America’s Trails
A Nebraska Legacy: Examining the Cowboy Trail’s Impact Across Three Decades
Michael and Pam Swanson and Ashley Schafer take in the view from the longest of 221 bridges along Cowboy Recreation and Nature Trail.
A Look at Railbanked Trails Across America
Congress passed an amendment to the National Trails Systems Act that enshrined railbanking—preserving railway corridors in perpetuity.
Minnesota’s Mesabi Trail: October 2025 Trail of the Month
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.
Kansas’ Flint Hills Trail State Park: September 2025 Trail of the Month
Explore Kansas’ Flint Hills Trail—118 miles of prairie, history & small-town charm. A Hall of Fame rail-trail driving rural revitalization.
In Memory of Trails and Environmental Justice Advocate Guy O. Williams
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.
Iowa’s Wabash Trace Nature Trail: August 2025 Trail of the Month
Iowa’s Wabash Trace Nature Trail is a 63 mile rail-trail in the counties of Fremont, Mills, Page and Pottawattamie.
Meet the 2025 Hall of Fame Trail Nominees
2025 Hall of Fame nominees are Florida’s East Central Regional Rail Trail, Utah’s Murdock Canal Trail & Kansas’ Flint Hills Trail State Park
Great American Rail-Trail Guidebook Sneak Peek
Get a sneak peek of the Great American Rail-Trail guidebook of the nation’s first cross-country trail between DC and Washington state.
The Big Burn: Exploring the Great Fire of 1910 in Idaho and Montana
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.
