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Last Update: Aug 12, 2010
The next Friends group meeting will be: Tues. August 24th, 2010 Note: Friends meetings are open to the public and public participation is encouraged.
Minutes from the May 25, 2010 Friends meeting are now on-line: Click here to read them (Note: There was no June 2010 meeting) The Spring 2010 Friends Newsletter (In PDF Format) is now on-line. Click here to read it.
Trail Maps: (Updated April 2010) The Macomb Orchard Trail Commission has printed a brochure with a map of the trail from Dequindre all the way to Richmond. We have reproduced the map as a PDF page which you can view and print. Click Here for the Macomb Orchard Trail Map
Westview Orchards - Trail Parking (Apr. 3, 2010) As you probably know, we are just West of the trail and
are located at 30 mile rd and Van Dyke. We have grass over flow parking and
would like to let the trail users know that they are welcome to use this area
for parking since we are a short ride to the trail. Also, we have restrooms
that riders can use. This year, we will be adding bike racks for riders. We
just opened our ice cream shoppe last year and wanted to let people who use the
trail know about it if they wanted to stop in for a treat. We had quite a few
riders stop in last year for cider and donuts, fruit, etc., and would like to
let more riders know that we are close to the trail if they are looking for
stops along the way.
The Ted Gondert memorial bike racks. Ted was an early and ardent trail supporter and member of the Friends group who passed away. We purchased three bike racks in his memory. Two bike racks have been installed, one at West rd., and the second in Richmond. The third is slated for the proposed park at 32 mile. Please note: People have been referring to these as "art pieces". They're bike racks and it's perfectly ok to chain your bike to it while your resting.
Apr. 5, 2009 - The Detroit Free Press: Hike-bike trails to expand 70 miles of Macomb County. An ambitious $8.5-million project is under way to connect several existing hike-bike trails into a giant, continuous loop that officials say will stretch from central to northern Macomb County and -- hopefully -- attract hikers, cyclers, runners and joggers from across the region. Click here for the complete story.
The Covered Bridge – Status update March 7, 2010 Due to the economic times, the covered bridge project has been temporarily shelved.
Note: To ask
questions or report concerns/problems about the Macomb Orchard Trail.
With 11,833 miles of rail-trails in the United
States, where do you turn for information? The Macomb Orchard Trail Commission's web site can be found at: www.macomborchardtrail.com
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