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Alpena to Hillman Trail

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Alpena to Hillman Trail
Nearest cityAlpena, Michigan
Governing body
Length24 mi (39 km)
TrailheadsHillman, Michigan
45°04′05″N 83°52′48″W / 45.0681°N 83.8801°W / 45.0681; -83.8801
Alpena, Michigan
45°03′30″N 83°27′32″W / 45.0582°N 83.4590°W / 45.0582; -83.4590
UseCycling, Equestrian, Hiking, Snow-mobiling, XC skiing
DifficultyEasy
SeasonAll

The Alpena to Hillman Trail is a 24-mile (39 km) recreational rail trail serving a section of the northern quarter of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It uses segments of what was once the eastern spur of the Boyne City Railroad, a 1918 logging railroad that stretched across the northern counties of Michigan's Lower Peninsula from Boyne City, Michigan to Alpena, Michigan.[1]

The rail trail was improved, starting in 2016, by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "House approves Alpena-to-Hillman rail-to-trail funding". The Alpena News. Alpena, Mich. March 11, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2018.