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10 Great Rail-Trails for Dog Walking
April 09, 2017

Want to enjoy a great rail-trail, but don’t want to leave your furry friend behind? Here you’ll find a list of tail-friendly trails across the country.

Photo by Laura Pedrick, AP Images Photo by Laura Pedrick, AP Images
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Indiana’s Nickel Plate Trail
March 13, 2017

In the spring, when the corn shoots up from the ground and the trees are full of life again, the Nickel Plate Trail really becomes a thing of beauty.

Photo by Robert Annis
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Rails-to-Trails Visionary and Conservancy Co-Founder David Burwell Passes Away
February 04, 2017

On the anniversary of Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s (RTC’s) founding, rail-trail visionary and co-founder David Burwell passed away on Feb. 1, 2017, after a hard-fought battle with leukemia.

David Burwell with his wife Irene and mother Barbara in 2002 | Photo courtesy Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
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10 Rail-Trail Winter Wonderlands
December 19, 2016

Here are 10 winter Rail-Trails so you can enjoy trails in different ways such as fat tire biking, cross-country skiing or snowshoeing.

Snow biking and skiing on the Rio Grande Trail near Basalt, Colorado | Photo courtesy Pitkin County Open Space and Trails
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Missouri’s Rock Island Trail State Park
December 04, 2016

Just in time for the holidays, a stunning new rail-trail has arrived in Missouri. Opening Dec. 10, the 47.5-mile Rock Island Trail State Park is notable for its length.

A view from the Katy Trail bridge in Windsor looking down on Rock Island Trail State Park. | Courtesy Missouri Rock Island Trail, Inc.
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Pathway to Prosperity: Missouri’s Katy Trail Is a Beautiful Model for Commerce
December 01, 2016

Missouri’s Katy Trail supports small businesses across the state and serves as a model for other rail-trail projects nationwide.

Trail's End Monument in Sedalia, 35 miles east of the Katy Trail's western end in Clinton, celebrating Sedalia's history as the first cow town | Photo by Danielle Taylor
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Michigan’s Saginaw County to Bay County Connector
November 10, 2016

About 35 miles north of Flint, the 7-mile Saginaw County to Bay County Connector joins the 17.5-mile Bay County Riverwalk to Saginaw County, where it will link up to the 2-mile Zilwaukee Pathway

Massive trees line the SCTBCC, providing shade in the warm months and a virtual kaleidoscope of colors during the fall. | Photo courtesy Heidi Bulger.
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Washington’s Ferry County Rail Trail
October 09, 2016

Northeast Washington’s Ferry County Rail Trail winds through a forested valley carved by the pristine Kettle River, passes through an otherworldly rock tunnel and crosses a 770-foot trestle that skims over a vast lake.

The trail's rocky tunnel is located on the northern end of the route | Photo by J. Foster Fanning courtesy Ferry County Rail Trail Partners
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Pennsylvania’s Pine Creek Rail Trail
September 14, 2016

Northern Pennsylvania’s Pine Creek Rail Trail offers the perfect outdoor destination for autumn (or any season, really)

An equestrian trail parallels the Pine Creek Rail Trail between Ansonia and Tiadaghton | Photo by Linda Stager, author of the Pine Creek Rail Trail Guidebook
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A View From … The Industrial Heartland Trails Network
September 12, 2016

The developing Industrial Heartland Trails Network is a collection of nearly three dozen pathways featuring scenic wilderness, dramatic railroad tunnels and trestles, welcoming trail towns and historical sites from the birthplace of America’s Industrial Revolution.

Ohio and Erie Canalway Towpath Trail under the I-80 overpass in Summit County, Ohio | Photo by Bob Callebert