TRAVEL IN MICHIGAN
KLEIN NATURE TRAIL

There is a new trail in East Jordan that is a hit. Not only is this trail universally accessible, but it is also located in a wetland that, until now, has been nearly impossible to visit no matter what your physical capabilities. The Don & Eileen Klein Nature Trail runs from Sportsman’s Park in East Jordan to the Rogers Family Homestead Nature Preserve. The Rogers Preserve Trail is also universally accessible with an aggregate surface. In the course of just a mile and a half the boardwalk crosses the Jordan River Sedge Marsh Nature Preserve and the Dressel Nature Preserve. Nature lovers, bird watchers, and hikers couldn’t ask for more.

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The trail offers accessibility to the best of the wild and scenic Jordan River. The boardwalk features two bump outs. One of them is perfect for birdwatching, the preserve has two manmade eagle nest platforms, the other is a comfortable spot to enjoy the beauty of the Jordan River. A wide variety of bird species make this a photographer’s dream and a world class birdwatching destination. Species observed include bald eagles, ospreys, trumpeter swans, egrets, marsh wrens, green herons, kingfishers and Caspian terns among many others, and that is in just the first two years the trail has been open.

For more information contact the East Jordan Chamber of Commerce

The Klein Trail is included in the latest edition of Up North - Michigan Back Roads