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BakerBaker
E Coleman E Coleman Webster
Pickard
Wat
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Olson
Jefferson
Rosebush
Baseline
Chippewa River Rd
Shearer
McNallyWeidman
Clarabella
River
Isabella
Pine River Rd
Guernsey
Denver
Barden
Ch
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Eas
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Beal City
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Grass Lake
Jordan
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N J
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Bawkey
Saginaw Rd
Main St
Wakerly
Saginaw Rd
Bower
Gen
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Coolidge
Elm
Wheeler
Lakeview
Isabella
Pomranky
Whitman
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Loo
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Fike
Coolidge
Herrick
8 M
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Beal City
Weidman
Stevenson Lake
Co
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Shearer Shearer
Jordan
Saiko
Rosebush
Pose
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Patt
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Bad
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Blakely
BurnsBurns
Clarabella Clarabella
Washington
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Midland CityForest Park
Pere Marquette
Mag
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Tit
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Rd
Brine Pond
number 6
Chippewa Trail
Chippewa River
San fo
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Lak
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Sanford
Rosebush
Midland
Clare
MtPleasant
Coleman
Access Site Parking Restrooms Water
1 Loomis Staging Area Yes Yes Yes
2 Coleman Staging Area Yes Yes Yes
3 North Bradley Staging Area Yes Yes No
4 Sanford Staging Area Yes Yes Yes
5 Averill Rollaway Park Yes No No
6 Duck Hunters Memorial Yes No No
7 Emerson Park Yes Yes Yes
8 Midland Staging Area Yes Yes Yes
Pere Marquette Rail-Trail Access
9 Chippewa Nature Center Yes Yes Yes
Chippewa Trail Access
NorthwoodUniversity
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Isabella Isabella
Saginaw Rd
Saginaw Rd
Pere Marquette Rd
Lyle
Leat
on
W Curtis
Mis
sio
n R
d
Isab
ella
Isabella
Ho
pe
Ho
pe
Cra
wfo
rd
Vernon
Sh
eph
erd
Sta
rkS
tark
Shaffer
9 M
ile
11 M
ile
Shearer
Co
lem
an
Loo
mis
Loo
mis
Mer
idia
nM
erid
ian
Nielson
BakerBaker
E Coleman E Coleman Webster
Pickard
Wat
er
Olson
Jefferson
Rosebush
Baseline
Chippewa River Rd
Shearer
McNallyWeidman
Clarabella
River
Isabella
Pine River Rd
Guernsey
Denver
Barden
Ch
ipp
ewa
Eas
tman
Hull
Beal City
N L
ewis
Grass Lake
Jordan
Battle
Remus
Mid
dle
WackerlyWackerly
Saiko
Su
mm
erto
n
11 M
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Shaffer
Monroe
Eas
tman
Eastm
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Cas
tor
Cas
tor
Ber
gm
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Bombay
Herrick Herrick
Battle
Ruhle
Flo
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Sw
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W Burns
Gen
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Riv
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McG
rud
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Jeff
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n
Hurley
Sw
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Isab
ella
Bar
d EddyWashington
Toba
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Lake
San
ford
Ro
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Olson
Love Rd
7 M
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Gra
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Ch
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Bra
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Van
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Weinert
Mag
rud
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Lew
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Main St M-115
Dee
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Stu
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Eb
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Isab
ella
Ro
dg
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Hubbard
7 M
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Ashby
Maynard
Hu
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Airport
Du
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Sch
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l
11 M
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Ber
gm
an
WalterRuhle
Mier
Co
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Tow
nh
all
Bam
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Doherty
10 M
ile
5 M
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Nei
ner
Fike
Co
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ty L
ine
Rd
Co
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ty L
ine
Rd
Mar
tin
Mis
sio
n
Orc
har
d
Stevenson Lake
N J
ack
Wis
e
Mer
idia
n
Bawkey
Saginaw Rd
Main St
Wakerly
Saginaw Rd
Bower
Gen
uin
e
Coolidge
Elm
Wheeler
Lakeview
Isabella
Pomranky
Whitman
Co
rnw
ell
McE
wan
E PriceE Price
Wis
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Sta
rk
Loo
mis
Fike
Coolidge
Herrick
8 M
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Beal City
Weidman
Stevenson Lake
Co
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an
Shearer Shearer
Jordan
Saiko
Rosebush
Pose
yvill
e
Patt
erso
n
Bad
ou
r
Blakely
BurnsBurns
Clarabella Clarabella
Washington
4
6
7
5
Midland CityForest Park
Pere Marquette
Mag
rud
der
Tit
tab
aw
asse
e R
iver
Rd
Brine Pond
number 6
Chippewa Trail
Chippewa River
San fo
rd
Lak
e
Sanford
Rosebush
Midland
Clare
MtPleasant
Coleman
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Pere Marquette Rail-TrailRacing from Clare to Midland, the Pere Marquette Rail-Trail is one of Michigan’s most widely used and nicely maintained nonmotor-ized multi-use trails. So highly regarded, it was inducted into “The Rail-Trail Hall of Fame” by the national Rails-to-Trails Conservancy.
The 30-mile asphalt trail crosses several bridges and travels through a series of small towns with plenty of stores and restaurants to stop for lunch or a cool drink along the way. A separate path for horseback riding runs parallel to the trail for 5 miles between Coleman and North Bradley. The entire trail is closed to snowmobiling, but is plowed during the winter months to allow year-round use. Sections of the Pere Marquette Rail-Trail receive a fresh coat of sealer each year and in excellent condition. This is a flat, fast, exceptionally smooth trail, making it an easy ride for people of all abilities.
For a day trip, we recommend starting your journey at the downtown Midland Staging Area where you can check out “The Tridge,” a unique three-span bridge crossing the confluence of the Tittabawassee and Chippewa rivers. As you head west, the trail passes by the Northwood University campus and the entrance to the Dow Historical Museum. You will also pass by several small parks, memorials, historic sites and natural areas along the trail as you travel through Sanford and Coleman on your way to Clare.
Chippewa TrailLike to add a few more scenic miles to your trail adventure? In Midland, you can cross “The Tridge” to ride along the 3.7-mile Chippewa Trail, a nonmotorized, paved pathway that meanders through the Chippewa Nature Center. Interpretive signs along the way tell the story of this unique landscape.
Pass through a tunnel under US-127 in Clare.
Cross the “Tridge” in Midland where you can connect with the Chippewa Trail.
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