Linking up with the Huron Valley Trail to the west and the West Bloomfield Trail to the east, the Michigan Air Line Trail is also part of a larger greenway system: the Great Lake to Lake Trail's Route #1, a statewide non-motorized route that stretches from South Haven to Port Huron. The greenway gets its unusual moniker from a railroad line built in the 1880s that once ran along its route, which is thought to be named itself after the path a bird makes in the air. Stretching from from Wixom Road in Wixom to Haggerty Road in West Bloomfield, Michigan Air Line Trail the non-motorized asphalt pathway is currently 5.5 miles long and features warning beacons at most road crossings to alert motorists when the trail is in use.
The trail's first segment is officially open and the council that oversees it is looking forward to developing another 2.4-mile stretch soon. The future is looking bright for the Michigan Air Line Trail. It is made possible with funding from the Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance. This article is part of Inside Our Outdoors, a series about Southeast Michigan's connected parks, greenways, and trails and how they affect residents' quality of life.
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