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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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Meet the 2024 Hall of Fame Nominees
July 22, 2024

2024 Hall of Fame nominees are Hawaii’s Ke Ala Hele Makalae, Arkansas’ Razorback Greenway and Arizona’s Santa Cruz Loop. Voting opens 7/26/24

Runners on Hawaii's Ke Ala Hele Makālae | Photo courtesy Kauai Path
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The Joy of Celebrating Trails Day 2024
May 13, 2024

Celebrate Trails Day 2024 was celebrated in all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Our partners planned more than 240 celebrations.

Bronzeville Trail Task Force, Major Taylor Bike Club & The Misfits Cycling Club riding Chicago's Major Taylor Trail | Photo by Douglas Monieson
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Destination: Tucson’s Chuck Huckelberry Loop
July 20, 2023

The Chuck Huckelberry Loop offers 155 miles of paved pathways and bike lanes, six distinct sections and four communities near Tucson.

Views of the surrounding Santa Catalina Mountains serve as a backdrop along much of the Cañada del Oro River Park Trail in Oro Valley. The 11-mile route makes up one section of the Chuck Huckelberry Loop in Tucson. | Photo by Cindy Barks
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Top 10 Trails in Arizona
June 07, 2021

From the vast chasm of the Grand Canyon to the cactus/tumbleweed landscape of the Sonoran Desert, Arizona’s trails are big.

Arizona's Prescott Peavine National Recreational Trail | Photo by Cindy Barks
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Arizona’s Santa Cruz River Park Trail
April 11, 2021

Starting in the centuries-old birthplace of Tucson in the south, the Santa Cruz River Park Trail follows the sandy and mostly dry riverbed.

The Loop | Photo by Gerry Loew, Pima County Communications
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Trail Moments | The Long Trail Home
December 16, 2020

I lost that connection during the pandemic, and I have realized that rediscovering the trails around me—my #TrailMoments—makes me feel whole and like the world will be ok.

Ed and Jenn Coleman on the Chief Ladiga Trail | Courtesy Ed Coleman
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America’s Most Unique Trailside Attractions
July 26, 2020

Here’s our developing list of (currently) 28 of the most unique trailside attractions in America. Fun fact: Many of the trails featured fall within the footprint of the Great American Rail-Trail

Longeberger Basket Company former world headquarters along the T.J. Evans Panhandle Trail in Ohio | BY-NC-ND 2.0
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Arizona’s Grand Canyon Greenway Trail
October 15, 2019

The Grand Canyon Greenway Trail totals 13 miles of paved pathway for biking and walking, providing access to numerous scenic viewpoints and attractions in the park.

The family-friendly Grand Canyon Greenway Trail | Photo by Sarah Neal, courtesy Bright Angel Bicycles
Trail survey graphic with black female bicyclists on trail in winter next to RTC green t-shirt