The Paint Creek Trail is approximately 8.5 miles long from end to end and connects the city of Rochester to Lake Orion. I used the trail to train for the Breast Cancer 3-Day a few years ago and it was the perfect setting. The trail is almost completely tree-lined and shady. It is used mostly by bicyclists and runners. You will pass residential areas, parks, a cider mill and streams. The trail is extremely well maintained and busy. If she takes normal precautions a woman would feel safe to use the trail alone.
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