Celebrate Trails Day
Bridge ride with RICH CITY Rides | Photo by Laura Cohen
Hosted on the fourth Saturday of April, Celebrate Trails Day is an annual spring celebration of America’s trails. Started by Rails to Trails Conservancy in 2013, the celebration encourages people across the country to get outside and enjoy the nation’s exceptional trails and trail systems.
Celebrate Trails Day is more than a day outside. It’s an opportunity to experience and share the joy and impact of trails. The nation’s 41,000+ miles of multiuse trails on the ground nationwide lay the foundation for 150+ trail networks in development—giving us all plenty of places to get outside! These spaces bring incredible value to our everyday lives, contributing to the well-being of people, places and the planet.
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Celebrate Trails Day 2025 is on Saturday, April 26! If you are interested in becoming a Celebrate Trails Day partner, sign up to be sure you don’t miss any updates!
Celebrate Trails Day Webinar: An Overview of the Celebration + Ways to Engage
Jan. 16 | 2 p.m. Eastern
Brandi Horton, RTC’s vice president of communications, and Suzanne Matyas, RTC’s social media and engagement strategist, will provide an overview of Celebrate Trails Day; share ways to engage; go over the tools and materials RTC provides to help our partners plan, promote and participate in the celebration; and answer any of your questions.
“I see more than a day outside. I see myself connecting with nature and feeling at ease. I feel my body getting stronger and reaching new goals. And I will continue to take up space outside especially on trails and bring others along with me!”
How We Celebrated Trails in 2024
Around the country, our partners planned group rides, nature walks, family-friendly festivals, volunteer cleanups and other community events for Celebrate Trails Day. Explore how trails were celebrated around the country on April 27, 2024.
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Everyone deserves access to safe ways to walk, bike and be active outdoors.
Big Celebration —Nationwide Impact
2024 Benefits of Trails
97%
of people report that trails make a difference for their mental health and well-being.81%
of people say they go to trails to be physically active.85%
of people say that having events or programming on the trail motivates them to be physically active.53%
of people report being active at least 5 days in the past week.
Trails make getting outdoors and around by foot, bike and wheelchair more accessible for everyone. These essential outdoor spaces give us the space to swap car trips for bike trips, reducing emissions and helping the environment; bring powerful economic opportunity to communities big, small and in between; and deliver health and happiness for so many people.
Since the celebration was launched in 2013, tens of thousands of people have been inspired to celebrate their local trails, and we’ve teamed up with hundreds of partners to plan more than 750 events and share resources that help people experience and feel welcome on the trail.
Celebrate Trails Day Stories
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Celebrate Trails Day
Hosted on the fourth Saturday of April, Celebrate Trails Day is an annual spring celebration of America’s trails. Started by Rails to Trails Conservancy in 2013, the celebration encourages people all across the country to get outside and enjoy the nation’s exceptional trails and trail systems.