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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

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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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