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There is no longer a gap in the trail between Farwell and Clare so we decided to take a quick ride to check it out! We started at the Clare Depot at W 4th Street and Beech St. The path begins by weaving behind the railroad yard and several small industrial buildings and then follows the road for a mile or so before it becomes quiet and tree lined. It is only 5 miles to the park in downtown Farwell. The return trip to Clare went very quickly because heading east the grade is slightly downhill. We explored the Clare Depot when we got back. Great gift shop with very informative helpful staff!
We got on at 15 Baldwin Street (near the water treatment plant) and rode 16 miles out and back for 32 total. Temp was perfect with pre rain clouds keeping us cool. Many parts of the trail go through wooded areas with great shade but you also ride on roads in business areas. Pay attention to signs because some of them are hard to notice and it is easy to get off the trail. Also they could do a better marking spots in the asphalt where cracks have formed.
This a trail that alternates between nature and urban, with urban winning out. It has nice scenery and great round trip
The pavement in the bottom half could be a bit nicer, but all things considered, this trail is pretty decent one, as long as you don't mind a mostly sunny trail with not too much to see here.
The Spoonville trail is now part of a set of trails that connect for a loop ride that is all on path or a small section of sidewalk in Grand Haven.
Start at the south trailhead of the Spoonville trail, the south end of the M-231 Bridge. This trail head lot serves the Spoonville and the Idema Explorers trail. Head west on the Idema trail. New trail completed in 2024 (not showing on Trail Link) takes you into Grand Haven. Follow wayfinding signs or GPS to Jackson street and US-31, concrete trail on the north bound side of the road will take you over the drawbridge, follow signs for Spring Lake. After crossing the Spring Lake channel, take the trail to the right that loops under that bridge along the channel. This puts you on a section of the Lakeside Trail, that connects to the North Bank Trail. North Bank ends at the North end of the Spoonville trail which you can follow back to the start point, ending the ride with a second river crossing on the M-231 bridge.
The North Bank Trail is now part of a 22 mile trail loop with 2 crossings of the Grand River.
The east end of the trail connects to the Spoonerville trail. The Spoonerville trail north end is Nunica (at the North Bank Trail) and runs south crossing the Grand River on the M-231 bridge. The south end of this trail connects with the Idema Explorers Trail, which connects into Grand Haven on the latest section completed in summer 2024.
Cross the river again on the US-31 drawbridge, Follow the signs to Spring Lake and you will end up on a section on the Lakeside Trail the connects to the west end of the North Bank trail.
Great loop that can be completed 100% on non-motorized trail utilizing a small section of city sidewalks in Grand Haven.
The Idema Explorers trail is a long term project to create a greenway connection between Grand Haven and Grand Rapids along the Grand River.
Small sections have been completed but they are not connected.
The most recent section, (Built Summer of 2024) has opened up a great loop trail for riders who want to stay on trails and out of roads.
The new section connects existing trail near M-231 with trail along Mercury drive.
We started our ride at the Connor Bayou county park. Rode continuous trail into Grand Haven. There is a short section of surface streets but sidewalks are availble. You can connect to the Grand Haven Waterfront Trail over the US-31 drawbridge (north on side walk from US-31and Jackson Street),then connect to segment of the Lakeside Trail, which connects to the North Bank Trail. North Bank ends at the Spoonerville trail which brings you back across the Grand River on the M-231 bridge. Short trip on the Idema Explorers trail back to Connor Bayou.
While I look forward to completion of more sections of this trail, this 22 mile loop with 2 river crossings is a great ride.
A mostly sunny trail, with bits of shade here and there, road crossings are semi-frequent, so if you're looking to build up speed, this trail might not be for you. With that said, I would recommend this trail to anyone whose looking for a good trail.
This trail is a completely open to the sun, offering views of local businesses, but nothing truly jaw dropping, with a nice round trip. Noise from traffic is the only real downside.
10/10 for getting back to nature. 1/10 for road surface. The roads in Michigan are horrible, so I'm not sure why I thought the paths would be better.
It's a great round trip, and it can open up to the sun & wind and other times plant life closes in for some shade.
While smooth, most of the trail is ballast & crushed stone, which for me made it very hard to keep my speed up.
I might consider skipping this one and looking elsewhere.
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