The 33.55 miles of the Kal-Haven trail from Kalamazoo to South Haven are among 2,478 miles of trail in the state that make Michigan No. 1 in rail-to-trail conversion nationwide, reports MLive.
What pushed Michigan ahead was largely a commitment by the state to pursue building the trails, the story says. The trails have been a key component of the state recreation plan since the late 1980s.
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Michigan recently became No. 1 in the nation with 2,478 miles on the ground and open. Those are the figures shown by the national Rails to Trails Conservancy. Minnesota is a close second with 2,309 open miles of trail. Wisconsin is third with 1,788 miles. Wyoming and Utah are at the bottom of the list. Each has 1 mile.
In all, there are 1,683 rail trails in the United States. They total 19,872 open miles. But another 9,232 miles is in progress, including 394 miles in Michigan.
To find out what residents who live along the trails have to say, read the
rest of the story.
Source: MLive.com
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