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{{Distinguish|Pere Marquette Rail Trail}}
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The '''Pere Marquette State Trail''' is a [[bicycle]] and multi-use [[trail]] in west-central lower [[Michigan]], running {{convert|55|mi|km}} through [[Clare County, Michigan|Clare]], [[Lake County, Michigan|Lake]], and [[Osceola County, Michigan|Osceola]] [[County#United_States|Counties]].<ref>[http://www.trailresources.com/trail-michigan-pere-marquette-state-trail.html Pere Marquette State Trail<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Intersecting with the [[White Pine Trail State Park|White Pine Trail]] in [[Reed City, Michigan|Reed City]], the trail is paved in areas, particularly between Reed City and the Village of Hersey,<ref>[http://www.traillink.com/ViewTrail.aspx?AcctID=6016199 TrailLink :: Pere Marquette State Forest Trail<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> with a ballast or cinder surface elsewhere. The Pere Marquett State Forest and the Hersey and Muskegon Rivers can be seen from the trailside. The Pere Marquette State Trail is open to non-motorized uses.
{{short description|Recreational trail in Michigan, United States}}
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The '''Pere Marquette State Trail''' is a [[bicycle]] and multi-use [[trail]] in lower [[Michigan]], running {{convert|55|mi|km}} through [[Clare County, Michigan|Clare]], [[Lake County, Michigan|Lake]], and [[Osceola County, Michigan|Osceola]] [[County (United States)|Counties]].<ref>[http://www.trailresources.com/trail-michigan-pere-marquette-state-trail.html Pere Marquette State Trail<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918112254/http://www.trailresources.com/trail-michigan-pere-marquette-state-trail.html |date=2009-09-18 }}</ref> Intersecting with the [[White Pine Trail State Park|White Pine Trail]] in [[Reed City, Michigan|Reed City]], the trail is paved in areas,<ref>[http://www.traillink.com/ViewTrail.aspx?AcctID=6016199 TrailLink :: Pere Marquette State Forest Trail<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> with a ballast or cinder surface elsewhere. The trail's western terminus is the Village of Baldwin with the City of Clare as its eastern terminus. From Baldwin east to The Pere Marquette State Trail is open to non-motorized uses. Except for a gap at its eastern end as the trail enters the City of [[Clare, Michigan|Clare]], it is developed on a former railroad bed. From the City of Clare southeast to Midland, the trail continues as the Pere Marquette Rail Trail.


==Historical background==
The Pere Marquette State Trail may be confused with another trail of similar name, the [[Pere Marquette Rail Trail]], also in central Michigan, with which the Pere Marquette State Trail may one day be connected.<ref>[http://www.themorningsun.com/stories/052507/loc_railtrail.shtml The Morning Sun<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
The [[Pere Marquette Railway]] ran trains along the route, west past Baldwin to [[Ludington, Michigan|Ludington]] and east to Saginaw. At Saginaw the trains were timed to meet with separate Bay City-originating trains to Detroit. The PM's successor, the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Railway]] ended the Ludington to Saginaw trains in the latter months of 1949.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Tables 50, 53|journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=82 |issue=3 |date=August 1949}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title= Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Table 53, freight only, November 1950 schedule|journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=82 |issue=8 |date=January 1950}}</ref>

==Location==
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| West of Clare ({{Jct|state=MI|M|115}})
| {{coord|43|49|40.4|N|84|48|40.0|W|display=inline|type:landmark_region:US-MI}}
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| Baldwin ({{Jct|state=MI|M|37}} (Michigan Ave.))
| {{coord|43|53|50.6|N|85|51|05.9|W|display=inline|type:landmark_region:US-MI}}
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Protected areas of Clare County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Hiking trails in Michigan]]
[[Category:Hiking trails in Michigan]]
[[Category:Footpaths]]
[[Category:Bike paths in Michigan]]
[[Category:Rail trails in Michigan]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Lake County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Osceola County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Transportation in Clare County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Transportation in Lake County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Transportation in Osceola County, Michigan]]

Latest revision as of 04:27, 14 December 2023

Not to be confused with Pere Marquette Rail Trail.
Pere Marquette State Trail
View of the trail in Grant Township just west of the city of Clare
Length55 mi (89 km)
LocationClare, Lake, and Osceola Counties, Michigan
TrailheadsBaldwin, Michigan
Reed City, Michigan
Hersey, Michigan
Evart, Michigan
Lake, Clare County, Michigan
Farwell, Michigan
UseWalking, running, biking, rollerblading
DifficultyEasy
SurfaceAsphalt, Ballast, Cinders
Trail map

Map

The Pere Marquette State Trail is a bicycle and multi-use trail in lower Michigan, running 55 miles (89 km) through Clare, Lake, and Osceola Counties.[1] Intersecting with the White Pine Trail in Reed City, the trail is paved in areas,[2] with a ballast or cinder surface elsewhere. The trail's western terminus is the Village of Baldwin with the City of Clare as its eastern terminus. From Baldwin east to The Pere Marquette State Trail is open to non-motorized uses. Except for a gap at its eastern end as the trail enters the City of Clare, it is developed on a former railroad bed. From the City of Clare southeast to Midland, the trail continues as the Pere Marquette Rail Trail.

Historical background

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The Pere Marquette Railway ran trains along the route, west past Baldwin to Ludington and east to Saginaw. At Saginaw the trains were timed to meet with separate Bay City-originating trains to Detroit. The PM's successor, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ended the Ludington to Saginaw trains in the latter months of 1949.[3][4]

Location

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Pere Marquette State Trail
Location Coordinates
West of Clare ( M-115) 43°49′40.4″N 84°48′40.0″W / 43.827889°N 84.811111°W / 43.827889; -84.811111
Baldwin ( M-37 (Michigan Ave.)) 43°53′50.6″N 85°51′05.9″W / 43.897389°N 85.851639°W / 43.897389; -85.851639

References

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  1. ^ Pere Marquette State Trail Archived 2009-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ TrailLink :: Pere Marquette State Forest Trail
  3. ^ "Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Tables 50, 53". Official Guide of the Railways. 82 (3). National Railway Publication Company. August 1949.
  4. ^ "Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Table 53, freight only, November 1950 schedule". Official Guide of the Railways. 82 (8). National Railway Publication Company. January 1950.
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