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How to Adapt Trail Activities and Gear for Cold and Winter Conditions
November 22, 2020

Common outdoor activities such as walking, hiking, running and cycling can be done safely in the fall and winter. Here are few tips from the experts.

New York's Highline | Photo by Adrian Cabrero
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Trail Moments | From Burnout to Biking: Rediscovering My Love for the Outdoors on Ohio’s Trails
November 19, 2020

The outdoors always brings me pleasure and relaxation, but this year it means more than ever. I explored new places and identified new flora and fauna.

Amy on Ohio's Camp Chase Trail | Courtesy Amy Collins-Warfield
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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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Six Tips to Carry Your Summer Biking Habit Into Fall
November 04, 2020

The beauty of autumn also means cooler temperatures, earlier sunsets and sometimes less-than-ideal weather. For the many of you who picked up biking for the first time this summer or returned after a long hiatus, the thought of braving colder weather while riding might feel intimidating.

Three Rivers Heritage Trail | Courtesy Healthy Ride, Pittsburgh Bike Share
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Trail Moments | Stealing Moments of “Me Time” on the Trail as a Mom During COVID
September 09, 2020
The Mom Squad on the W&OD Trail in Northern Virginia | Courtesy Brandi Horton
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How Trails and Outdoor Access Provide Important Mental Health Benefits
September 01, 2020

One significant way Americans are addressing their mental health needs during the coronavirus is through frequent activity in the outdoors.

Three Rivers Heritage Trail | Photo by Healthy Ride, Pittsburgh Bike Share
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Trail Moments | Philly Birder Takes Fledgling Bird Enthusiasts Under His Wing
August 31, 2020

Birder Keith Russell is enjoying sharing that passion for birding with the next generation through his work at the Discovery Center.

Birdwatching in Tacony Creek Park | Courtesy Tookany-Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership
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Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail: A Pedal Along a Michigan Marvel
August 25, 2020

I’d heard too many great things about the 22-mile Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail over the years, and I wanted to finally ride it myself.

Dunes on the Pierre Stocking Scenic Drive Overlook | Photo by Robert Annis
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How the Great Allegheny Passage Transformed a Region
May 11, 2020

The 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) in Southwestern Pennsylvania and Western Maryland is a premier rail-trail destination.

Great Allegheny Passage just outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Photo by Milo Bateman
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Nine Romantic Trail Destinations That Will Make You Swoon
February 09, 2020

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we thought it was a great time to bust out this list of top romantic rail-trails in the United States. Here are nine, great, romantic trail destinations to try and catch cupid’s arrow!

View from the Ivanhoe Trestle along New River Trail State Park | Courtesy Virginia DCR
Trail survey graphic with black female bicyclists on trail in winter next to RTC green t-shirt