Length: 24.7 Miles
Loop Trail: No
Primary Trail Type: Rail Trail
Additional Trail Types: -
Agency: State
Entry Fee: -
Fee Notes: -
Parking Fee: -
Permit Fee: -
Trail Use Notes:
None
Seasonal Use Notes:
None
Location: Western Lower Michigan
County: Ottawa, Muskegon
State: MI
Townships: Marne MI, Conklin MI, Ravenna MI, Muskegon MI
Driving Directions:
The Musketawa Trail is a 25 mile asphalt paved, handicapped accessible, multi-use recreation trail between Marne and Muskegon, Michigan. Completed in 2000, this heavily used trail is enjoyed by bikers, snowmobilers, horseback riders, rollerbladers, cross-country skiers, wheelchair travelers, hikers, and nature lovers. Scenery along the trail is varied. Leaving Muskegon you pass through light industrial and residential areas. Open fields of hay, blueberries, corn and cucumbers dominate the landscape much of the way to Ravenna which is generally considered the midpoint of the trail. Here you will find a replica of the old railroad water tower and the Crockery Creek trestle which rises 45 feet above the water. The eastern half of the trail is much more shaded as it passes through stretches of wooded landscape. You'll find the small village of Conklin about halfway to Marne. The Marne trailhead is in a rural area but there are long term plans to extend the trail to the east and connect with the other Grand Rapids area trails as a vital link in a statewide network. Future development on the Muskegon end will connect the Musketawa Trail to the Lake Michigan shoreline as well as the Hart-Montague Trail.
Average Grade: 1%
Maximum Grade: 1%
Elevation High: 740 Feet
Elevation Low: 632 Feet
Elevation Gain: -
Average Width: 127 Inches
Minimum Width: -
Primary Surface: Asphalt
Additional Surfaces: -
Year Designated: 2008
