trail will be temporarily closed tomorrow, Wednesday, August 18th, for invasive species treatment. The trail will be closed in Lake Orion from the Atwater trailhead to Newton Street and in Rochester Hills from Dutton Road to the Moutrie Pollinator Garden (1/4 mile north of Tienken). Please do not cross the barriers while treatment is in progress. The barriers will be removed once it is safe to travel through the area. Thank you!
Controlled Burn on Trail May 14, 2021
Please be advised that controlled burns will be held along the Paint Creek Trail today. The purpose of the burns is to stimulate the prairie and oak savanna plant communities along the trail while discouraging invasive plants such as buckthorn, autumn olive, and multiflora rose. The burn will begin around 10:30 or 11 am at the first burn unit between Silverbell Rd and Dutton Rd, and will move to the Paint Creek Heritage Area – Wet Prairie just north of Silverbell Rd when that burn is complete. Please use caution if you are planning on visiting these areas.
Trail Work in Oakland Township on Thursday, March 25, 2021
Please be advised that Thursday, March 25, 2021, crews will be surveying and taking soil borings on the trail just north of the Royal Oak Archers site in Oakland Township. Temporary closures may occur as a result of this work. Please use caution in this area.
Dutton & Gallagher Parking Lots Closed – Week of August 16, 2020
The Dutton and Gallagher parking lots will be closed later this week (week of 8/16) for resurfacing.
Bridge 33.7 – Sinkhole – July 25, 2018
Bridge 33.7 Update: Yesterday, we had a large sinkhole at the southern end of Bridge 33.7 on the Paint Creek Trail in Oakland Township. This is the middle bridge between Dutton and Silver Bell, and the one that is in the process of being replaced. It was supposed to be replaced this summer, but the bids came back too high and the project has been delayed until Spring 2019. We contacted our engineers and provided them a photo of the sinkhole, and the measures that were taken to repair it. Based on that information, they have advised that the hole…
Bridge Construction – POSTPONED until 2019
Bridge Construction Update: Bad news for us, good news for trail users! Our bridge construction project and resurfacing is being postponed to early 2019. Bids came back way higher than our engineer’s estimate. The trail will remain open. We’re hoping to re-bid in October, with construction to start in March 2019. Stay tuned!
Trail Conditions – May 8, 2018
Trail Conditions: Trail is in good shape. A few ruts here and there. Crews will be doing some minor tree removal work between Dutton and Silverbell today, tomorrow, and Thursday. The trail will have to be closed from 10am-1pm on Thursday, May 10 between Dutton and Silverbell for them to finish. Please plan accordingly.
Prescribed Burns – Monday, April 30, 2018
FYI: There will be Prescribed Prairie Burns along the trail in Oakland Township starting at 10am today, April 30. They will be south of Silver Bell, working their way to just north of Gallagher. Trail will be open, but expect smoky conditions.
2018 Trail Construction Update – April 16, 2018
We have confirmed that the Bid Letting for the Bridge project will be on May 4, 2018. That means a contractor will be chosen that day. We do not know the exact date, but based on the bid letting date, the trail will most likely be closed sometime during the week of June 4, 2018. We will post a definite date when we have one!