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词条 Ogemaw Hills Pathway
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  1. Geography

  2. History

  3. Trail System

  4. References

  5. External links

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}}Ogemaw Hills Pathway is a foot-travel pathway located north of West Branch, Michigan within the Au Sable State Forest in Ogemaw County, Michigan. The Pathway offers approximately 15 miles of trails open to hiking, cross country skiing, and biking. The Ogemaw Hills Pathway Council non-profit[1] manages the trail system and grooms the trails for cross country skiing.[2]

Ogemaw Hills Pathway foot-travel pathway designation bans all motorized vehicle travel and equine use of the trail system.

Geography

The Ogemaw Hills Pathway trail system traverses a well defined ridge of hills north of West Branch, Michigan referred to by geologists as the West Branch Moraine, a recessional moraine outwash formed by the Saginaw Lobe of the Laurentide Ice Sheet.[3] The West Branch Moraine marks a norther border of the Pleistocene proglacial Lake Saginaw that formed in front of the melting Saginaw Lobe and retreated into present day Saginaw Bay.[3]

History

Ogemaw State Forest was administratively created in 1914 under the leadership of Michigan State Forester Marcus Schaaf[4] and consisted of {{convert|4160|acre|ha}}. A fifty-foot steel fire lookout tower was constructed in the fall of 1914 and the footings are still visible. Grover Zettle was named superintendent of the Ogemaw State Forest in 1914.[5]

Pioneer farmers found the glacial outwash sandy soil poor for farming and many farms were abandoned, reverting to state ownership for non-payment of taxes. Many clearings within the Ogemaw Hills Pathway trail system are old farm fields being reclaimed by the forest and fence lines, rock piles, and foundations can be found.

In 1978 the fifty three state forests were consolidated into six forest Districts and the Ogemaw State Forest became part of the Au Sable State Forest.

Trail System

The trail system features a well defined trail-tread and is blazed by blue triangle markers. The trail system features 26 intersection posts consisting of location number, a trail map, direction of travel arrows, and trail difficulty markers from easiest to most difficult of green circle, blue square, and black diamonds.

References

1. ^{{cite news|title=Cross country ski event to benefit Ogemaw Hills Pathway|url=http://www.ogemawherald.com/stories/Cross-country-ski-event-to-benefit-Ogemaw-Hills-Pathway,98827?|accessdate=26 February 2017|work=The Ogemaw County Herald|date=12 February 2014}}
2. ^{{cite news|last1=Semion|first1=Bill|title=Enjoy a quiet trail: Four hidden gems to cross-country ski in Michigan|url=http://www.mlive.com/outdoors/index.ssf/2011/12/enjoy_a_quiet_trail_four_hidde.html|accessdate=26 February 2017|work=The Grand Rapids Press|date=30 December 2011}}
3. ^{{cite web|last1=Schaetzl|first1=Randall|title=Major Glacial Ice Lobes|url=http://geo.msu.edu/extra/geogmich/lobes.html|website=GEO 333: Geography of Michigan and the Great Lakes Region|publisher=Michigan State University|accessdate=26 February 2017}}
4. ^{{cite web|last1=Moore|first1=Mike|title=A Short History of the Michigan State Forests: The Early Days |url=http://mff.dsisd.net/TreeBasics/History/MooreState.htm| website=Michigan Forests Forever Teacher's Guide|publisher=Michigan Forests Forever|accessdate=26 February 2017}}
5. ^{{cite news|title=Ogemaw State Forest turns 100 with rededication ceremony|url=http://www.ogemawherald.com/stories/Ogemaw-State-Forest-turns-100-with-rededication-ceremony,99945|accessdate=26 February 2017|work=The Ogemaw County Herald|date=21 August 2014}}

External links

  • Ogemaw Hills Pathway Trail Map, West Branch, Michigan Visitors Bureau
  • Ogemaw Hills Pathway, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
  • Ogemaw Hills Pathway, Up North Trails
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2 : Hiking trails in Michigan|Protected areas of Ogemaw County, Michigan

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