Congress passed an amendment to the National Trails Systems Act that enshrined railbanking—preserving railway corridors in perpetuity.

Rails to Trails Conservancy announced it awarded $398,000 in funding through its 2025 Trail Grants program to community orgs and agencies.

Traversing the scenic Iron Range of northern Minnesota, the Mesabi Trail spans 165 miles “from the Mississippi River to the Boundary Waters” between Grand Rapids and Ely.

In Valentine, Nebraska, population 2,631, you can find the most rural and remote bike share program in America, or the world—at least that’s what Benny Foltz, CEO of the nonprofit ROAM Share-claims.

New actions being taken at the federal level seek to undermine—or even eliminate—the crucial funding sources and corridor preservation law that make trails and active transportation networks possible. Rails to Trails Conservancy will continue working to protect the federal programs that make it possible for the country to create, connect and maintain its trails.

Explore Kansas’ Flint Hills Trail—118 miles of prairie, history & small-town charm. A Hall of Fame rail-trail driving rural revitalization.

Around the late 1600s, Moncacht-Apé, a Native American explorer, allegedly crossed the continent a century before the famous Lewis and Clark.

Rails to Trails Conservancy announced that the Flint Hills Trail State Park in Kansas will be the newest member of the Hall of Fame.

RTC was deeply saddened to learn of the loss of our dear friend and colleague, Guy O. Williams, who passed away on July 29, 2025.