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How to Plan Your First Overnight Bike Trip
May 22, 2015
These simple tips can help get you on your way to your first overnight bike trip.
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Destination: Virginia — Strolling the Chessie Nature Trail
May 18, 2015
Chessie Nature Trail: In late fall, ash, oak and beech trees burn brilliant shades of red, orange and yellow in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, where the Blue Ridge Mountains meet the Allegheny range.
![Photo courtesy RTC](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Photo-courtesy-RTC-1-1-642x340-c-default.jpg)
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Appalachian Engine: The Virginia Creeper Trail Keeps Bringing Visitors Back
May 15, 2015
Southwest Virginia’s 34-mile Virginia Creeper Trail (VCT) is timeless. The trail is a beloved regional asset and economic boon.
![Photo by Jason Barnette - Southeastern Traveler:Courtesy Abingdon Convention and Visitors Bureau](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Photo-by-Jason-Barnette-Southeastern-TravelerCourtesy-Abingdon-Convention-and-Visitors-Bureau--642x340-c-default.jpg)
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Nebraska’s MoPac Trail East and West
May 12, 2015
One of the cornerstones of Lincoln’s network, the MoPac Trail (consisting of the seamlessly connected West and East segments) begins at the University of Nebraska campus in the heart of the city and stretches eastward 27 miles, just shy of Omaha’s doorstep.
![Mopac Trail West | Photo courtesy Market to Market Relay](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Mopac-Trail-West-Photo-courtesy-Market-to-Market-Relay--642x340-c-default.jpg)
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Seven Things That Can Go Wrong on a Bike—And How to Fix ‘Em!
May 11, 2015
But while some things are simply up to fate to resolve, others are under our control! Here are (unlucky number) seven things that can go wrong on a bike ride—and some ways to cope with them.
![Photo by Mark Wilkinson](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Photo-by-Mark-Wilkinson--642x340-c-default.jpg)
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The Minuteman Bikeway (A Revolution on Two Wheels)
April 22, 2015
Minuteman Bikeway billed as "America's Revolutionary Rail-Trail" is an 11-mile Tarmac ribbon that follows roughly the route of Paul Revere.
![Minuteman Bikeway | Photo courtesy Friends Lexington Bikeway](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Minuteman-Bikeway-Photo-courtesy-Friends-Lexington-Bikeway--e1707924108944-642x340-c-default.jpg)
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Nevada’s Lower Las Vegas Wash Trail
April 10, 2015
Already in place is the 13.4-mile Lower Las Vegas Wash Trail, which comprises the trail network’s eastern arc and is always a sure bet with beautiful parks, desert landscapes and vistas of the rugged mountains that ring the valley.
![Photo by Scott Hagan | Courtesy Clark County, Nevada](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Photo-by-Scott-Hagan-Courtesy-Clark-County-Nevada-1-1-642x340-c-default.jpg)
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Top 5 Attractions on the Montour Trail
March 31, 2015
With a length of 55 miles, there’s a lot to love on western Pennsylvania’s Montour Trail. Our top five attractions for this rail-trail located just outside of Pittsburgh are included below.
![Visitors love to explore the beauty and charms of the Montour Trail. | Photo by Paul McKeown, courtesy Montour Trail Council](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Visitors-love-to-explore-the-beauty-and-charms-of-the-Montour-Trail.-Photo-by-Paul-McKeown-courtesy-Montour-Trail-Council--642x340-c-default.jpg)
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Pennsylvania’s Montour Trail
March 16, 2015
In terms of rail-trail mileage, Pennsylvania dominates, but in a crowded field, the Montour Trail—which forms a 55-mile arc around western Pittsburgh—is a standout with plenty of “wow” moments.
![Midway across the span of the Chartiers Creek Bridge | Photo courtesy Kordite | CC by 2.0](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Midway-across-the-span-of-the-Chartiers-Creek-Bridge-Photo-courtesy-Kordite-CC-by-2.0--642x340-c-default.jpg)
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Top 10 Attractions on the Mon River Trails (Sojourner’s Guide)
March 09, 2015
As narrowing down the unique experiences on February’s designee—West Virginia’s Mon River Trails—was especially challenging, we’re presenting you with a bonus top 10 list of great attractions (in no particular order) that you will find along this spectacular trail system spanning nearly 50 miles around Morgantown.
![Locks and dams—like this one along the Monongahela River—make for some awesome sightseeing along the Mon River Trails | Photo by Jeff Wimer](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Locks-and-dams—like-this-one-along-the-Monongahela-River—make-for-some-awesome-sightseeing-along-the-Mon-River-Trails-Photo-by-Jeff-Wimer-642x340-c-default.jpg)
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