Detour Alert! 
October 27 – November 10:
The TART Trail will be closed between 5 Mile Rd and Mount Hope Rd due to a utility project. Bunker Hill Rd will be closed to all traffic at the dig location, with no through access at the railroad tracks. No trail detour is possible at this time.
Team Elmers will have a large open cut that will take up the whole trail and further toward west (toward Stone Hound). They are closing Bunker Hill to traffic and the trail will be closed, as well.
The 10.5 mile long Traverse Area Recreation Trail (TART) is a paved urban transportation and recreation corridor with an eastern end point at M-72/Bates Rd in Acme Township and a western endpoint at Carter Rd in Traverse City, where it links with the Leelanau Trail. The 2 mile Acme Connector, the southernmost segment of the Nakwema Trailway, connects the TART Trail and Acme, providing safe access to businesses, existing trails, and recreation opportunities. It connects the current TART Trail terminus at Bunker Hill Road to the intersection of M-72 and US-31 in Acme. A section of the trail runs east toward the Acme Meijer store and Grand Traverse Town Center development.
The TART connects you to:
- Resorts, shops, and restaurants
- Recreation areas include Reffitt Nature Preserve and several City Parks such as Clinch Park Marina and Beach
- Other trails including Boardman Lake Trail, Three Mile Trail, and the Leelanau Trail
- Downtown Traverse City
- Local neighborhoods
- Several bike shops
- The State Park campground
The City of Traverse City was awarded a MDOT Enhancement Grant to extend the TART along the north side of M-72/West Grandview Parkway from the parking lot at West End Beach to Elmwood Avenue where a pedestrian crossing will be constructed across M-72/West Grandview Parkway.
The TART between Carter Rd and Aero Park Dr is owned by the City of Traverse City. Aero Park Dr to the Bates/Lautner section is owned by the Grand Traverse County Road Commission. TART Trails works with the City and County on trail projects.
USBR 35
The Michigan portion of US Bicycle Route 35 extends 501-miles from Sault Ste. Marie in the north to New Buffalo in the southwest corner, passing through our area along the TART Trail and Leelanau Trail. US Bicycle Routes are carefully selected to offer safe connections for road cycling between urban, suburban and rural communities. TART Trails is currently working to have signage installed along our portion of the route. View the entire USBR 35 route at BikeTouringRoutes.com.
Parking
Parking is available at several parks and Traverse City public parking lots near the trail. Thanks to the generosity of Woodland Creek Furniture, Meijer of Traverse City and Meijer of Williamsburg for allowing trail users to park in their lots.
Map
PDF of TART map here.
Mileage chart here.
