On Celebrate Trails Day, Rails to Trails Conservancy calls on America to go for a walk, run or bike ride in a demonstration of the joy and impact trails bring to the nation

For some cinematic fun, here’s a list of 16 trails featured in movies and television including Rocky, Field Of Dreams and Stand By Me.

Cycling offers the opportunity for identifying plants on the trail quickly and cycle through different habitats.

Celebrate Trails Day 2024 was celebrated in all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Our partners planned more than 240 celebrations.

Promoting healthy, wealthy communities with the longest statewide multiuse trail system in the US Project Details Lead Authority: State of New YorkTotal Project Cost: $266,323,802Funding Pledged to Date: $266,323,802 Federal: $52,161,582State: $200,000,0001Local: $14,162,218 Shovel-Ready: Immediately; ongoingType: Urban, suburban, rural Transformative Impact Job Creation: An estimated 1,920 jobs.2 Health Impact: Every dollar invested will yield an estimated $3 in direct medical benefits.3 Economic Growth: The trail […]

Here we spotlight a handful of the exciting new rail-trails that opened in 2023.

A region brimming with great trails makes for an appealing outdoor destination. That is why the Industrial Heartland Trails Coalition (IHTC) is working to complete and connect a system of shared use trails across 51 counties in western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, eastern Ohio, and southwest New York. IHTC’s vision is that this “Industrial Heartland” […]

On or about April 11, 2023, CSX Transportation filed for the abandonment of 0.77 mile of track in Bronx County, New York. We are providing this information because it presents an opportunity to develop a real regional asset: a multi-use trail that can accommodate hikers, bikers, equestrians and other appropriate uses.

A Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) TrailNation project, and led in partnership with the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) and the National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program (RTCA), the Industrial Heartlands Trail Coalition brings together leaders from more than 100 agencies and organizations across four states– Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and West Virginia, to establish the Industrial […]