Shoreline Trail

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shoreline Trail is a route along Lake Michigan in Muskegon County, Michigan.

The sign (located near the bottom of this page: http://www.michiganhighways.org/route_markers.html) is in the shape of a triangle with two sails, a wave, and the name "Shoreline Trail" with a red underline.

Here is the route from south to north.

1 Norton Shores
2 Muskegon
3 North Muskegon
4 Whitehall, Michigan
5 Montague, Michigan
6 Trivia

[edit] Norton Shores

Start at the border with Ottawa County on Black Lake Rd.
Follow Black Lake Rd. to Pontaluna Rd.
Pontaluna Rd. west to Lake Harbor Rd., where Hoffmaster State Park is located.
Lake Harbor Rd. to W. Norton Ave.
W. Norton Ave. to Lincoln St.
Lincoln St. to W. Sherman Blvd.

[edit] Muskegon

W. Sherman Blvd. to Dune St.
Dune St. to Beach St.
Beach St. to Lakeshore Dr.
Lakeshore Dr. to Michigan Ave.
Michigan Ave., around the Cole's garlic bread factory, to stop sign.
At stop sign, turn left.
At the next road, turn right to W. Western Ave.
W. Western Ave. to Shoreline Dr.
Shoreline Dr. to Business U.S. 31.
Business U.S. 31 to Muskegon Causeway.

[edit] North Muskegon

Muskegon Causeway to Lake Rd.
Lake Rd. to Center St.
Center St. to Ruddiman Ave.
Ruddiman Ave. to Memorial Dr. in Muskegon State Park.
Memorial Dr. to N. Scenic Dr.
Through Duck Lake State Park.
N. Scenic Dr. to S. Shore Dr.

[edit] Whitehall, Michigan

S. Shore Dr. to Lake St.
Lake St. to Thompson St.

[edit] Montague, Michigan

Thompson St. to Dowling St. over causeway.
Dowling St. to Old Channel Trail.
Old Channel Trail to Lamos Rd. (southbound).
Lamos Rd. to W. Old Channel Trail.
W. Old Channel Trail to N. Old Channel Trail.
N. Old Channel Trail to Hancock Rd.
Hancock Rd. to Lehman Rd.
Lehman Rd. to Fruitvale Rd.
Follow County Road B15 signs to Skeels, at the Oceana County border.

[edit] Trivia

The Old Channel Trail along White Lake and channel in Montague, Michigan was originally an Indian trail.
The Consumers Energy B.C. Cobb plant is located on the Muskegon Causeway, where Muskegon Lake and the Muskegon River meet. It is located on property by the lake.
State parks along route: Hoffmaster State Park, Muskegon State Park, Duck Lake State Park.
This route crosses the channels between Lake Michigan and Mona Lake, Muskegon Lake, and Duck Lake.