This list of rail trails in Michigan lists former railroad
rights-of-way
Right of way is the legal right, established by grant from a landowner or long usage (i.e. by prescription), to pass along a specific route through property belonging to another.
A similar ''right of access'' also exists on land held by a gov ...
in
Michigan that have been converted to
rail trail
A rail trail is a shared-use path on railway right of way. Rail trails are typically constructed after a railway has been abandoned and the track has been removed, but may also share the right of way with active railways, light rail, or streetcar ...
s for public use. A rail trail may still include rails, such as
light rail or
streetcar. By virtue of their characteristic shape (long and flat), some shorter rail trails are known as
greenways
Greenway or Greenways may refer to:
* Greenway (landscape), a linear park focused on a trail or bike path
* Another term for bicycle boulevards in some jurisdictions
People
* Greenway (surname)
Places
Australia
* Electoral Division of Greenway ...
and
linear parks. , Michigan has the most total mileage (2,381) of any state.
Upper Peninsula
Northern Michigan
West Michigan
Central Michigan and the Thumb
Southwest Michigan
Southeast Michigan and Metro Detroit
Images
File:Dequindre Cut Detroit b.JPG, Dequindre Cut
File:Fred meijer heartland trail gratiot.jpg, Fred Meijer Heartland Trail
File:Kal-Haven Trail.jpg, Kal-Haven Trail
File:Kiwanis Trail Adrian Michigan.JPG, Kiwanis Trail
File:Rochester Michigan Paint Creek Trail.JPG, Paint Creek Trail
File:PM-Rail-trail.jpg, Pere Marquette Rail-Trail
File:White Pine Trail, Michigan.jpg, White Pine Trail
See also
*
List of rail trails in the United States
*
List of Michigan state parks
This is a list of Michigan state parks and related protected areas under the jurisdiction or owned by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Parks and Recreation Division. A total of 106 state parks, state recreation areas and trai ...
*
Rails with trails
References
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Michigan transportation-related lists
Rail trails in Michigan
Michigan