- TART Trail
The Traverse Area Recreational Trail (TART Trail) is a
rail trail inMichigan .It is a non-motorized recreational trail of 10 miles (16 km) in length that extends from the west side of
Traverse City, Michigan toAcme, Michigan . Most, but not all, of the trail follows the 19th-century roadbed of the fomerChicago and West Michigan Railway .The trail intersects other non-motorized trails in greater Traverse City, including the
Boardman Lake Trail that skirts the eastern side ofBoardman Lake , theLeelanau Trail with a connection toSuttons Bay, Michigan , and theVasa Pathway , a system of loop trails constructed for cross-country skiing and other non-motorized recreational use in thePere 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 trail's acronym "TART" 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 calledCherry Capital Airport .External links
* [http://www.traversetrails.org/tart-trail.shtml TART Trail]
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