Old Rail Trail

Old Rail Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Old Rail Trail

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Old Rail Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.45022, -85.73354. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Rail Trail

• Croton Dam · lake · Newaygo · ~7 km · Must-see
• Hess Lake · lake · Newaygo · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hardy Dam · lake · Newaygo · ~12 km · Must-see
• Rogers Dam · lake · Mecosta · ~34 km · Must-see
• Rollway Lake · lake · Newaygo · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cowden Lake · lake · Montcalm · ~40 km · Must-see
• Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery · museum · Mecosta · ~42 km · Must-see
• Manistee National Forest · sanctuary · Oceana · ~46 km · Must-see
• Townline Lake · lake · Mecosta · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Bella Vista · lake · Kent · ~54 km · Must-see
• Michigan's Adventure · park · Muskegon · ~57 km · Must-see
• Shrine of the Pines · museum · Lake · ~58 km · Must-see
• Muskegon Art Museum · museum · Muskegon · ~60 km · Must-see
• Hackley Park · sanctuary · Muskegon · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lamberton Lake · lake · Kent · ~61 km · Must-see
• Muskegon Lake · lake · Muskegon · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mona Lake · lake · Muskegon · ~64 km · Must-see
• White Lake · lake · Muskegon · ~65 km · Must-see

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Other forts & heritage near Old Rail Trail

• Notipekago · fort · Mason · ~83 km · Must-see
• Little Sable Point Lighthouse · fort · Oceana · ~86 km · Must-see
• North Breakwater Light · fort · Michigan · ~102 km · Must-see
• State Street · fort · Allegan · ~129 km · Must-see
• Toft Lake Village Site · fort · Newaygo · ~5 km
• Croton Hydroelectric Plant · fort · Newaygo · ~7 km
• Croton Dam Mound Group · fort · Newaygo · ~7 km
• Hardy Hydroelectric Plant · fort · Newaygo · ~12 km
• White Pine Trail · fort · Kent · ~43 km
• Spoonville site · fort · Ottawa · ~66 km

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