The ten mile long TART trail is a paved urban transportation corridor that currently runs between Bunker Hill Road in Acme Township and M-22/M-72 intersection in Traverse City. The trail runs along Grand Traverse Bay, through downtown Traverse City neighborhoods and the Mitchell Creek watershed and is a favorite of families, visitors, bicyclists and in-line skaters.
Key Historical Dates of the TART Trail- 1987 - The Citizens for Better Ways applies to Rotary Charities for a grant to aid in the construction of a non-motorized trail from Traverse City to Acme.
- 1988 - Rotary Charities awards $150,000 for trail construction.
- 1989 - Friends of the Traverse Area Recreational Trail (TART) is formed.
- 1991 to 1995 - Trail paving occurs with generous support from Rotary Charities, City of Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Grand Traverse Road Commission and the Michigan Department of Transportation.
- 1997 - TART receives the Environmental Excellence Award from the Federal Highway Administration
- 1998 - TART Trails, Inc. is formed as 4 individual trail groups unite. TART Trails, Inc. includes the Boardman Lake Trail, the Leelanau Trail, the TART Trail and the Vasa Pathway.
- 2004- TART Trail is connected to the Leelanau Trail. This connection took years of negotiating easements with private property owners. The project is a culmination of efforts by TART Trails, the City of Traverse City, Grand Traverse County and adjacent property owners.
- 2005 - An eastward extension of the TART Trail from Lautner to M-72 (along the railroad) was built. There is a gap from where the trail currently ends at Bunker Hill Road to the new trail section that begins at Lautner Road. TART is working to connect the trails.
TART Trail Use and User Study by Michigan State University [adobe PDF]
TART Trail Mileage [adobe PDF]
TART Trail News
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