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Nine Cool Rail-Trails in Wisconsin’s Ice Age Trail
October 24, 2018
Ahnapee State Park Trail | Photo by Ken Bryan
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Colorado’s Mineral Belt Trail
October 15, 2018
Forming a nearly 12-mile paved loop around the city, the Mineral Belt Trail offers spectacular views around every bend.
Mineral Belt Trail | Photo by Laura Stark, courtesy Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
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Trail Caucus Kicks Off to Connect Wisconsin as New Projects Build Momentum
October 10, 2018
An active and enthusiastic crowd of trail advocates gathered to kick off the state’s newly formed Legislative Trails Caucus.
Dave Schlabowske, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Bike Fed, discusses the value of building a Trails Caucus | Photo by Brian Housh, courtesy RTC
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Pete Raynor, Railbanking Author, Named 2018 Rail-Trail Champion
September 27, 2018
Pete Raynor, central author of Railbanking legislation, was named 2018 Rail-Trail Champion. The 1983 Railbanking Act helped make many trails.
2018 Doppelt Family Rail-Trail Champions Award ceremony | Photo by Hung Tran
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Las Reglas de Oro: Seis Cosas Que Debes Saber Para La Temporada de Senderos
September 10, 2018
Sendero: Un sendero es un camino o rastro de uso recreativo, típicamente en lugares cerca o dentro de la naturaleza.
Photo by Bob Wick, Public Domain
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Indiana’s Cardinal Greenway
September 06, 2018
Trail crossing over the White River along the Cardinal Greenway near the McCulloch Riverview Trailhead in Muncie, Indiana | Photo by Tony Valainis
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1,400-Mile LandLine Plan Is Building Active Transportation Momentum in Boston
August 29, 2018
The LandLine Vision Plan—a newly proposed plan by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) that aims to complete a 1,400-mile connected network of regional trails.
Weekly summer Landline ride at the newly rebuilt trail and boardwalk around the Needham Reservoir in Massachusetts | Photo by David Loutzenheiser
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Georgia’s Augusta Canal Trail
August 13, 2018
Like the fabled yellow brick road, Georgia’s Augusta Canal Trail unfolds with a soft orange hue and unexpected delights with every footstep or turn of the wheel.
View from the Augusta Canal | Photo courtesy Augusta Convention and Visitors Bureau
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These Farm Markets and Gardens Are Inspiring Health on America’s Trails
August 09, 2018
What’s better than a farmers’ market or community garden for providing locally grown food and encouraging good eating? Why, a market or garden next to a trail, of course!
Urban Tilth community garden | Photo courtesy Urban Tilth
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2020 Vision: New York’s “Empire State Trail” Is Making Trails a Main Attraction
August 09, 2018
Empire State Trail (EST): Shaped like a giant sideways T intersecting near Albany, the EST will connect three corners of the state: Manhattan, Buffalo and the Canadian border near Lake Champlain.
A jogger on the Hudson River Valley Greenway catches the last rays of the day’s light as the sun sets behind the New Jersey skyline. | Photo by Scott Stark