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Last Update: March 7, 2010

The next Friends group meeting will be:

Tues. March 23rd, 2010  
At 7 PM at Wolcott Mill Metropark, Camp Rotary Activity Bldg.
20505 29 Mile Road
Ray Township, Michigan

Note: Friends meetings are open to the public and public participation is encouraged.

The Ted Gondert memorial bike racks.

Ted was an early and ardent trail supporter and member of the Friends group who passed away. We purchased three bike racks in his memory. Two bike racks have been installed, one at West rd., and the second in Richmond. The third is slated for the proposed park at 32 mile.

Please note: People have been referring to these as "art pieces". They're bike racks and it's perfectly ok to chain your bike to it while your resting.

Apr. 5, 2009 - The Detroit Free Press:

Hike-bike trails to expand 70 miles of Macomb County. An ambitious $8.5-million project is under way to connect several existing hike-bike trails into a giant, continuous loop that officials say will stretch from central to northern Macomb County and -- hopefully -- attract hikers, cyclers, runners and joggers from across the region. Click here for the complete story.

Trail Maps: (Updated May 2008)

The Macomb Orchard Trail Commission has printed a glossy brochure with a map of the trail from Dequindre all the way to Richmond. We have reproduced the map as two PDF pages which you can view and print. NOTE: These are newer maps with miles. They are around 1.75 meg's each so they may take a few seconds to load if you're on a dialup line.

Click Here for the new Macomb Orchard Trail Map - Page 1

Click Here for the new Macomb Orchard Trail Map - Page 2

The Covered Bridge – Status update March 7, 2010 

Due to the economic times, the covered bridge project has been temporarily shelved.

 

Note: To ask questions or report concerns/problems about the Macomb Orchard Trail.
Call
Macomb County Parks & Recreation: (586) 979-7010 ext 2.

NOTE: Most meeting minutes from 2005 or later are in PDF format which requires Adobe Reader (Free from Adobe Systems). Most computers already have Adobe Reader, but if you need a copy, go to www.adobe.com and click on the "Get Adobe Reader" Icon.

Minutes from the Nov. 24, 2010 Friends meeting are now on-line: Click here to read them

The Summer 2009 Friends Newsletter (In PDF Format) is now on-line. Click here to read it.

With 11,833 miles of rail-trails in the United States, where do you turn for information? 
Why, www.TrailLink.com of course! Try it!

The Macomb Orchard Trail Commission's web site can be found at: www.macomborchardtrail.com

Next meeting: Mar. 23th at 7 P.M.
Meetings are normally at:
Wolcott Mill Metropark, Camp Rotary Activity Bldg.
20505 29 Mile Road
Ray Township, Michigan
Meetings are typically the fourth Tuesday of each month. 
Same place, same time. 

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Friends of the Macomb Orchard Trail Inc.
P. O. Box 385
Richmond, Michigan  48062-0385
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