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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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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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Five Destination Rail-Trails Newly Designated as 2020 National Recreation Trails
November 29, 2020

In October, a new slate of 30 trails in 25 states were ushered into the ranks of top outdoor destinations as 2020’s National Recreation Trails by U.S. Secretary of the Interior.

Flint Hills Trail State Park | Courtesy Kansas Tourism
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Texas’ Historic Battlefield Trail
November 12, 2020

The Historic Battlefield Trail has become a catalyst for a burgeoning 428-mile trail network that will link the rich natural, cultural and historical resources of the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

Historic Battlefield Trail | Photo by TrailLink user Christina Garza
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Five Days and 100 Miles: A Trip of a Lifetime Across the Cascades (A Memoire)
November 08, 2020

John Ernest Berry III describes his five-day, 100-mile tricycle trek with friend and mentor Bob Myrick on the 223.8-mile developing Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail.

John Ernest Berry III on the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail in Washington State in August 2019 during a five-day trip with colleague and friend Bob Myrick | Photo by Bob Myrick
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Atlanta’s Doll’s Head Trail Is an Eerily Cool Trailside Attraction—With a Great Cause
October 26, 2020

The Doll’s Head Trail is the 2.5-mile whimsical trail-turned-art exhibit in DeKalb, County’s Constitution Lakes Park in Atlanta, Georgia.

Doll’s Head Trail in DeKalb County’s Constitution Lakes Park, Atlanta, Georgia | Photo by Marcus O. Bst | CC BY 2.0 GENERIC
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Tennessee’s Tweetsie Trail
October 12, 2020

The Tweetsie Trail connects two charming towns in the Appalachian foothills, following a railroad corridor that once snaked through the mountains and crossed into North Carolina.

Tweetsie Trail entrance in Johnson City | Courtesy Carter County Tourism