Grandville River Trail:
Michigan
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Description:
The Grand River Trail provides an important connection between Ottawa County and Kent Trails. With bridges over Rush and Buck creek and an underpass of 28th/Wilson street, this is the safest way to travel between Georgetown Township and Grand Rapids, avoiding Chicago Drive and railroad tracks completely.
The route continues onto Indian Mounds Drive as a "split road" with the North lane dedicated to bidirectional bicycle/foot traffic, and the South lane is a one way Eastbound only automobile traffic street with a 25 MPH speed limit.
A connector is planned for 2010 to extend the Buck Creek trail to the Grand River http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/03/grandville_dda_to_fund_most_of.html
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Parking & Trail Access:
The trailhead is located at:
15 Baldwin St SW
Jenison, MI 49428

From the West:
* Follow Baldwin Street East all the way to the end (do not turn onto Main St)
* Before the on-ramp to I-196 East, turn left (North) towards the Grandville Clean Water Treatment Plant
* Just after the bridge is a parking lot to the right (across from the entrance to the plant)

Parking is also available at:
4243 Indian Mounds Dr SW
Grandville, MI 49418

From the East:
* I-196 Exit 70 (70B Westbound)
* Turn right at 28th St/M-11 under I-196 viaduct
* Right on Indian Mounds before the bridge over the Grand River
* Left before the one way bike lane begins
* Parking lot and boat launch are South of the underpass for Wilson Avenue
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Good connector to Millinium Park
By gibbb in August, 2010
Makes a nice little connector trail so that you can park in Jenison and ride to the Kent Trails or Millinium trails. It can be impassable in the spring when the river and creek rise. Can be buggy or muddy also depending on the season. Mid summer on is OK. I have heard that there is also going to be a connector from Grandville to this trail in the near future. I'm guessing it will follow Buck Creek under the expressway.
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Trail Facts
Trail End Points: Grandville Clean Water Treatment Plant at the East end of Baldwin Street to Kent Trails on Indian Mounds Dr SW
Counties: Kent
Trail Length: 3 miles
Trail Category: Greenway/Non-RT
Trail Surfaces: Asphalt, Concrete
Trail Activities: Bike, Fishing, Mountain Biking, Walking
TrailLink ID: 6408326

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