萨吉诺山谷铁路
萨吉诺山谷铁路
48609密歇根州萨吉诺斯特罗贝尔路6225号
48609密歇根州萨吉诺Van Wormer路2998号
东水街401号. 查尔斯，密歇根州48655号
公园的规则
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The 萨吉诺山谷铁路 is one of Saginaw Counties gems, stretching 11 miles from St. 查尔斯到萨吉诺. It incorporates a number of natural features including: seven bridges over various rivers and creeks, The Shiawassee State Game Area and many wetland areas. 铁路步道也提供马术步道, 小道避难所, restroom facilities at the Van Wormer parking lot, 观景台及观景台.
Designed for various recreational uses, the 萨吉诺山谷铁路 provides:
- 安全, 安静的远足地, 骑自行车, 慢跑, 走, 越野滑雪, 骑马, 自然研究.
- 安全, handicap accessible transportation for all ages.
- A linear, county park open to the public all year.
- A unique way of experiencing the landscape, without using fossil fuel or endangering the environment.
- 作为旅游目的地的经济效益.
- 保存运输走廊.
- 野生动物庇护所
- 保护珍稀植物
- A sense of history, with old railroad relics and memories
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There are three parking facilities for the 萨吉诺山谷铁路. 这些区域位于Stroebel路. 和Van Wormer路. in James Township and at Lumberjack Park on Water St. 在圣. 查尔斯.
史特葆道6225号
从萨吉诺,
乘M-46到中心路. 向南转(左转至中心路). Take Stroebel Road right (west) just after you cross the Tittabawassee River. The parking lot will be on your right (south) a few miles down.
2998范·沃莫
沿M-52号公路行驶至天鹅溪路. 把东. Travel Swan Creek Rd until you see a yellow blinking light over the road (the light warns you of the trail crossing the road). 向北(左)转至Van Wormer Rd. 然后向西(左)拐到停车场
从萨吉诺
乘M-46到中心路. 向南(左)转到中心路. Center Rd will curve to the west turning into Swan Creek Rd. 沿着天鹅溪路走到Van Wormer路. 在Van Wormer路向北(右)转. 然后向西(左)拐到停车场.
东水街401号
来自北方:
沿M-52(南)公路行驶，穿过St. 查尔斯. 水街. 向左转. (if you make it to the stop light you have gone to far) 沿着水街走. the parking lot is on the left hand side of the road.
来自南方:
沿着M-52(北)公路行驶到St. 查尔斯. At the stop light 向左转 to follow M-52 then turn right on to Water St. 沿着水街走. the parking lot is on the left hand side of the road.
历史
萨吉诺山谷铁路线路覆盖了9个州.55 miles of abandoned rail corridor in Saginaw County, stretching from Lumberjack Park 在圣. 从查尔斯到詹姆斯镇的斯特罗贝尔路. The rail trail itself was the brainchild of Saginaw County resident Jim Garrett who rode horses on the abandoned railroad in the 1980's. He felt the quiet, scenic, and safe rail bed was a recreational path waiting to happen. Garrett jumped in, studied rails to trails projects, and learned not to take no for an answer. After 15 years of planning and patience, the 萨吉诺山谷铁路 has become a reality. "A rail trail involves a good amount of coordination among many parties,约翰·施莫德评论道, Director of the 推荐全球最大网赌正规平台欢迎您公园 Department which owns the 萨吉诺山谷铁路. "In our case, we had to purchase the property from two different entities to begin with. 在那之后，我们与资助来源合作, 咨询委员会, 地方政府单位, 邻近业主, and other supporting groups to secure funding and develop a plan for our rail trail,约翰补充说. 现在脚和轮子已经上路了, nearly everyone would agree that it has all been worthwhile.
Funding for the 萨吉诺山谷铁路 has come from several public and private sources. Saginaw County has received two grants from the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund and two from the Michigan Department of Transportation. Locally, several foundations have supported the trail. The biggest supporters of the 萨吉诺山谷铁路 are the Friends of the 萨吉诺山谷铁路, an official non-profit organization formed as an offshoot of the original advisory committee of the 推荐全球最大网赌正规平台欢迎您公园 Department. 最初, many of the approximately 200 landowners who have property adjacent to the trail were not ready to endorse the project. "Many of them had the misconception that rail trails serve as paths for vandalism, 闲逛, 和抢劫,斯派塞集团的罗布·埃格斯解释道, 项目设计师. "We held three separate public meetings to describe our plans and then offered to meet individually with any landowner who had specific concerns."
The 萨吉诺山谷铁路 boasts three trailheads with that provide parking access to the trail. The Van Wormer Trail head on the corner of Van Wormer and Swan Creek Roads in Swan Creek Township also includes modern restrooms, 野餐桌, 流行的机器, 一个饮水机和一个打气筒. The Water Street Trailhead also includes an outhouse facility.
Not just a trail, this paved pathway is literally a cut above. The trail was designed with an intact tree canopy that provides a cooler place in the summertime then most local trails. Interpretive signs lead you through your outdoor journey teaching about area flora and fauna, wildlife wetlands and you can even learn how landfills work. Lucky trail users have been known to see white tailed deer, turtles, rabbits, geese and ducks. 清洁，保养良好, there are three pocket parks and several benches along the trail offering a sheltered place to rest. 为了增加风景, this trail has seven bridges over various rivers and creeks and runs along the Shiawassee State Game Area. 在这条小道上，骑手也有一席之地. Trailer parking for equestrian users is available at the Van Wormer Road parking lot; from there equestrians can follow the equestrian trail signs either North or South for a quiet, 具有挑战性的骑.
好像这还不够, anglers can try their fortune at the handicapped accessible fishing dock on the Swan Creek just South on the trail from the Van Wormer Road parking lot.
The 萨吉诺山谷铁路 won the 2006 Michigan 娱乐 and Park Association Landscape Design Award.
