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Trails Legend

Limestone TrailPaved TrailConnector RouteHighwaysRoads

Access Site Parking Restrooms Water

1 Cheboygan Trailhead Yes Yes Yes

2 Aloha State Park Yes Yes Yes

3 Tower Staging Area Yes Vault No

4 Millersburg Staging Area Yes Yes Yes

5 Metz Parking Area Yes No No

6 Downtown Posen Yes No No

7 Alpena Trailhead Yes Yes Yes

North Eastern State Trail Access

Take a break and savor the natural

beauty along the trail.

Stay & Play in PellSton

Halfway between Petoskey and Mackinaw City on the North Western State Trail.

1600 US-31 N. • PellstonFREE Hot Breakfast • Indoor Pool • Hot Tub • Fitness Facility • FREE WiFiPellstonLodge.com (231) 539-7000

The trail crosses a bridge over the Black River near the village of Tower.

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North Eastern State TrailThe 71-mile North Eastern State Trail is one of Michigan’s longest rail trails. Discover the natural beauty of northeast Michigan as you travel between the port cities of Alpena and Cheboygan on the former Detroit & Mackinaw Railway. The trail surface is finely screened and compacted limestone, firm and smooth and well suited for most bicycles. As you venture along the trail, you will pass through small villages and ghost towns that sprung up during the heyday of Michigan’s logging era. Most of these small towns have either a convenience store, restaurant or tavern. Millersburg, the approximate halfway point, offers a beautiful staging area next to its historic train station. As you approach Mullet Lake, the trail passes through Aloha State Park. All along the trail, you will enjoy the quiet solitude of Michigan’s second growth forests and travel along numerous wetlands, creeks, rivers and lakes. The entire length of trail is open to cross-country skiing and snowmobiling during the winter months.

• Free Wi-Fi • Hot Complementary Breakfast • Cable TV • Jacuzzi & Suite Rooms1-888-255-3365 www.hometownir.com

The only Pool and Hot Tub in Indian River

Just off I-75 Indian River ExitJust off I-75 Indian River, Exit 310