Kiwanis Trail | |
Rails to Trails | |
Length: | 8 miles |
Location: | Adrian to near Tecumseh Michigan United States |
Trailheads: | Parking in Adrian and north terminus [1] [2] |
Use: | Hiking, Bicycling, Inline Skating, Cross Country Skiing[3] |
Grade: | mostly flat to gentle railroad grades[4] |
Difficulty: | Wheelchair accessible[5] |
Months: | 12 |
Sights: | Covered bridge in Trestle Park Trestle bridge over Wolf Creek |
Surface: | Asphalt, Concrete |
Row: | DT&I |
The Kiwanis Trail is a rail to trail conversion in Adrian, Michigan that roughly follows the River Raisin.
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.
The paved trail is maintained by the parks department of in Adrian. It extends northeast and almost reaches the city of Tecumseh.
Crossing | Mileage | Notes | Coordinates | |
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(mi) | (km) | |||
0disp=tableNaNdisp=table | Southern Terminus, Adrian | 41.8911°N -84.0426°W | ||
Riverside Park | 0.3disp=tableNaNdisp=table | Bathrooms and parking | 41.8941°N -84.0463°W | |
0.8disp=tableNaNdisp=table | Busy highway crossing | 41.8995°N -84.0419°W | ||
Trestle Park | 1.1disp=tableNaNdisp=table | Bathrooms and parking | 41.9046°N -84.0359°W | |
Bent Oak Ave. | 1.7disp=tableNaNdisp=table | Parking | 41.9096°N -84.0336°W | |
Trestle bridge | 1.8disp=tableNaNdisp=table | Trestle bridge over Wolf Creek that drains Lake Adrian into Raisin River | 41.9096°N -84.0336°W | |
W. Valley Rd. | 4.2disp=tableNaNdisp=table | 41.9383°N -84.0071°W | ||
4.4disp=tableNaNdisp=table | Caution, busy highway | 41.9413°N -84.0046°W | ||
Jct. of Ives Rd. & Green Hwy. | 8.1disp=tableNaNdisp=table | Parking, Northern Terminus, 1.5 miles south of Tecumseh | 41.978°N -83.9561°W |