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Longest Rail-Trails in the United States

*This list is comprised of rail-trails more than 100 miles long, where at least 90 percent of the trail is on a former railroad corridor.

1. Katy Trail State Park (Missouri) – 239 miles
2. Palouse to Cascades States Park Trail (Washington) – 236 miles
3. Cowboy Recreation and Nature Trail (Nebraska) – 203 miles
4. Great Allegheny Passage (Maryland, Pennsylvania) – 153 miles
5. Columbia Plateau Trail State Park (Washington) – 130 miles
6. Paul Bunyan State Trail  (Minnesota) – 122 miles
7. Flint Hills Trail State Park (Kansas) – 118 miles
8. Soo Line Trail (Southern Route) (Minnesota) – 114.5 miles
9. George S. Mickelson Trail (South Dakota) – 112 miles
10. OC&E Woods Line State Trail (Oregon) – 110 miles
11. State Line Trail (Michigan) – 107 miles
12. Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail (Florida) – 106 miles

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