The Fred Meijer Clinton-Ionia-Shiawassee Trail

The Fred Meijer Clinton-Ionia-Shiawassee Trail

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FMCIS TRAIL "RE-OPENED"

UPDATE 4/10/26

The trail between Lowell and Essex Center Roads has been re-opened.

We temporarily placed a snow fence on each side of the trail to keep away from ditch line and away from any hazards. The plan is to return for a day in the coming weeks when the topsoil dries out to restore the banks of the trail. During this restoration the trail will remain open but be aware of any equipment and work in progress on the trail. 



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

Friends of the Fred Meijer CIS Trail. All rights reserved

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.