Fred Meijer White Pine Trail State Park
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The trail extends from northern Grand Rapids to Cadillac, and it lies on the path graded for the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad (later absorbed by the Pennsylvania Railroad). The White Pine Trail is a rail trail park. It was named the "Fred Meijer White Pine Trail State Park"[1] after a donation by grocery store executive Fred Meijer.
History
As the railroad ceased operation in the mid-1980s, the Michigan Department of Transportation came to own the rail bed. By 1994 the property was transferred to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), which began replacing the rails with a trail for public recreational use.
Current Condition
The trail extends from Ann Street in Grand Rapids north to Cadillac. The trail is completely paved as of the fall of 2023.
Snowmobiles are permitted on most of the trail, between Russell Road (near Cedar Springs) and South Street in Cadillac. Motorized wheel vehicles (other than personal accessibility devices) are not permitted.
In addition to the Michigan DNR doing maintenance on the trail, volunteers, organized by Friends of the White Pine Trail. [1] Template:Webarchive also provide hundreds of volunteer hours of maintenance and advocacy work.
Communities Along Trail
The trail passes through the following communities:
- Comstock Park, Michigan
- Belmont, Michigan
- Rockford, Michigan
- Cedar Springs, Michigan
- Sand Lake, Michigan
- Pierson, Michigan
- Howard City, Michigan
- Morley, Michigan
- Stanwood, Michigan
- Big Rapids, Michigan
- Paris, Michigan
- Reed City, Michigan
- Ashton, Michigan
- Le Roy, Michigan
- Tustin, Michigan
- Cadillac, Michigan
Waypoints
Template:Side box Waypoints for the Fred Meijer White Pine Trail State Park.[2] ↑ in the Distance column points to the other waypoint that the distance is between.
| Location | Services | Distance (approx.) |
Coordinates |
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| Cadillac, Michigan | Parking, Restroom | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | |
| Waypoint 2 | Parking, Restroom | ↑ Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Tustin, Michigan | Drinking Fountain, Restroom | ↑ Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Le Roy, Michigan | Drinking Fountain, Restroom | ↑ Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Reed City, Michigan | Drinking Fountain, Restroom | ↑ Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Paris, Michigan | Drinking Fountain, Restroom | ↑ Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Big Rapids, Michigan | ↑ Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | |
| Morley, Michigan | Drinking Fountain, Parking, Restroom | ↑ Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Howard City, Michigan | Drinking Fountain, Restroom | ↑ Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Cedar Springs, Michigan | Parking | ↑ Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
| Comstock Park, Michigan | ↑ Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". |
Plans
The trail is also connected to other trail systems in the state, including the Kent Trails system in Grand Rapids (currently connected with a designated bike route through the city between Butterworth Ave SW and the Lake Michigan Credit Union Ballpark,) Musketawa Trail, much as the White Pine Trail already connects with the Pere Marquette State Trail in Reed City.
References
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- ↑ Fred Meijer White Pine Trail State Park Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- ↑ White Pine Trail State Park Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (Free registration required to view map)
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External links
- The White Pine Trail - TheRockfordNetwork.com
- Friends of the White Pine Trail Template:Webarchive
- Michigan Rail Trail info
- White Pine Trail State Park page at RailsToTrails.us
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- Protected areas of Mecosta County, Michigan
- Protected areas of Osceola County, Michigan
- Protected areas of Wexford County, Michigan
- U.S. Route 131
- Bike paths in Michigan
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- Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad