JACKSON CONNECTOR TRAIL

The Jackson Connector trail would be within Jackson Township.
 

The Jackson Connector would link to the Canal Corridor in the High Mill area. This area is a primary trailhead along the Canal Corridor due to its historic significance. It is recommended that the historic structures be preserved and the history of the mill and millrace be interpreted. A greenway and trail opportunity exists along the Mud Brook Creek to the Jackson Community Park complex, high school, and township park along Fulton Road. This is a growing urban area with heavy traffic and considerable new commercial and residential development. It is recommended that the trail and greenway concept be utilized as a central organizing feature.

Walking, bicycling trails and green space connections can be used to provide a cohesive appearance to the area and to provide traffic-calming devices. Local groups have identified residential streets that could provide a hike and bike connection east and north through Lake Cable to the New Community Park off Mt. Pleasant. The northern connections are within a less densely populated section of the township. Greenways are recommended along an existing utility corridor, through a sand and gravel yard, and cross country along existing farmland to the Timken plant on Mt. Pleasant. This greenway will require cooperative agreements with private landowners. Establishment of a multi-purpose hike/bike trail as well as a greenway would augment these existing land uses.