Focus Term: Trail Destinations
5 Amazing Rail-Trail Destinations for Your Bucket List
The Rio Grande Trail is quintessential Colorado, featuring a sparkling river, rustling aspens and scented pines against a backdrop of towering mountains.
![View from the Walkway Over the Hudson rail-trail in New York | Photo by Aaron Schmidt](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/View-from-the-Walkway-Over-the-Hudson-rail-trail-in-New-York-Photo-by-Aaron-Schmidt--642x340-c-default.jpg)
Colorado’s Rio Grande Trail
The beloved Rio Grande Trail traverses this rich mix of terrains along a 42-mile route (nearly all paved) winding from the famed ski town of Aspen to Glenwood Springs.
![Spectacular mountains along the Rio Grande Trail | Photo courtesy Roaring Fork Transportation Authority](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Spectacular-mountains-along-the-Rio-Grande-Trail-Photo-courtesy-Roaring-Fork-Transportation-Authority--642x340-c-default.jpg)
Six Great Things You’ll See on the North Bend Rail Trail
Winding under lush tree canopies and through rocky cuts in the hillsides of the Appalachian region, the North Bend Rail Trail exemplifies “Wild and Wonderful” West Virginia.
![Former B&O Railroad bridge along the North Bend Rail Trail leading to the quaint town of Cairo, West Virginia | Photo by Mike Tewkesbury](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Former-BO-Railroad-bridge-along-the-North-Bend-Rail-Trail-leading-to-the-quaint-town-of-Cairo-West-Virginia-Photo-by-Mike-Tewkesbury-642x340-c-default.jpg)
New York’s Hudson Valley Trail Network
Rail-trails join the Walkway and spin out into the hillsides in either direction: the Hudson Valley Rail Trail on the west bank and Dutchess Rail Trail
![The well-loved Walkway Over the Hudson serves a multitude of users. | Photo by Fred Schaeffer](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/The-well-loved-Walkway-Over-the-Hudson-serves-a-multitude-of-users.-Photo-by-Fred-Schaeffer--642x340-c-default.jpg)
South Carolina’s Greenville Health System Swamp Rabbit Trail
At the doorstep to the Blue Ridge Mountains of South Carolina, the Swamp Rabbit Trail has become so integrated into the culture of its trailside towns
![View of Liberty Bridge from the Swamp Rabbit Trail | Photo by Barry Peters](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/View-of-Liberty-Bridge-from-the-Swamp-Rabbit-Trail-Photo-by-Barry-Peters--642x340-c-default.jpg)
Oregon’s Banks-Vernonia State Trail
A thread of black in an emerald blanket, the Banks-Vernonia State Trail weaves its way between two peaceful towns in the foothills of Northwest Oregon’s Coast Range.
![The rural southern end of the rail-trail. | Photo by Kelly R Williams](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/The-rural-southern-end-of-the-rail-trail.-Photo-by-Kelly-R-Williams--642x340-c-default.jpg)
Florida’s Snake Creek Trail
Neighborhood trails don’t come much nicer than the Snake Creek Trail in southeast Florida. The paved 6.5-mile route offers a similar easy and level riding experience.
![Florida’s Snake Creek Trail | Photo courtesy Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Floridas-Snake-Creek-Trail-Photo-courtesy-Miami-Dade-County-Parks-Recreation-and-Open-Spaces-Department--642x340-c-default.jpg)
Minnesota’s Midtown Greenway
Nestled 20 feet below street level in an early 20th-century railroad cut, Minnesota’s Midtown Greenway bypasses the street traffic crossing overhead on more than two dozen historical bridges.
![Photo courtesy The Greenway Guy](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Photo-courtesy-The-Greenway-Guy--642x340-c-default.jpg)
The Alternative List: 10 Great Trails for Fall (Under the Radar)
For those of you looking for a fall adventure that might not be on everyone’s bucket list, we’ve uncovered 10 great trails for fall.
![Fall vista from the Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail in California | Photo by Stan Bales, courtesy Bureau of Land Management](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Fall-vista-from-the-Bizz-Johnson-National-Recreation-Trail-in-California-Photo-by-Stan-Bales-courtesy-Bureau-of-Land-Management--642x340-c-default.jpg)
10 Great Hiking and Walking Trails
In honor of Trails, Parks and Outdoor Spots month, here’s a list of 10 great walking and hiking trails across America (in no particular order).
![Chessie Nature Trail | Photo by Frank N. Carlson](https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Chessie-Nature-Trail-Photo-by-Frank-N.-Carlson--642x340-c-default.jpg)
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