Betsie Valley Trail

Overview

The Betsie Valley Trail is a rail-trail that stretches 22 miles between Thompsonville and Elberta/Frankfort, Michigan.  The Greenway Collaborative, Inc. is part of a consultant team lead by Johnson Hill and Associates, and includes InSite Design Studio.  We prepared a master plan for the trail between Elberta and Crystal Lake and from Beulah to Thompsonville.

 

The master plan makes extensive use of geographic information system technology.  Fieldwork, digit orthophotos (air photos with the distortion removed) and global positioning units were utilized for a comprehensive inventory of issues and opportunities along the trail.  In addition, detailed site inventories and proposed plans were prepared for five trailhead areas and two areas of special interest.

Master Plan Overview

Click on the map to download the full size 30" x 40" image (GIF formal, 4.5 MB)

 

 

Project Information

PROJECT TEAM:

Johnson Hill and Associates, Ann Arbor, MI (Prime Consultant)

The Greenway Collaborative, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI

InSite Design Studio, Ann Arbor, MI

CLIENT:

Betsie Valley Trail Management Council

P.O B0x 378, Government Center

Beulah, MI 49617

231-882-0035   Fax 231-882-4844

CONTACT:

Dean Sandell, DNR 231-775-9727  ext. 6045

William R. Olsen, M.D.  231-352-4815

 

DATES:

1999