Fred Meijer Clinton Ionia Shiawassee Trail

The Fred Meijer Clinton-Ionia-Shiawassee Trail

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UPDATE #2 (Wed. 5/27/26; 3 pm.) Spraying has been completed from St. Johns to Ionia.

UPDATE #1 (Tuesday, 5/26/26; 2:13 pm) The contractor has just informed us that he will be spraying over a two day period, beginning late Wednesday morning, May 27, 2026 (most likely after 10 am) on the west end of our trail (Ionia) and finishing sometime on Thursday afternoon, May 28, 2026 at the east end (Owosso).

We will be spraying the trail for weeds on the trail path next week (May 25-30, 2026). Spraying depends on favorable weather, so please check back here for updates. We will post when the spraying company notifies us when they are spraying and when they have completed.
Spraying is a routine semi-annual maintenance task that is necessary in order to control vegetation in the path. It usually takes one day to complete the entire 42 mile stretch of our trail and is normally dry and safe to walk/ride on within 30 minutes of application, depending on the weather. The use and application of pesticides is approved by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Please note that we spray only on the limestone surface. We do NOT spray in areas where the trail is paved (towns and villages).
Thank you for your patience!

Friends of the Fred Meijer Clinton Ionia Shiawassee Trail
PO Box 274
St. Johns, MI, 48879
Contact Us: cistrail@gmail.com

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Trail is open to all non-motorized uses year round.

Trail Length: 41.3 Miles

Trail Surface: 12 ft, compacted crushed limestone with 8 miles of asphalt in towns

Snowmobiles: PROHIBITED

Horses: PROHIBITED

4 Wheelers: PROHIBITED

Electric Bikes: CLASS #1 ONLY

The Fred Meijer Clinton-Ionia-Shiawassee (FM CIS Trail) Trail is a 41.3 mile, 12 ft. wide, packed crushed limestone, with 10 ft. wide asphalt surface in towns for a total of 8 miles of asphalt. It is non-motorized, non-equestrian, trail located in mid-Michigan in the counties of Clinton, Ionia and Shiawassee. It connects the communities of Owosso, Ovid, St. Johns, Fowler, Pewamo, Muir/Lyons and Ionia utilizing a former railroad corridor.

The trail is part of the Midwest Regional Rail-Trail Network, joining on the eastern end with the Fred Meijer Grand River Valley Trail (Ionia to Lowell), the Fred Meijer Flat River Valley Trail (Lowell to Greenville), and the Fred Meijer Heartland Trail (Greenville to Edmore to Alma) for a total of 125 miles.

The trail parallels M-21 and traverses mostly rural areas and farming communities, but portions also run near and across Stoney Creek, Maple River and Grand River watersheds.

The trail is owned by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and is managed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) with the Mid-West Michigan Trail Authority and maintained by volunteers of the Friends of the Fred Meijer Clinton-Ionia-Shiawassee (FMCIS) Trail.