Welcome to Oakland County's Polly Ann Power Trail. These caches are placed with permission from the Polly Ann Trail Management Council. Most of the caches are placed within a few feet of the trail and should require no bushwhacking unless noted. Please use care to leave as little impact on the vegetation as is possible. The trail is open from dawn to dusk year round. Search only during open hours.
The cache names have no significance on the cache placement or container. They are named after some of the many lakes in Oakland County.
The Polly Ann Trail is a 14.2 mile long, non-motorized trail located in Oakland County Michigan in suburban Detroit.
The trail connects the communities of Orion Township, Oxford Township, the Village of Oxford, Addison Township, and the Village of Leonard. Our popular linear park utilizes the abandoned P.O. & N. railroad corridor, and transverses through some of the most beautiful untouched landscape in northern Oakland County.
The Polly Ann Trail begins in Orion Township and continues northeast through Oxford, Addison, and Leonard to the Oakland-Lapeer county line at Bordman Road.
The trail surface is crushed aggregate and some asphalt surface in densely populated areas. Motorized vehicles are prohibited. Dogs should be leashed and under control. Do not litter or disturb vegetation or wildlife. Hunting is not allowed. All users yield to horses; cyclists yield to all other users. Helmets for riders are not required, but are recommended. Please be courteous to your fellow users and adjacent property owners.
There are public parking area options along the trail, especially in Oxford and Orion Township. The Blanka Trailhead in Leonard is the best place to park. It is large enough to accommodate horse trailers and has a rest room. Please obey local ordinances and do not park on private property.