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The McCoy Creek Trail will be a 7.5-mile trail through Buchanan’s historic downtown and will connect to Niles via the Indiana Michigan River Valley Trail.
The next phase of the McCoy Creek Trail is to extend the trail from the existing trailhead on Walton Road (near Rangeline Road) to connect to a proposed trailhead at Walton and Winn Roads (near M-139)
3.5 Miles
0% Complete
$4.9 Million
$564,450.00
Buchanan Township, Niles Township
The McCoy Creek Trail project will connect Buchanan to Niles along Walton Road to M-139 and add a new trailhead at Walton and Winn Roads where it will connect to the Indiana Michigan River Valley Trail.
In 2025, the City of Buchanan led the effort to expand the McCoy Creek Trail from EB Clark Woods to River Saint Joe Brewery on Walton Road. The current project is to extend the trail east along Walton Road and build a trailhead at Walton and Winn Roads. Eventually, the McCoy Creek Trail will connect to the Indiana Michigan River Valley Trail, connecting Buchanan to Niles and beyond.
Be Healthy Berrien has hired Wightman to do the engineering of the trail and trailhead to get this project shovel ready. Surveying work has commenced and design and engineering will be completed in 2026.
Current Funding Goal and Status
United Way, through the collaborative Be Healthy Berrien, secured $664,550 to connect Buchanan to Niles from the Department of Housing and Urban Development – a community project advanced by Representative Walberg’s office. Partners are working with Berrien County to submit a grant to the Michigan Department of Transportation, Transportation Alternative Program for 80% of the construction costs. Fundraising efforts will be critical to secure the required 20% local match.
