Vasa Pathway Bartlett Trailhead Project
Project Summary
With increased use and popularity throughout the four seasons, partners are working to make crucial updates and improvements at the Vasa Pathway, including expanding and maintaining the Vasa Pathway Bartlett Road Trailhead. These projects are completed through collaboration between TART Trails, the Northern Michigan Mountain Bike Association, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and Grand Traverse County.
Objectives
- Enhance Visitor Experience
- Promote Environmental Conservation
- Support Safety, Sustainability, and Local Economies
Status
2024 | 60% Design & Engineering
2025 | March – Final Design & Engineering
Year-Round Maintenance and Grooming Facility Project
Project Summary
TART Trails has long outgrown the current grooming barn at the Vasa Pathway trailhead off Bartlett Road in Williamsburg. NMMBA is currently without a facility and has entered into a yearly agreement to store equipment at Timber Ridge Resort. TART and NMMBA want to share a facility at the southeast corner of the Timber Ridge property, provide a maintenance area, and house an office for grooming and maintenance operations. In addition to the building facility, the proposed location offers better access to the south side of the Vasa Pathway which receives and holds more snow compared to the existing Bartlett Road trailhead. This move will extend grooming in the early and late portions of the winter season.
Objectives
- Equipment storage space and security constraints
- Access to better snow conditions
- Function-driven design
- Improved year-round Vasa Pathway and Singletrack trail conditions and experiences through better maintenance
- NMMBA’s needs for a facility