White Pine Trail Highlights

The bridge over West River Road just south of Belmont was built to serve the trail users and was partially funded by money raised by the “Friends of the White Pine Trail”.

The trail is open along its entire length for all non-motorized recreational uses. The pave portions of the trail are excellent for those people using wheel chairs or other walking assistance devices.

Future plans include connecting the “White Pine” to the Kent Trail System and the Musketawa Trail.

The trail skirts the Fifth Third Park baseball stadium just north of Grand Rapids.

The Belmont / Rockford area provides beautiful vistas of the Rogue River.

North of Rockford along the Rogue River is an overlook built by the “Friends of the White Pine Trail” with materials supplied by the Izaak Walton League.

Farmlands and deep woods follow the trail from Rockford to Cadillac.

Snowmobile use is restricted to the area north of the Russell Road Staging Area to Cadillac, conditions permitting.

Horses are currently not allowed on the trail until there are designated bridle paths (future plans include such paths adjacent to the trail).

Several historic railroad bridges / trestles along the trail’s length have been renovated for stream / river crossings

The Big Rapids area provides beautiful vistas, this time of the Muskegon River.

North of Big Rapids, in the community of Paris, the trail passes through a park and fish hatchery.

North of Paris the trial passes through Reed City where the Pere Marquette Trail intersects the White Pine. The Hersey River crosses the trail under a covered bridge in Reed City.

Between Reed City and Cadillac the town of Tustin has a unique museum adjacent to the trail.

Cadillac is currently the northern terminus of the trail, a city with many activities throughout the year.