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Paul Henry – Thornapple Trail Access 44th 1 Access Site Parking Restrooms Water 96 Broadmoor 96 Currently, paved sections of the Kentwood 48th Paul Henry–Thornapple Trail East West Trail 1 Bowen Park Yes Yes Yes trail include 10.8 miles from Kentwood, The 52nd Kraft 2 Stauffer Avenue Staging Area Yes Yes Yes 2 Offering several stretches of stunning to Caledonia, 3.6 miles between Middle-

Wing 3 Wing Street Trailhead Yes No No scenery, The Paul Henry–Thornapple ville and Irving, the 2.4-mile Hastings

Kalamazoo 3 60th 6 4 Downtown Caledonia Yes No No Trail is a work in progress that inches Riverwalk, and 1.5 miles of newly paved Thornapple Trail M-6 Trail Association 5 Middleville Staging Area Yes Yes Yes closer to completion with each passing trail from Vermontville to Maple Valley Dutton 68th 6 Irving Trailhead Yes No No year. As you venture along the trail, High School near Nashville. Make sure 37 Eastern 7 Apple Street you’ll travel through the heart of the to check out this newest section of trail Riverfront Trailhead Yes Yes No Thornapple River Valley with its mix which travels through lush woodlands 76th T h

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Patterson 4 94th 96th major portions of its right-of-way to the You’ll find several good staging Caledonia 50 100th State of Michigan, the Rails-to-Trails areas in Kentwood. To get on the trail Trails Legend 100th Conservancy and the Thornapple Trail in Caledonia, park on Main Street near Paved Trail Association. The 42-mile multi-purpose Connector Route Alaska the corner of Mill Avenue where the The Paul Henry-Thornapple Trail from Kent County, 108th Henry–Thornapple TrailPaul Grass and Gravel Trail trail is being built in phases and will paved trail heads north. The staging area

through Barry County and into Eaton County is growing. Freeport Duncan Lake Duncan Under Development Parmalee Moe eventually connect Grand Rapids with in downtown Middleville is near the 43 New sections in Caledonia, Middleville, Hastings, Nashville Proposed or Planned Trail Parmalee Rd Hastings, Vermontville and Eaton and Vermontville have been completed. Join the Thorn- bridge behind the village offices. Trail Highways Trestle bridge Rapids, and then link to other trails apple Trail Association, and help us grow. For more Roads 37 over the Thornapple River access is now available at Maple Valley

Stimpson east and west from there. information go to our website. Garbow Garbow on the newest section of paved trail High School east of Nashville. 50 Middleville Rd

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Family Fun & Entertainment All Year Long 0 0.5 1 2 3 4 Experience the Beauty of Barry County . . . Naturally! Erway + 34th Annual Father’s Day Car Show Goodwill Hastings June 21, 2015 Explore over seven miles ofMiles nature trails.

+ 44th Annual Gas & Steam Show Lake Tanner Ace Hardware July 10-11, 2015 Trails: Open Daily Dawn to Dusk Bike Shop Civil War Muster Reenactment Visitor Center: Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm + July 18-19, 2015 cedarcreekinstitute.org 200 S. Boltwood Street • Hastings • 269-945-2003 + Great Lakes Longbow Invitational August 7-9, 2015 Sales and service on all makes. Hastings’ only bike shop. + Walk in the Spirit Pow Wow One block from the Riverwalk Trail. September 19-20, 2015 Art, food & farm tour • Barry, Allegan & surrounding counties www.HastingsAceHardware.com + 34th Annual Of Christmas Past December 12-13, 2015 Saturday & Sunday, October 17 & 18, 2015 www.ArtsAndEats.org (269) 945-3775 www.CharltonPark.org 701 W Cloverdale Rd | Hastings MI 49058 | Phone: (269) 721-4190 Located South of Hastings, 2.5 miles West of M-37 and 4.5 miles East of M-43 This ad sponsored by the Barry Community Foundation www.barrycf.org

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