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West Michigan Trails
and Greenways Coalition The West Michigan Trails and Greenways Coalition
is a non-profit group of like-minded donors, organizations and volunteers
who are dedicated to developing non-motorized trails and greenways into
a linked system that connects wilderness areas, parks, historic landmarks
and cultural sites throughout West Michigan. |
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Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance
is a non-profit organization that shall foster and facilitate the creation
of an interconnected statewide system of trails and greenways for recreation,
health, transportation, economic development and environmental/cultural
preservation purposes. |
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Rails to Trails Conservancy
(National) - learn about the conversion of old railroad grades to trails.
Also visit the Rails to Trails Midwest
Regional Office. |
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Trails and Greenways Clearinghouse
- provides technical assistance, information resources, and referrals to
trail and greenway advocates across the nation. |
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Traillink.com - Search a database
of trails around the country. |
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Musketawa Trail - member of
the West Michigan Trails/Greenways Coalition and a sister trail of the Paul
Henry - Thornapple Trail. 25 mile long trail located between Marne and Muskegon,
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White Pine Trail - member
of the West Michigan Trails/Greenways Coalition and a sister trail of the
Musketawa Trail. It is a 92 mile long trail between Grand Rapids and Cadillac
MI. Click HERE
to view their old web site which still has useful information. |
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Kent
Trails - is maintained by the Kent County Parks and Recreation Department
as is the section of Paul Henry - Thornapple Trail with in Kent County.
A connector to link these two trails is being developed along the M-6
South Beltline.
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The Friends of the
Walker Highland Trails have plans to develop and maintain a non-motorized
trail system within the City of Walker. This system will serve as the “hub”
to connect existing trails such as the Musketawa Trail, the White Pine Trail,
Kent Trails and the Paul Henry Thornapple Trail. |
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The Fred Meijer Heartland
Trail The Fred Meijer Heartland Trail, as proposed, is a paved
hiking/biking path that extends approximately 30 miles along abandoned
CSX railroad right-of-way going east of Elwell in Gratiot County, west
through Riverdale, Vestaburg, Cedar Lake and Edmore. At Edmore, the trail
turns south and runs through McBrides, Stanton, Sidney and ends at Lake
Road in Montcalm Township just north of Greenville.
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Barry County Parks
- owns approximately 10 miles of mostly undeveloped Paul Henry - Thornapple
Trail corridor within Barry County. The Barry County Parks Trail Committee
is working with The Thornapple Trail Association to develop and maintain
this section of trail. Barry County Parks' office is located at Charlton
Park. |
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City
of Kentwood Parks and Recreation Department - maintains the 2.5 mile
section of Paul Henry - Thornapple Trail with in their city limits. |
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DALMAC
- is an annual bike tour sponsored by the Tri-County Bicycle Association
of Lansing MI to raise money for bicycle awareness. Funding for the computer
equipment used to maintain this web site was provided by grant from the
DALMAC fund.
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Whispering
Waters Campground - is located on the Paul Henry - Thornapple Trail
between Middleville and Hastings. The owners are strong supporters of the
trail.
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