Loop The Lake

🏃‍♂️ About the Event

• Celebrate: Come celebrate the Boardman Lake Loop Trail!
• Presented by: The Traverse City Track Club presents Loop The Lake, a 4-mile, 8-mile, and 2-person relay trail race around Boardman Lake, just south of downtown Traverse City.
• Course Features: The race will follow the Boardman Lake Loop Trail, which includes mostly pavement, as well as some gravel, bridges, and boardwalks.
• Event Types: The 4 mile event is open to runners and walkers. The 8 mile event is recommended for runners only. Course closes at 8pm.

📏 Distance

• 4 Miles: Exactly! This race has been certified by the USATF.
• Individual and Relay: The individual 8 mile and relay (2 people run 4 miles each - 1 at a time) will be slightly over 8 miles.

🏞️ About the Course

• Course Start/Finish: The race will follow the Boardman Lake Loop Trail, starting and finishing in Hull Park on the north side of the lake.
• Terrain: The east side is a heavily wooded segment featuring gentle curves and a mix of pavement, boardwalk, and some gravel surface.
• Bridges: The southern end features two bridges over the Boardman/Ottway River and an extended boardwalk over the Boardman Lake Cove.
• Map: Check out the map here! We will be running in a clockwise direction.

🏁 Start Details

• Wave Start: The race will include a wave start at Hull Park.
• Lining Up: Runners will be asked to line up according to their estimated finish time.

🌊 Wave Starts

• Safety: We want to ensure a safe and great experience for all participants.
• Honor System: We will utilize a wave start on an honor basis (participants will line up according to their expected finish time) to distribute runners and walkers on the trail.
• Volunteers: Volunteers will be on hand to help determine waves.

🅿️ Parking

• Urban Race: Loop the Lake is an Urban Trail race.
• Nearby Options: While there will not be parking available within Hull Park, there are many parking options nearby within walking distance, including multiple parking decks.
• Avoid Parking: Please do not park at any apartment complexes or within the Brick Wheels parking lot.

🎽 Packet Pickup

• Stay Tuned: Stay tuned for packet pickup information

🌟 Background

• Community Effort: "This beautiful and highly anticipated Loop is the product of meaningful, high-impact collaboration, years of support, gumption, and hard work from many facets of the community."
• Trail Ownership: The Boardman Lake Trail is owned by the City of Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, and Garfield Township.
• Collaboration: TART Trails works with the City, County, and Township to support the development and maintenance of the trail.

📅 Event Details

• Date: 2025-08-29
• Location: Hull Park, Traverse City, MI.
• More Info: Visit the race page