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Local Elected Officials and Business Leaders Nationwide Collectively Call for Continued Federal Investment in Trails, Walking and Biking
April 16, 2025

RTC letter to the U.S. DOT calls on the agency to protect federal investments in active transportation, reflecting bipartisan support.

Washington, DC, USA - June 22, 2022: Front view of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) headquarters in the Southeast Federal Center in Washington, DC.
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Mississippi’s Longleaf Trace: April 2025 Trail of the Month
April 11, 2025

Longleaf Trace is a 44-mile Hall of Fame rail-trail connecting a handful of communities across rural southern Mississippi.

Longleaf Trace trailhead in Prentiss, Mississippi | Photo by Jake Lynch
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Seven Ways to Enjoy Your Favorite Trail
April 10, 2025

Searching for a way to freshen up or kickstart your trail routine? In need of a new trail activity? Here are some fun ways to enjoy your favorite trail (or a new one) all year round!

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Five Reasons to Get Outside on Trails This Spring
April 01, 2025

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

Group of trail runners in Baltimore, MD | Photo by Allison Abruscato
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Leveraging Celebrate Trails Day Advocacy in Cuyahoga County
March 21, 2025

Communities in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, have been leveraging Celebrate Trails Day in creative and unique ways—launching a successful series of advocacy and relationship-building opportunities to connect with local legislators and elevate support for their growing trail infrastructure.

David Margolis | Photo by Phil Kidd
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Revisiting John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
March 07, 2025

John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on Sunday, Oct. 16, 1859, when a band of 22 armed men slipped out of a Maryland farmhouse.

The fire engine house used by John Brown and some of his men in the raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859 | Courtesy Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC­DIG-ppmsca-40573 (digital file from original item)
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Rail-Trail Champion Sarah Clark Stuart On Philadelphia’s Visionary Trail Network
March 07, 2025

In Oct. 2024, Sarah Clark Stuart was named Doppelt Family Rail-Trail Champion of the year for her leadership on the Circuit Trails network.

Clark at her October induction and (right) with Rails to Trails Conservancy staff and colleagues | Joe LaCroix, courtesy Rails to Trails Conservancy
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Kansas’ Prairie Spirit Trail State Park
March 04, 2025

The 53-mile Prairie Spirit Trail State Park encompasses iconic Kansas landscape and was the first significant rail-trail in Kansas.

Historic Garnett Depot along the Prairie Spirit Trail State Park | Photo courtesy Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
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Trail Moments: Cas Marburger Is Shifting Gears in Missoula, Montana
February 04, 2025

Discover Cas Marburger’s Missoula Montana outdoor trails experience on the Milwaukee Trail, explore Missoula’s scenic trails.

Cas and colleagues at the 2024 Outdoor Media Summit in Montana | Photo courtesy Cas Marburger
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Arizona’s Rillito River Park Trail
February 04, 2025

Tucson’s Rillito River Park Trail is a 137-mile trail network and took top honors in USA Today’s Readers’ Choice polls in both 2021 and 2022.

Rillito River Park Trail's Tracks and Trails mural | Photo Courtesy Pima County Public Art