The paved Falling Waters Trail is 12 feet wide and there is ample space for everyone, but if you’ve never been on a trail that has wheeled vehicles along with walkers, you might not be aware of the speed of these wheeled users.

1. Announce Yourself. Faster moving trail users on wheels should announce their presence to those they wish to pass by ringing a bell or saying, “on-your-left”, so as not to surprise them as they are passed. Those users being alerted should move to the right. Faster moving users should, however, yield a wide area to slower traffic and pass with caution.

2. Trail users should keep to the right, as though there was a center-line (we may have to fundraise more money to pay for such a line marking).

3. When stopping to chat or rest, trail users should move onto the unpaved trail shoulder to allow others to pass.

4. Trail users should approach horses with caution, knowing that the horse might get spooked by a bicycle or person walking a dog.

5. Trail users should approach children with caution, knowing that they might dart out, suddenly change direction, or stop short.

6. Parents should instruct their children to stay in a single file when someone else is coming to pass them.

7. All cyclists would be advised to wear helmets; rollerbladers should have padding.

8. Drivers should approach all trail crossings with caution and trail users should stop, look, listen at all road crossings.

9. Clean up after your dog or horse with a plastic bag. Please don’t leave trail surprises. Doggy Sanitation Stations are located on Teft Road and Weatherwax Drive.

10. Carry out your own trash and feel free to pickup after others who are less considerate. We will all work together to keep our trail clean.

11. Falling Waters Trail County Park Rules and Regulations: Legal questions and specific trail usage questions should be directed to Jackson County Parks and Recreation, (517) 788-4320.