List of rail trails in Michigan
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This list of rail trails in Michigan lists former railroad rights-of-way in Michigan that have been converted to rail trails for public use. A rail trail may still include rails, such as light rail or streetcar. By virtue of their characteristic shape (long and flat), some shorter rail trails are known as greenways and linear parks. As of 2015[update], Michigan has the most total mileage (2,381) of any state.[1]
Upper Peninsula
[edit]Northern Michigan
[edit]West Michigan
[edit]Central Michigan and the Thumb
[edit]Southwest Michigan
[edit]Trail name | Length (mi) | Length (km) | Counties | Original railroad | References |
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Indiana-Michigan River Valley Trail | 5.3 | 8.5 | Berrien | Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway | [87][88] |
Kal-Haven Trail | 34.5 | 55.5 | Kalamazoo, Van Buren | Kalamazoo and South Haven Railroad | [89] |
Kalamazoo River Valley Trail | 20.9 | 33.6 | Kalamazoo | Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad | [90] |
Main Trail | 0.5 | 0.80 | Calhoun | Michigan United Railways | [91] |
Paul Henry–Thornapple Rail Trail | 42 | 68 | Barry, Eaton, Kent | Michigan Central Railroad | [92][93][94] |
Shaver Road Bikeway | 1.8 | 2.9 | Kalamazoo | Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad | [95] |
Van Buren Trail State Park | 14 | 23 | Van Buren | Toledo and South Haven Railroad | [96] |
Vicksburg Trailway | 1.8 | 2.9 | Kalamazoo | Grand Trunk Western Railroad | [97] |
Southeast Michigan and Metro Detroit
[edit]Images
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Dequindre Cut
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Fred Meijer Heartland Trail
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Kal-Haven Trail
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Kiwanis Trail
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Paint Creek Trail
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Pere Marquette Rail-Trail
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White Pine Trail
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "United States | Rails-to-Trails Conservancy". Railstotrails.org. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ "Apple Blossom Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Beaver Pete's Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Iron Range Trails - Beechwood to Gibbs City". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Bergland to Sidnaw Rail-Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Bill Nicholls Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Coalwood Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Iron Range Trails - Crystal Falls to Iron River Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Escanaba to Hermansville Rail-Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Felch Grade Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Freda Grade Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Gay - Mohawk Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Grand Marais Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Hancock-Calumet Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Haywire Grade Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Houghton-to-Chassell Rail Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Iron Ore Heritage Trail". Iron Ore Heritage Trail. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Keweenaw Trails". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Little Falls Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Ontonagon to Rockland Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Peshekee to Clowry Rail-Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Republic/Champion Grade Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "St. Ignace to Trout Lake Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Soo Strong Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "State Line Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Watersmeet to Land O'Lakes Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Western Gateway Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Alpena to Hillman Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Betsie Valley Trail". Retrieved June 23, 2009.
- ^ "Northwestern Lower Michigan Trail Guide for hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing". ATI Consulting.
- ^ "Biking Hiking Northwest Michigan".
- ^ "Boardman Lake Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Boardman Lake Trail | TART Trails, Inc". traversetrails.org. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Grass River Natural Area Rail Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Huron Sunrise Trail". Rogers City. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ^ "Leelanau Trail". TART Trails. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Little Traverse Wheelway". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "North Central State Trail".
- ^ "North Eastern State Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "North Western State Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "TART". TART Trails. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Traverse Area Recreation and Transportation Trail (TART)". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Michigan Recreation Search Site Details Page". Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Fred Meijer White Pine Trail State Park". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Fred Meijer Berry Junction Trail Map - White Lake Dr. and Cogswell Ave. (Whitehall) to West Guiles Road at Whitehall Road (North Muskegon) | TrailLink". www.traillink.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Fred Meijer Grand River Valley Rail Trail Map - Riverside Dr. and S. Montcalm Ave. (Lowell) to creek south of E. Main St. and east of Beardsley Rd. (Ionia) | TrailLink". www.traillink.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Fred Meijer Pioneer Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Grand River Edges Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "William Field Memorial Hart–Montague Trail State Park". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Hart–Montague Trail" (PDF). Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
- ^ "Interurban Trail (Allegan County)". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Interurban Trail (Kent County)". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ Grand Rapids Community Media Center (March 20, 2015). "Abandoned Railroads: Kent County, Michigan". History Grand Rapids. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Kent Trails". accessKent. Archived from the original on August 26, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
- ^ "Laketon Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Medbery Bike Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Muskegon Lakeshore Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Musketawa Trail Map: 8th Ave.Fred Meijer Pioneer Trail between E. Garfield St. and Arthur St. (Marne) to Black Creek Rd. between E. Sherman Blvd. and Olthoff Dr. (Muskegon)". TrailLink. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "Musketawa Trail". Friends of the Musketawa Trail. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "North Bank Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "White Lake Pathway". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Bay County Riverwalk/Railtrail System". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Bay City Area Riverwalk/Railtrail, Bay City, MI 48706". GoGreat.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Saginaw County to Bay County Connector". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Cass City Walking Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "michiganrailroads.com - Cass City, MI". www.michiganrailroads.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Fred Meijer Clinton-Ionia-Shiawassee Trail Map - Prairie Creek (Ionia) to W. Main Street (Owosso) | TrailLink". www.traillink.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Fred Meijer Flat River Valley Rail Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Fred Meijer Heartland Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Home Fred Meijer Heartland Trail, bicycling, jogging, Alma". FM Heartland Trail. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Fred Thwaites Grand River Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Genesee Valley Trail". Michigan Trails Magazine. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "George Atkin Jr. Recreational Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Harger Line Rail-Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Harbor Beach Bike-Pedestrian Path". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Linear Park Pathway". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Pere Marquette Rail Trail". Pere Marquette Rail Trail. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Pere Marquette Rail-Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Michigan Trails | Portland Riverwalk". mitrails.org. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "Saginaw Valley Rail Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Michigan Trails | Saginaw Valley Rail Trail". mitrails.org. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "michiganrailroads.com - St. Charles, MI". www.michiganrailroads.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Southern Links Trailway Columbiaville, Otter Lake, Millington Michigan". Southern Links Trailway. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Southern Links Trailway". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Trolley Line Trail (MI)". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Vassar Rail Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Indiana–Michigan River Valley Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "IN–MI River Valley Trail". SWMPC. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Michigan Recreation Search Site Details Page". Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Kalamazoo River Valley Trail Map - Kal-Haven Trail; E. D Ave. just east of the Kalamazoo River (Kalamazoo) to Galesburg-Augusta Primary School at S. 35th St. and W. Battle Creek St. (Galesburg) | TrailLink". www.traillink.com. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Main Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Paul Henry Thornapple Trail". Kent County Parks. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Paul Henry–Thornapple Trail". Thornapple Trail Association. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Paul Henry–Thornapple Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Shaver Road Bikeway". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Michigan Recreation Search Site Details Page". Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Vicksburg Trailway". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Baw Beese Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
- ^ "Bridge to Bay Trail". Trail Link.
- ^ "Home". Clinton River Trail. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Dequindre Cut". Detroit Riverfront Conservancy. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Huron Valley Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Kiwanis Trail (MI)". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Michigan Recreation Search Site Details Page". Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Litchfield Nature Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Macomb Orchard Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Martin Luther King Equality Trail | Michigan Trails | TrailLink". www.traillink.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ "Michigan Air Line Trail". City of Wixom. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Home". MI Airline Trail. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Welcome to the Paint Creek Trail!". Paint Creek Trail. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "Polly Ann Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Riverbend Preserve Rail-Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Wadhams to Avoca Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ "West Bloomfield Trail". Michigan Trails. TrailLink. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ^ "West Bloomfield Trail". West Bloomfield Parks. Retrieved October 1, 2019.