Great American Rail-Trail Press
Warrior Expeditions in front of the Capitol | Photo by Albert Ting
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Press Releases
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Five Years Of Progress On Great American Rail-Trail Elevates National Impact Of Active Transportation Infrastructure
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy to Showcase Regional Impact of Great American Rail-Trail Over Three Days of Trail Riding and Events in Quad Cities Area
Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend, Veterans Launch Therapeutic Bike Ride Across the Country on Great American Rail-Trail
New Signage Program Celebrates History Along the Great American Rail-Trail
In the News
Someday, We’ll Bike on a Path Across America. But First, Nebraska. (NY TIMES)
This grand trail will one day connect Washington, D.C., to Washington State (NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC)
Summer of Cycling: 8 Rails-to-Trails Adventures in the U.S. (NY TIMES)
A New Way to Travel Across the US (BBC TRAVEL)
Coast-to-Coast Rail Trail Will Cut Through Indiana. Here’s What Hoosiers Can Expect. (INDY STAR)
Epic 3,700-Mile Nature Trail Will One Day Allow You to Hike Coast-to-Coast (ABC NEWS)
The Great American Rail-Trail Will Run 3,700 Miles — From Washington, D.C. to the Pacific Ocean (TRAVEL + LEISURE)
The 4,000-Mile Trail System That Will One Day Connect Both Coasts Is Closer Than Ever (BICYCLING)
Want to Walk or Bike Across the Country? There’s a Plan for That. (WAMU/NPR)
What Will It Take to Finish This Bike Trail Across the U.S.? (CITYLAB)
New Bike and Hiking Trail Will Connect US, Coast to Coast (YAHOO)
The Great American Rail-Trail Is on the Way (REI)
From Dream to National Treasure: The Great American Rail-Trail (NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION)
A Trail Worth Taking: Pittsburgh-to-Cleveland Trail Has Many Benefits (PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE)
Momentum Grows for the Great American Rail-Trail (FORBES)
Heartland Trail Opens New Section to Marshallville (THE DAILY RECORD)
Major Step Forward in Indiana’s Connection to the National Great American Rail-Trail (RITZ HERALD)
Hebron celebrates 1-mile completion of Veterans Memorial Parkway with ribbon-counting (CHICAGO TRIBUNE)
Photo Gallery
The preferred route of the Great American Rail-Trail includes 145+ existing rail-trails, greenways and other multiuse paths that will ultimately connect across 3,700+ miles. The photos below are a sampling of existing trails along the Great American route—one from all 12 states and the District of Columbia.
Videos
Local Trail Celebrations along the Great American Rail-Trail
- Live from Chadron, Nebraska, along the Cowboy Trail
- Live from Washington, D.C., on the Capital Crescent Trail
- Live from Muncie, Indiana, along the Cardinal Greenway
- Live from Three Forks, Montana, just off the Headwaters Trail System
- Live from Casper, Wyoming along the Casper Rail Trail
- Live from Wallace, Idaho, along the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes
- Live from the Cedar Valley Nature Trail in Iowa with the Black Hawk County Conservation Board
- Live from Williamsport, Maryland, along the historic C&O Towpath Trail with the C&O Canal Trust
- Live from McDonald, Pennsylvania, along the Panhandle Trail
- Live from Gordon, Nebraska, along the Cowboy Trail
- Live from South Cle Elum, Washington, along the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail