Polly Ann Trail
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| Polly Ann Trail | |
|---|---|
| Length | 20 miles[1] |
| Location | Oakland County and Lapeer County, Michigan |
| Use | Hiking, bicycling, roller blading, and cross country skiing, horseback riding |
| Surface | Asphalt, gravel, dirt |
The Polly Ann Trail is a 20-mile-long rail trail in Oakland County and Lapeer County, Michigan. It follows a portion of the route of the former Pontiac, Oxford and Northern Railroad. The trail is owned by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and managed by local governments and the Polly Ann Trail Management Council in Oakland County and Friends of the Polly Ann Trail in Lapeer County.[2]
From south to north, the trail is within the following communities: Orion Township, Oxford Township/Oxford, Addison Township/Leonard, Dryden Township/Dryden, Attica Township, Imlay Township/Imlay City, and Arcadia Township.[3][4] The Oakland County portion of the trail has a crushed stone surface, while the Lapeer County portion is rough stone ballast. North of Imlay City, the trail is unimproved dirt and grass.[2]
Elevation of the trail peaks at 1084 ft. near the gravel pits east of Oxford, and it is generally downhill north to Imlay City, where the nadir is about 819 feet where the trail crosses the North Branch of the Belle River.[5]