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Iowa’s Wabash Trace Nature Trail: August 2025 Trail of the Month
August 05, 2025

Iowa’s Wabash Trace Nature Trail is a 63 mile rail-trail in the counties of Fremont, Mills, Page and Pottawattamie.

Bicyclist on Wabash Trace Nature Trail near Imogene, Iowa | Photo by Laura Stark
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Meet the 2025 Hall of Fame Trail Nominees
July 31, 2025

2025 Hall of Fame nominees are Florida’s East Central Regional Rail Trail, Utah’s Murdock Canal Trail & Kansas’ Flint Hills Trail State Park

2025 Hall of Fame nominees | Graphic by RTC
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Great American Rail-Trail Guidebook Sneak Peek
July 28, 2025

Get a sneak peek of the Great American Rail-Trail guidebook of the nation’s first cross-country trail between DC and Washington state.

Pennsylvania's Montour Trail | Photo by Milo Bateman
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What’s at Stake: Federal Funding Threats Sacrifice Community Connectivity
July 24, 2025

After celebrating RCP & NAE programs, Congress has stripped much of that funding away, leaving communities that had benefited with whiplash.

Georgia's Atlanta Beltline | Photo by Lisa Panero
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Destination: Utah’s Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail State Park
July 22, 2025
Equestrians on the trail cross the Weber River near the small town of Wanship. Horseback riders are welcome on the trail. Photo by Cindy Barks.
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Reconciliation Bill Claws Back Hundreds of Millions of Dollars for Trails, Walking and Biking
July 15, 2025

Congress’s move to rescind nearly $750 million for trail, walking and biking projects through the One Big Beautiful Bill is a major blow.

Celebrate Trails Day sign along the Emerald Trail in Jacksonville, FL | Photo by Ken Bryan
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Indiana Bicycling Advocate Robert Ordway on Trails, Safety and Quality of Life
July 11, 2025
Robert Ordway took an 825-mile bike ride in 2024 from Washington, D.C., to Indiana to raise money for ALS research. | Courtesy Robert Ordway
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Idaho’s Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes: July 2025 Trail of the Month
July 10, 2025
Bicyclists approaching the Chatcolet Bridge on Idaho's Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes | Photo by Glenn Zinkus
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Court Sides with Advocates for Derry Rail Trail Tunnel in Lawsuit Over Historic Rail Corridor
June 30, 2025

The Committee to Save the Derry Rail Trail Tunnel and RTC celebrated a victory in their lawsuit against the New Hampshire DOT and the FHWA.

Preferred Design - In 2020, NHDOT proposed and FHWA approved a design for the Derry Rail Trail similar to the example below. That design complied with Section 4(f) and meets the expectations of the Committee, RTC and the public
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Trail Moments | A Mental and Physical Journey Along the Great American Rail-Trail
June 09, 2025

Biking is a way to balance the turmoil in my life, a way for me to get away and let my problems go temporarily. My last drink was 8 years ago.

Pacific Ocean view in La Push, Washington | Photo by Craig Martin