Trail Overview

This unmaintained forest road is a single vehicle wide dirt two-track that leads you to the only remaining piece of Pere Cheney, MI. It is now a ghost town with only a cemetery remaining. That cemetery can be found on this trail. The trail follows along the railroad tracks and can be a little bit muddy with some puddles after rainfall.

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Difficulty

This trail is easy and flat, but can develop some small water holes after rainfall. It can also be tight in some spots with the surrounding tree branches.

History

Between Center Plains Trail and Cemetery Crossing Trail lives what used to be the town of Pere Cheney, MI. It was a lumber town established in 1874 but was completely gone by 1917. Legend says that this now infamous ghost town was once cursed by a witch, and then the whole town was wiped out by Diphtheria and two consecutive fires. The only remaining part of this town is the cemetery, which can be found along this trail.

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