TART Trail
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The TART Trail is a non-motorized recreational trail of 10 miles (16 km) in length that extends from the west side of Traverse City, Michigan to Acme, Michigan. Most, but not all, of the trail follows the 19th-century roadbed of the fomer Chicago and West Michigan Railroad.
The trail intersects other non-motorized trails in greater Traverse City, including the Boardman Lake Trail that skirts the eastern side of Boardman Lake, the Leelanau Trail with a connection to Suttons Bay, Michigan, and the Vasa Pathway, a system of loop trails constructed for cross-country skiing and other non-motorized recreational use in the Pere Marquette State Forest east of Traverse City.
The original TART Trail was constructed in 1991-1995. It was enlarged and extended several times in 1995-2005.
Points of interest along the trail include:
- The shoreline of Grand Traverse Bay
- Clinch Park along the Traverse City lakeshore
- Downtown Traverse City
- Traverse City State Park
The name TART Trail is an acronym based upon the full legal name of the private organization that coordinates trail use, Traverse Area Recreational Trail. However, the trail's short name also pays tribute to one of the best-known agricultural products of the Traverse City area, the tart cherry or pie cherry. For similar reasons, the local airport is called Cherry Capital Airport.
