Traverse City has made an appearance on another “best of” list, this one courtesy of Runner’s World magazine. Over the weekend, the magazine published a list featuring “25 of the Best Running Trails in the U.S.” Traverse City’s Vasa Pathway made the top 25 – the only trail in the state of Michigan to do so.

Runner’s World praised the Vasa’s multi-seasonal appeal, which allows it to function as a spot for running, hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing alike. “The Vasa Pathway puts on a seasonal show, with wildflowers in the spring and summer, fall foliage, and snow-frosted white pines in the winter,” the magazine wrote. Runner’s World also gave TART Trails kudos for maintaining the trail and making sure that its various loops – for 3K, 5K, 10K, and 25K distances – are always clearly marked.

Other trails that made the list included the Art Loeb Trail in Asheville, North Carolina; the Awa’apuhi Trail in Kauai, Hawaii; and famed longer paths such as the Appalachian Trail and the Colorado Trail. Only two other trails in the entire Midwest – the Superior Hiking Trail in northeastern Minnesota and the Godwin Hill Loop Trail in Flint Hills, Kansas – landed in the top 25.