The TART Trails provide recreational and transport trails through Traverse City and on the Leelanau Peninsula. The non-profit organization advocates for healthy outdoor living, and works to preserve and maintain open space and bike corridors. It has eight multi-use trails covering over sixty miles. The longest of the trails is the 27-mile long Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, which connects major parks with local communities.

In Traverse City itself, there are several point-to-point routes throughout the downtown. Traverse City residents can easily access the town of Sutton Bay along the paved, 17-mile path along a former railway corridor, and the Vasa Pathway, on state forest land, offers challenging terrain for mountain bikers, joggers, snowshoe users, runners, and hikers. The Boardman Lake Trail is a lovely, winding, heavily wooded trail that has a bridge to cross the Boardman River.

Address: TART Trails, No address beyond a P.O. Box., Phone: 231-941-4300

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