Chief Pontiac Trail Conventional Hike
16 mi long · in Michigan · centroid 33 mi from Detroit
Two day trail for youth groups, from Highland Recreation Group Camp to Proud Lake Pines Camp Site for an overnight camp and then ending at Kensington Metro Park Group Camp
- States
- Michigan
- Length
- 16 mi
- Network
- Regional (rwn)
- Maintained by
- Chief Pontiac Programs Committee
- Reference
- CPT
- Centroid nearest city
- Detroit, MI · 33 mi · ~55 min drive
- Centroid coords
- 42.5989°, -83.5862°
- OSM relation
- 11852074
Plan your hike
Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.
Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.
When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.
If you've hiked Chief Pontiac Trail Conventional Hike and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.
Stay nearby
Other trails within 50 miles
Sources
Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.