Beginning in July, a portion of the White Pine Trail in Osceola County will be closed off in order to repair a failing culvert.

 

The Michigan DNR recently announced a 1.5 mile section of trail will be closed off starting July 1^st and hope to have it reopened by the end of October.

 

In a press release, DNR officials say a detour has been established and is signed.

 

The detour is as follows:

• If traveling north, turn right (or east) on 9 mile Road, turn left (or north) onto 210th Avenue and follow 1.5 miles north to Sylvan Road , turn left (or west) and travel 0.2 miles until the White Pine Trail crosses Sylvan Road.

 

• If traveling south, turn left (or west) onto Sylvan Road, turn right (or south) on 210th Avenue and follow for 1.5 miles, turn right (or east) on 9 mile Road and travel 0.2 miles until the White Pine Trail crosses 9 mile Road.