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Delaware’s Cape Henlopen State Park Bike Loop
January 12, 2021

These are glimpses of natural beauty to be found along the trails that wind through Delaware’s Cape Henlopen State Park.

Cape Henlopen State Park Bike Loop | Courtesy Delaware State Parks
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Top 10 Trails in Pennsylvania
January 07, 2021

Check out top 10 trails in Pennsylvania. The state has 188 completed rail-trails to date collectively spanning more than 2,100 miles.

Great Allegheny Passage (gaptrail.org) | Photo by Milo Bateman
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Top 10 Trails in Florida
December 31, 2020

Trails in Florida—including nearly 60 rail-trails—connect travelers to this diverse array of beautiful landscapes and unique communities.

Florida's Legacy Trail | Photo by Brian Gerhardstein
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Looking Back, With Gratitude, on a Year of Challenges and Triumphs for Trails
December 22, 2020

As 2020 draws to a close—a year of extreme changes and challenges—it is with incredible appreciation that we reflect on the collective impact of our movement across the country.

Photo by India Kea
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Trail Moments | The Long Trail Home
December 16, 2020

I lost that connection during the pandemic, and I have realized that rediscovering the trails around me—my #TrailMoments—makes me feel whole and like the world will be ok.

Ed and Jenn Coleman on the Chief Ladiga Trail | Courtesy Ed Coleman
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A Vermont Rail-Trail Leads to the New York Public Library
December 16, 2020

Some 110 years later, thanks to the efforts of four southern Vermonters, the Manchester Rail Trail guides visitors on the remarkable journey of that marble from quarries in Dorset to the finishing mill in Manchester to New York City.

Along the Manchester Rail Trail in Vermont | Photo by Robin Verner
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Tips, #TrailMoments and Talk with Vasu Sojitra
December 06, 2020

RTC interviewed Vasu Sojitra, a professional athlete, and a diversity, equity and inclusion strategist. It was an awesome and eye-opening conversation about his time on the trail—his favorite #TrailMoments—and how we can all make outdoor spaces more inclusive and accessible.

Photo by Vasu Sojitra | Triple Tree, Drinking Horse and the M trails, on the land of Apsáalooke, Salish-Kootenai, Northern Cheyenne, Niitsitapi, Shoshone-Bannock and many other Nations
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2020’s Silver Lining: Six New Rail-Trails to Treasure
December 06, 2020

Among this year’s class of new rail-trails is a pathway that’s key to a 275-mile route across Michigan, a Virginia stunner with a nearly milelong railroad tunnel, a new segment of the multistate East Coast Greenway in Massachusetts, and a Pennsylvania rail-trail that’s part of three vast regional trail systems.

Upper Bucks Rail Trail | Courtesy Bucks County Planning Commission
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New Mexico’s Canyon Rim Trail
December 03, 2020

One of Los Alamos County’s most popular pathways, the Canyon Rim Trail, provides an easy—and easy to reach—option in the heart of the community, packing a lot of wonder into its 2.5 miles.

Canyon Rim Trail | Courtesy Los Alamos County Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Division
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When Trails Connect Everyone, Everywhere
November 30, 2020

Throughout this year, as we’ve continued to galvanize the trails movement in a virtual world, the movement itself has inspired us—in particular, the stories so many have shared of the moments of joy, respite, healing and strength they have found on the trail. The impact of our work in this time has brought urgency and focus to our path forward.

Tacony Creek | Photo by Thom Carroll