Kiwanis Trail

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Kiwanis Trail
Kiwanis Trail Adrian Michigan.JPG
Rails to Trails
Length8 miles
Location Adrian to near Tecumseh
Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Trailheads Centro free car parking large.svg Parking in Adrian and north terminus [1] [2]
UseHiking, Bicycling, Inline Skating, Cross Country Skiing [1] [3]
Elevation
Grade mostly flat to gentle railroad grades [4]
Hiking details
Trail difficulty MUTCD D9-6.svg Wheelchair accessible [5]
Months12
SightsCovered bridge in Trestle Park
Trestle bridge over Wolf Creek
Surface Asphalt, Concrete [1]
Right of way DT&I

The Kiwanis Trail is a rail to trail conversion in Adrian, Michigan that roughly follows the River Raisin. [1]

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History

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old DT&I Railroad map Old DT&I railway map.jpg
old DT&I Railroad map

The trail occupies the old Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad that extended from Ironton, Ohio to Detroit.

The trail forms the first component of a much longer proposed regional greenway trail, the River Raisin Greenway. [6] If completed, it would extend from Adrian to Manchester, Michigan. [1]

Location

The paved trail is maintained by the parks department of in Adrian. It extends northeast and almost reaches the city of Tecumseh. [2]

CrossingMileageNotesCoordinates
(mi)(km)
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US 223.svgM-52.svg Bus. US 223 / M-52 (S. Adrian Hwy. / S. Main St.)
00Southern Terminus, Adrian 41°53′28″N84°02′33″W / 41.891096°N 84.042612°W / 41.891096; -84.042612 (Kiwanis Trail, southern terminus)
Riverside Park0.30.48 Toilets unisex.svg Centro free car parking large.svg Bathrooms and parking [1] [2] 41°53′39″N84°02′47″W / 41.894112°N 84.046265°W / 41.894112; -84.046265 (Kiwanis Trail, Riverside Park)
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US 223.svg Bus. US 223 (Maumee St.)
0.81.3Busy highway crossing 41°53′58″N84°02′31″W / 41.899546°N 84.041870°W / 41.899546; -84.041870 (Kiwanis Trail, Business 223)
Trestle Park1.11.8 Toilets unisex.svg Centro free car parking large.svg Bathrooms and parking [1] [2] 41°54′16″N84°02′09″W / 41.904551°N 84.035880°W / 41.904551; -84.035880 (Kiwanis Trail, Trestle Park)
Bent Oak Ave.1.72.7 Centro free car parking large.svg Parking [2] 41°54′34″N84°02′01″W / 41.909580°N 84.033627°W / 41.909580; -84.033627 (Kiwanis Trail, Bent Oak Ave)
Trestle bridge1.82.9Trestle bridge over Wolf Creek that drains Lake Adrian into Raisin River 41°54′34″N84°02′01″W / 41.909580°N 84.033627°W / 41.909580; -84.033627 (Kiwanis Trail, trestle bridge over Wolf Creek)
W. Valley Rd.4.26.8 Toilets unisex.svg Port-a-pot courtesy of St. John's Lutheran Church [2] 41°56′18″N84°00′25″W / 41.938298°N 84.007069°W / 41.938298; -84.007069 (Kiwanis Trail, Lutheran church at Valley Rd.)
M-52.svg M-52 (N. Adrian Hwy.)4.47.1Caution, busy highway 41°56′29″N84°00′17″W / 41.941285°N 84.004609°W / 41.941285; -84.004609 (Kiwanis Trail, M-52)
Jct. of Ives Rd. & Green Hwy.8.113.0 Centro free car parking large.svg Parking, [1] Northern Terminus, 1.5 miles south of Tecumseh 41°58′41″N83°57′22″W / 41.978027°N 83.956059°W / 41.978027; -83.956059 (Kiwanis Trail, northern terminus)

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Adrian Lock and Bike: Local Cycling Trail".
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