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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
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The Big Burn: Exploring the Great Fire of 1910 in Idaho and Montana
June 09, 2025

The Big Burn in Idaho and the 1910 Wildfires That Ravaged the American Northwest and Shaped the Forest Service.

Bank Street in Wallace, Idaho, in the aftermath of the Big Burn | Courtesy University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, Barnard-Stockbridge Photograph Collection
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The Great Connector: How West Virginia’s Greenbrier River Trail Is Fostering Recreation and Revitalization in the Allegheny Highlands
June 05, 2025

The Greenbrier River Trail has fostered recreation, relationships and economic revitalization in the Allegheny Highlands of West Virginia.

Bicyclists on the Greenbrier River Trail in Greenbrier County | Marlyn McClendon, courtesy Experience Greenbrier Valley
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BEST Of: Cultural Walking and Biking Hubs in European Capitals
June 05, 2025

Biking hubs in European Capitals make it easy to navigate by foot or bike. Here are five of these standout destinations from my travels.

Reykjavik, Iceland | Photo by Amy Kapp
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Alabama’s Chief Ladiga Trail: June 2025 Trail of the Month
June 04, 2025

Alabama’s Chief Ladiga Trail is a 39.2 miles asphalt rail-trail in Calhoun and Cleburne counties. You can walk, bike, inline skate and horseback ride on the trail, which is wheelchair accessible.

Drone photo of Chief Ladiga Trail in Jacksonville, Alabama | Photo courtesy Ben Nunnally, City of Jacksonville