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Rail-Trail Statistics
The following information is updated periodically to provide current information about Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the trails movement and rail-trail use at the national and state level. Please keep in mind that RTC's information and/or numbers are not definitive, and that all counts are of rail-trails and rail-trail miles only. All statistics have been rounded down to the nearest whole number.
National Rail-Trail Trail and Trail Mileage Counts
State Rail-Trail Trail and Trail Mileage Counts
Ten Longest Rail-Trails in America
National Rail-Trail Trail and Trail Mileage Counts:
- Open: 1,597 open rail-trails for a total of 15,332 miles
- Projects: 720 rail-trail projects for a total of 8,801 miles
State Rail-Trail Trail and Trail Mileage Counts:
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Open |
Project |
| State |
Trails |
Miles |
Trails |
Miles |
| AK |
3 |
20 |
4 |
247 |
| AL |
12 |
60 |
3 |
5 |
| AR |
13 |
42 |
7 |
127 |
| AZ |
11 |
50 |
2 |
8 |
| CA |
78 |
371 |
45 |
452 |
| CO |
35 |
246 |
11 |
466 |
| CT |
23 |
170 |
14 |
171 |
| DC |
1 |
11 |
1 |
9 |
| DE |
4 |
5 |
5 |
28 |
| FL |
40 |
383 |
42 |
571 |
| GA |
15 |
111 |
6 |
94 |
| HI |
2 |
12 |
2 |
17 |
| IA |
67 |
625 |
18 |
356 |
| ID |
15 |
300 |
7 |
165 |
| IL |
59 |
561 |
12 |
139 |
| IN |
37 |
128 |
13 |
127 |
| KS |
12 |
82 |
27 |
429 |
| KY |
10 |
25 |
16 |
209 |
| LA |
3 |
91 |
2 |
65 |
| MA |
35 |
179 |
64 |
390 |
| MD |
27 |
155 |
8 |
109 |
| ME |
23 |
252 |
4 |
153 |
| MI |
129 |
1,518 |
32 |
360 |
| MN |
74 |
1,461 |
12 |
157 |
| MO |
9 |
290 |
12 |
100 |
| MS |
6 |
57 |
4 |
48 |
| MT |
15 |
77 |
12 |
236 |
| NC |
21 |
55 |
5 |
69 |
| ND |
4 |
28 |
3 |
75 |
| NE |
20 |
300 |
19 |
494 |
| NH |
60 |
374 |
14 |
202 |
| NJ |
47 |
208 |
14 |
103 |
| NM |
7 |
26 |
7 |
138 |
| NV |
2 |
10 |
2 |
13 |
| NY |
95 |
886 |
51 |
431 |
| OH |
78 |
709 |
33 |
247 |
| OK |
7 |
48 |
5 |
64 |
| OR |
14 |
208 |
10 |
28 |
| PA |
138 |
1,395 |
54 |
514 |
| RI |
12 |
48 |
4 |
47 |
| SC |
13 |
53 |
9 |
50 |
| SD |
3 |
112 |
1 |
1 |
| TN |
20 |
58 |
7 |
70 |
| TX |
18 |
181 |
26 |
447 |
| UT |
9 |
63 |
1 |
8 |
| VA |
31 |
220 |
11 |
66 |
| VT |
17 |
154 |
7 |
70 |
| WA |
75 |
789 |
22 |
108 |
| WI |
80 |
1,562 |
21 |
227 |
| WV |
64 |
497 |
8 |
57 |
| WY |
4 |
45 |
1 |
13 |
Longest Rail-Trails in America (100 miles or more)
| Name of Trail (Passage) |
State |
Number of Miles |
| Katy Trail State Park |
Missouri |
225 |
| Great Allegheny Passage |
Pennsylvania & Maryland |
150 |
| Soo Line Trail - Northern Route |
Minnesota |
148 |
| Milwaukee Road Corridor (John Wayne Pioneer Trail) |
Washington |
145 |
| Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor |
New York |
119 |
| Soo Line Trail - Southern Route |
Minnesota |
114 |
| George S. Mickelson Trail |
South Dakota |
110 |
| Paul Bunyan State Trail |
Minnesota |
110 |
| Blue Ox Trail (Voyageur Trail) |
Minnesota |
107 |
| Wild Rivers State Trail |
Wisconsin |
104 |
| State Line Trail |
Michigan |
102 |
| OC&E Woods Line State Trail |
Oregon |
100 |
Last Updated: 02/2009
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