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Access Site Parking Restrooms Water

1 Bowen Park Yes Yes Yes

2 Stauffer Avenue Staging Area Yes Yes Yes

3 Wing Street Trailhead Yes No No

4 Paris Park Yes No No

5 Downtown Caledonia Yes No No

6 Crane Road Trailhead Yes No No

7 Middleville Staging Area Yes Yes Yes

8 Irving Trailhead Yes No No

9 Apple Street Riverfront Trailhead Yes Yes No

10 Tyden Park Yes Yes Yes

11 Bliss Riverfront Park Yes No No

12 Maple Valley High School Yes Yes Yes

Paul Henry Thornapple Trail Access

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Paul Henry Thornapple TrailExplore the natural beauty of the Paul Henry Thornapple Trail, a work in progress that inches closer to completion with each passing year thanks to the efforts of the Thornapple Trail Association, Barry County Parks and local units of government. As you venture along the trail, you’ll travel through the Thornapple River Valley with its mix of farmland, quaint country towns, lush wetlands, shady woodlands and long tunnels of trees.

The trail’s origins date back to 1990 when the Michigan Central Railroad sold major portions of its right-of-way to the State of Michigan, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the Thornapple Trail Association and several private landowners. The 42-mile nonmotorized trail is being built in phases and will eventually connect Grand Rapids with Vermontville.

Fully developed paved sections of the trail currently include 12.8 miles from Kentwood to 108th Street, 4.6 miles through Middleville to Irving, the 2.4-mile Hastings Riverwalk, and 1.5 miles from

Maple Valley High School near Nashville to Vermontville.

Barry County Parks and the Thornapple Trail Association are currently applying for funding to acquire and develop the abandoned railway between 108th Street and Middleville and other sections currently in private ownership.

In loving memory of Jean Lamoreaux whose leadership and dedication to the Thornapple Trail Association

and Middleville community will be remembered by us all.

We need members! You can help the Thornapple Trail Association continue to support the trail. Go to www.ThornappleTrail.com to become a member.

The Thornapple Trail Association is a 501c3 non-profit organization to help support, develop and promote the Paul Henry Thornapple Trail.

HELP SUPPORT THETHORNAPPLE TRAIL ASSOCIATION

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“Where the Past Lives”

(269) 945-3775 www.CharltonPark.org

Family Fun & Entertainment

All Year Long

PARKS

Discover

McKeown Bridge Park Fishing, walking trails, canoe launch, public restrooms and parking.

DiscoverBarry County Parks

BarryCounty.org/parks

ThornappleBirdingTrail.orgThis trail highlights the

important habitats and birds around Barry County.

thornapplebirdingtrail.org

THORNAPPLEBIRDINGTRAIL

Explore 22 of Barry County’s best

birding locations.

Visit our websitefor an Interactive Birding Trail Map.

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Experience the Beauty of Barry County...Naturally

Explore over 9 miles of self-guided nature trails from dawn to dusk.

701 W Cloverdale Rd | Hastings MI 49058 | Phone: (269) 721-4190

Visitor Center Hours: Monday – Friday 9 am – 5 pmCedarCreekInstitute.org

Cross three bridgeson the newest section of the trail north of down-town Middleville.

The Paul Henry Thornapple Trail intersects with the East West Trail in Kentwood.

Photo by Lois Alexander

Trails Legend

Paved TrailConnector RouteGrass and Gravel TrailUnder DevelopmentProposed or Planned TrailHighwaysRoads

http://thornapplebirdingtrail.orghttp://cedarcreekinstitute.org