The Commons is a great place to visit, and these trails bordering it were wonderful. Creek running through entire area, couple little waterfalls, well marked. I was doubtful, but The Hippie Trees are actually pretty magical. Short loops, long trails, hilly but not difficult, something for everyone. Highly recommend.

The Hippee Tree is such a beautiful place to visit. A place absolutely seeped in history and local legend. A must see.

This is such a treasure for the city. The grounds of this historic site are beautiful and include wooded trails, a botanical garden, and lots of open green space. The buildings have been and are being restored and renovated into unique living quarters and businesses.

74*F on 11/4/20. Great day to hike around the complex. Perfect blend of hills and flat walking for a great, easy workout!

Great trails. Well maintained and more of a local spot. I love the beach but when I get out of the water its time to hike. Very beautiful countryside with a little help from our friends. I get by with a little help from my friends.

Beautiful trails, and fairly well kept up. I was a little sad to see all the graffiti, however it didnt detract from the trip and in the case of the cistern added an air of mysticism. Beautiful place.

Pretty nice trails, there are a lot of indiscriminate trails so sometimes its easy to get lost. I think whoever operates it should just make the indiscriminate biking trails official trails. This way there could be less confusion biking would still be supported.

Great trails, signage was not great but paths are fantastic

Gorgeous hike, super close to downtown, lots of paths to explore - looks like it would be tons of fun on a bike

Great place. Cool buildings. Loved the wedding hall

Great trails! Good mix of difficulties, and gorgeous views.

Beautiful trails, great place to connect with nature.

Nice place to walk and shop cute boutiques, only complaint parking is quite a distance be prepared to walk

5/5 Saw fairy jables in them scrambles and brambles o treesiwhatsem

The Commons Natural Area is a year round treasure in downtown Traverse City. Trails lead hikers & cyclists past meadows, through forests & over gentle streams and provide beautiful views from the hills.

Great place to hike right in the middle of Traverse City with easy access to the Grand Traverse Commons shops and restaurants.

Very nicely kept trails with loads of nature to explore! Several different levels and lengths of trails to choose from.

Hidden jewel! Though the outside seems a bit plain, they have lot of unique shops and restaurants inside to explore. Feels like walking in a vintage cave. Double white chocolate in their bakery section is good. Good art work on walls. Happened to see only ground floor, and yet loved it!! Must see..!!!

Always a pleasant view of the city below. Lots of trails. Lots of trees. Lots of fun.

Whether on one of the great trails or just milling around the historic architecture, Grand Traverse Commons and the nature preserve is a wonderful place to be. Hike, take photos, cross country ski, and simply be outdoors. The older, unoccupied buildings are dangerous and there is a lot of broken glass. These buildings are great for photos but not for young children.

Very nice. I planned to visit again

Lots of trails to explore at the Grand Traverse Commons. Rarely ever do the same route twice.

Pretty but tons of garbage to be cleaned up.

Awesome little area

This is such a great place to walk the trails, have a picnic, or browse the gift shop. We especially enjoyed the Fairy Trail, with all the cute little fairy houses along the way! And the gift shop has some of the best nature themed gifts in town.

Could use a little work in some areas that flood but its beautiful, well maintained, clean and if you go to the right place you get THE HIPPIE TREE

Always a pleasure!

The best told other s they should go, its a buck list thing for sure

One of my favorite hiking trails in the area, lots to see, follow the trails or your sure to get lost, heck ya still might on the trails lol. The hippie tree is also back there.

Its a beautiful small trail. Relaxing for me. I hope you enjoy as much as I do.

Took my cousins here and we went on an ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL TRAIL. When you come here you need to check out the Grove of trees and the hippie tree!

Great place to get in some exercise and good views of Traverse City. When you update the map signs though, please make them more user friendly and put them on the posts facing away from the sun. Many of them face south and the sun has bleached the colors of the trails so you cant read the map.

Love this place.

Love this place such beautiful scenery they did a great job keeping the trails and making them better

Beautiful hikes with views of the city and bay.

Very nice tour you can take. It was very interesting.

My fave trails. run, bike, snowshoe. Labyrinthine network provides hours of varying scenery and terrain.

Go see the Hippie Tree

Easy to find, quient in the morning, picks in population density in the afternoon.

Very peaceful and beautiful area to hike

Very interesting place with plenty to see and imagine

Fun place. Got lost finding the hippie tree.

Its so much fun

Beautiful place with history

We have hiked down this trail many times and visited the Hippie Tree as well since it is off the trail at one point.

Great place to hike with littles.

This is a simple hike with several loops that can be taken on foot or on a bike. Notable attractions include an old orchard, several small stream crossings, a nice view of the Traverse City landscape and the hippy tree.While not extremely exciting, these trails do make for decent exercise with several sizeable uphill climbs and are a good way to walk off some calories from the nearby restaurants.

Great hike and beautiful views

Great place to hike and be with friends or family!

Beautiful trail!

Beautiful area to visit

Nice trails beautiful botanical garden

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Beautiful

Hippie Tree!

Great hiking