America’s Trails
The Big Burn
The Big Burn in Idaho and the 1910 Wildfires That Ravaged the American Northwest and Shaped the Forest Service.
The Great Connector: How West Virginia’s Greenbrier River Trail Is Fostering Recreation and Revitalization in the Allegheny Highlands
The Greenbrier River Trail has fostered recreation, relationships and economic revitalization in the Allegheny Highlands of West Virginia.
Alabama’s Chief Ladiga Trail: June 2025 Trail of the Month
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.
Utah’s Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail State Park: May 2025 Trail of the Month
Utah’s Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail State Park stretches 28 miles to Echo Reservoir, connecting the communities of Wanship and Coalville.
Trailblazing Arkansas: How Trails Are Powering a Statewide Transformation
Arkansas is investing the outdoor recreation economy, and a big part is developing and connecting trails that will be economic drivers.
TrailNation in Action: Creating Lasting Impact in 2024
RTC’s TrailNation™ initiative encompassing eight projects ranging from 35 to 2,600 miles that are serving as trail network models.
America’s Trail Moment, Celebrating Progress and Pursuing Possibility
This is a critical moment for the trails movement. Rail-trails AND trail networks being developed in every single state
Mississippi’s Longleaf Trace: April 2025 Trail of the Month
Longleaf Trace is a 44-mile Hall of Fame rail-trail connecting a handful of communities across rural southern Mississippi.
Revisiting John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on Sunday, Oct. 16, 1859, when a band of 22 armed men slipped out of a Maryland farmhouse.
Kansas’ Prairie Spirit Trail State Park
The 53-mile Prairie Spirit Trail State Park encompasses iconic Kansas landscape and was the first significant rail-trail in Kansas.
