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Carleton

MI · 42.0592, -83.3908

Monroe Street (M125) and Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail are 2 of 3 signed byways within 30 miles of Carleton, Michigan.

Understand

Platted in 1872 and incorporated in 1911, this village was named after a popular Michiganite poet who went by the full name of Willian McKendree Carleton (21 October 1845 – 18 December 1912), Will Carleton for short. It's an agricultural community with an operating grain elevator that also has several small businesses and restaurants which are worth exploring and improvising.
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The drives · Designated roads lead.

3 scenic drives near Carleton

Ordered by federal designation, then by how close each one runs to Carleton. All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways are named by the Federal Highway Administration, not by us.

  1. 01

    Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail

    National Scenic Byway · 23 mi out

  2. 02

    Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail

    All-American Road · 26 mi out

  3. 03

    Monroe Street (M125)

    State scenic byway · 7 mi out

Day-trip loops

Planned by the Byway engine on real roads: every stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature, and the total time counts driving and the stops themselves.

Loop 1 · 4 h window · 103 mi

3 h 52 loop · 4 stops · back by 7:51 PM. Rides the Monroe Street (M125) (+4 min).

  1. Carleton Rest Area 826 · 30 min
  2. Bear Statue · 10 min
  3. Terhune Pioneer Memorial Park · 30 min
  4. Decode · 10 min

Touches Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, Monroe Street (M125)

Loop 2 · 8 h window · 126 mi

7 h 59 loop · 10 stops · back by 7:58 PM. Incorporates Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail.

  1. Carleton Rest Area 826 · 30 min
  2. River Raisin National Battlefield Park · 45 min
  3. Monroe Welcome Center 823 · 30 min
  4. Big Goose · 30 min
  5. Miller Park · 45 min
  6. Bear Statue · 10 min
  7. Milan Veterans Wall of Honor · 30 min
  8. Terhune Pioneer Memorial Park · 30 min
  9. Decode · 10 min
  10. Belleville Rest Area · 30 min

Touches Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, Monroe Street (M125)

Common questions

How long is a scenic day-trip loop from Carleton?

Byway's engine bakes two loops from Carleton: 4 h, 103 miles, 4 stops; and 8 h, 126 miles, 10 stops. The time counts the driving and the stops themselves.

What is there to stop at on a day trip from Carleton?

The 8 h loop stops at Carleton Rest Area 826, River Raisin National Battlefield Park, Monroe Welcome Center 823, Big Goose, Miller Park, Bear Statue, Milan Veterans Wall of Honor, Terhune Pioneer Memorial Park, Decode and Belleville Rest Area. Each stop traces to an OpenStreetMap feature.

Within reach

Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.

Scenic byways

Lookouts

Named places

  • Ash Carleton Park · 0 mi
  • Carleton Rest Area 826 · 2 mi
  • Joseph Waltz Memorial Park · 3 mi
  • Nike Park · 4 mi
  • Crosswinds Marsh Preserve · 4 mi
  • Flint Woods Picnic Area · 4 mi
  • Acorn Knoll Picnic Area · 4 mi
  • Elder Creek Picnic Area · 4 mi

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