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Arizona’s Rillito River Park Trail
February 03, 2025

Tucson’s Rillito River Park Trail is a 137-mile trail network and took top honors in USA Today’s Readers’ Choice polls in both 2021 and 2022.

Rillito River Park Trail's Tracks and Trails mural | Photo Courtesy Pima County Public Art
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Trail Moments: An Appalachian Trail Journey
January 31, 2025

While most who attempt the Appalachian Trail will not finish it, Munro would not give up, undertaking the journey in March – September 2008.

Hiking on the C&O Canal Towpath | Photo courtesy Mary Lynn Munro
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16 Trails Featured in Movies and Television
January 28, 2025

For some cinematic fun, here’s a list of 16 trails featured in movies and television including Rocky, Field Of Dreams and Stand By Me.

Rocky Balboa statue in Philadelphia | Photo courtesy Eva Garcia
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Bainbridge Island’s New Welcome Pole: A Symbol of the Past and Present
January 21, 2025

Randi Purser created Bainbridge Island’s new welcome pole representing Schweabe, father of Chief Seattle, for whom the city is named.

Bainbridge Island's welcome pole dedication ceremony | Photo courtesy Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation
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Indiana’s Monon Trail
December 04, 2024

Passing through Indianapolis, Carmel, Westfield and Sheridan, Indiana’s Monon Trail is a commuter super-highway and a linear park for families.

Indiana's Monon Trail | Photo by Robert Annis
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Celebrating 2024’s New Rail-Trails
December 01, 2024

We applaud the new 2024 rail-trails that have made their debuts this year, joining more than 2,400 others already across America.

Ribbon cutting of Iowa's High Trestle Trail to Raccoon River Valley Trail Connector | Photo courtesy of Iowa Bicycle Coalition
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Washington’s Burke-Gilman Trail
October 31, 2024

The 20-mile rail-trail Burke-Gilman Trail follows a U-shaped route from Seattle’s Puget Sound neighborhoods in the west to Lake Washington

Washington's Burke-Gilman Trail's Freemont section | Photo by Cindy Barks
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Exploring a World Heritage Site Along Ohio’s Paint Creek Recreational Trail
October 28, 2024

The Paint Creek Recreational Trail offers a delightful experience, winding nearly 35 miles through beautiful rural scenery in southern Ohio.

Paint Creek Recreation Trail in southern Ohio | Photo by Anietra Hamper
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American Dreams: People Who Shaped the Landscape of the Great American Rail-Trail
August 05, 2024

Explore stories about people, places and events that shaped the Great American Rail-Trail from “History Along the Great American Rail-Trail.”

U.S. Civil War veteran Edward Day Cohota and his children | Photo courtesy Cape Ann Museum Library and Archives
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North Carolina’s Charlotte Rail Trail
January 18, 2023

The bustling Charlotte Rail Trail is a 12-foot-wide swath of urban utopia in North Carolina’s largest city. Bikers stream by in packs.

Charlotte Rail Trail | Photo by Eric Casella
Trail survey graphic with black female bicyclists on trail in winter next to RTC green t-shirt