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NCNST through the Kellogg
Biological Station
Here is a map or aerial image (your
choice!) showing the track of the North Country
National Scenic Trail through Michigan State University's W. K. Kellogg Biological Station in
Kalamazoo County.
Note the following regarding this
map:
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The red
track shows the entire pathway of the NCNST through KBS
including the new-reroute north of B Avenue up to Baseline Road.
The new reroute runs between waypoints #10 and #16.
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The
green track shows road up to the new barn housing KBS's
new robotic milking system. According to plans, this will be a
future spur from the Trail whereby hikers will be able to walk up to the
barn and get a view of the robotic milking system in operation.
The new re-route from B Avenue
to Baseline Road is
an entirely off-road trail. It received the requisite approvals this summer (2009)
and was laid out and marked with red flags. Its construction was largely
completed on September 26, 2009. Some detail work including some benching
and the marking of the trail route with NCNST's blue blazes and Carsonite
posts will be completed soon, with further enhancements including placement of
educational kiosks to follow. At Baseline
Road the NCNST becomes a roadwalk connector trail heading west on Baseline and then north
into Barry County.
By playing with the drop-down menus in the upper right corner of the map image
you can
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tone down the background layer
to better visualize details on the ground, and
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select whether the background
layer is a Google™ road map, terrain map, a satellite image, or a USGS topo
map. Scroll the image to the right if necessary to activate the
background layer selection menu
By using the map tool in the upper
left corner you can also zoom in or out, and you can drag
the image to change the center point. Zooming in, then click 'n dragging
the map in whichever direction you want, makes it easier to make sense of the
marked waypoints, which in places are a bit bunched together otherwise.
Click here for a
PDF version of the map below which you can print out and take with you on
the Trail.
For full screen map:
Click here for
a full screen version of this map. Click on a yellow diamond for
information about the related waypoint. To locate a waypoint on the
map from the list on the right, click on the yellow diamond in the list.
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