The Fred Meijer Grand River Valley Trail runs 15.6 miles from the intersection of Montcalm Rd and Riverside Dr on the east side of Lowell to Prairie Creek on the east side on Ionia. This trail also passes through Saranac and the Ionia State Recreation Area. The trail surface consists of crushed asphalt (HMA) for approximately 5 miles between Lowell and Saranac. The trail has a paved surface for 1.3 miles in Saranac. A crushed limestone surface is in place for 5.3 miles between Saranac and Ionia and approximately 4.0 miles of pavement in the City of Ionia. Trailhead buildings with restrooms are located in Saranac and Ionia. Trail mile markers are based on the Grand Trunk Western RR railroad mile markers and indicate the distance from the old Brush Street Station in downtown Detroit, now the location of the Renaissance Center.
The Fred Meijer River Valley Rail-Trails are part of the larger regional Fred Meijer Mid West Michigan Trail Network. The FM Grand River Valley Trail connects to the Fred Meijer CIS Trail in Ionia which extends east to Owosso. The FM Grand River Valley Trail will soon connect to the FM Flat River Valley Trail in Lowell which extends to Fred Meijer Heartland Trail in Greenville and continues on to Alma.
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