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National Rail-Trail and Trail Mileage Counts

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Longest Rail-Trails in the United States

*This list is comprised of rail-trails more than 100 miles long, where at least 90 percent of the trail is on a former railroad corridor.

1. Katy Trail State Park — Missouri: 240 miles
2. Palouse to Cascades States Park Trail — Washington: 229 miles
3. Cowboy Trail — Nebraska: 219 miles
4. Great Allegheny Passage — Maryland & Pennsylvania: 150 miles
5. Soo Line Trail – Northern Route — Minnesota: 148 miles
6. Columbia Plateau Trail State Park — Washington: 130 miles
7. Paul Bunyan State Trail — Minnesota: 119 miles
8. Flint Hills Nature Trail — Kansas: 117 miles
9. Soo Line Trail – Southern Route & Saunders State Trail — Minnesota & Wisconsin: 114 miles
10. OC&E Woods Line State Trail — Oregon: 110 miles
11. George S. Mickelson Trail — South Dakota: 109 miles
12. State Line Trail — Michigan: 107 miles
13. Wild Rivers State Trail — Wisconsin: 104 miles

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