connect Traverse City to Charlevoix and the Little Traverse Wheelway. Three Mile Trail The Three Mile Trail (named for Three Mile Road, which it parallels) is currently a trail, beginning at the TART Trail. An extension of the trail to Hammond Road is set to begin construction in 2024. Vasa Pathway The Vasa Pathway system is a series of unpaved recreational trails east of Traverse City. Component trails include the Vasa Singletrack, Vasa Skillz Loop, Vasa Snowshoe Trail, and Winter Sports Singletrack. Recent events As of 2023, the TART Trails system asserts that it is a pioneer in the implementation of a formal maintenance responsibility-sharing system oriented towards the needs of a trail system affected by lake effect snow. The City of Traverse City, local townships, and volunteers coordinate snow removal and cross-country ski grooming. TART Trails believes they are leaders in the wintertime maintenance of a large () non-motorized trail system in a high-snow area. TART Trails reports that wintertime trail usage has increased 20% since the trail snow removal system was implemented. References Protected areas of Grand Traverse County, Michigan Protected areas of Leelanau County, Michigan Rail trails in Michigan Traverse City, Michigan Traverse City micropolitan area