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Inaugural WV TRAIL Conference Energizes Mass Effort for Statewide Trails Movement
November 23, 2021

Local and national trail advocates gathered virtually for the inaugural WV TRAIL Conference, Nov. 16–18, 2021.

As part of the conference program, longtime West Virginia trail advocates Peggy Pings, Ella Belling and Amanda Pitzer celebrate Ella’s recognition as a leader of trail advocacy on the Mon River Rail-Trail System in Morgantown. | Photo courtesy Amanda Pitzer
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Top 10 Trails in Kentucky
November 18, 2021

Trails in Kentucky offer an incredible diversity of experiences from the rolling green pastures of Kentucky horse country to mountain hollows.

Kentucky's Big Four Bridge | Photo by TrailLink user karenestepp
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2021 RTC Fall Trail Grants Supporting Equitable Trail Access Around the Nation
November 17, 2021

RTC announced the recipients of over $300,000 in grants as part of the 2021 Trail Grants Program. These grants were given to 45 organizations around the country

Washington's Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail in part of the Great American Rail-Trail | Photo by TrailLink user scfroehlich
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Top 10 Trails In South Dakota
November 12, 2021

Several of the South Dakota’s best-known attractions also happen to be some of the nation’s most iconic images and trails in South Dakota.

South Dakota's George S. Mickelson Trail | Photo by Keith Laughlin
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Taters and Trains: The Great Big Baked Potato and the Northern Pacific Line
November 10, 2021

In 1908 Hazen Titus was the new superintendent of dining cars for the now-defunct Northern Pacific Line when he overheard a conversation.

Sheet music image | Courtesy University of Colorado, Music Library
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Ohio’s Camp Chase Trail
November 10, 2021

Ohio’s Camp Chase Trail is a 16-mile pathway traversing bountiful farmlands, calming countryside and invigorating city scenes.

Ohio's Camp Chase Trail | Photo by TrailLink user jodydzuranin
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Top 10 Trails in Iowa
November 05, 2021

Trails in Iowa offer more than 900 miles of trail built along former railroad corridors, a result of its long history of trail leadership.

Iowa's High Trestle Trail | Photo by TrailLink user dj123_45
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Top 10 Trails in Nebraska
October 27, 2021

Whether the conditions are challenging, or you luck out and hit these trails in Nebraska on a pleasant day, they’re worth checking out!

Nebraska's Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge | Photo courtesy Visit Omaha
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Eight Creepy Cool Trailside Attractions
October 27, 2021

RTC presents this list of some of our favorite creepy trailside attractions for some much-needed levity (no pun intended?) and fun!

Photo by Hunter Franklin, courtesy Facebook.com:dollsheadtrail
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Close Ties: Louisiana Bootlace Trail Network
October 26, 2021

Trail advocates in Louisiana are coming together with a vision to create a 100-miles-plus trail network loop that will lace together a dozen parishes.

Part of the developing Louisiana Bootlace Trail Network, New Orleans’ Wisner Trail is nestled between two popular recreational amenities - City Park and Bayou St. John. Photo by Jennifer Ruley, courtesy City of New Orleans.