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Alaska’s Tony Knowles Coastal Trail
January 14, 2019

With views of the rugged Chugach Mountains and tidal inlets, Alaska’s Tony Knowles Coastal Trail offers a breathtaking experience unlike any other rail-trail in the country. Learn more in our Trail of the Month feature.

Tony Knowles Coastal Trail | Photo by Jody O. Photos, courtesy Visit Anchorage
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Metro Washington Association of Blind Athletes Makes Tandem Connections on DC Trails
December 19, 2018

“The speed, the freedom, the sense of connection—it’s what made me fall in love with biking,” explained Karla Gilbride. Discussing regular after-work trips down Washington, D.C.’s Capital Crescent Trail on a tandem bike

A ride at Lake Artemesia with the Metro Washington Association for Blind Athletes | Photo courtesy MWABA
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Prescribe-a-Trail: Walking to Happier and Healthier Lifestyles in Greater Philly
November 16, 2018

Prescribe-a-Trail (PAT) is a program in which Philadelphia-area hospitals and health-care organizations lead outings on local trails along the Circuit Trails network.

Prescribe-a-Trail walkers at Valley Forge National Historical Park | Photo by Roy Perry
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Nine Cool Rail-Trails in Wisconsin’s Ice Age Trail
October 23, 2018
Ahnapee State Park Trail | Photo by Ken Bryan
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Colorado’s Mineral Belt Trail
October 14, 2018

Forming a nearly 12-mile paved loop around the city, the Mineral Belt Trail offers spectacular views around every bend.

Mineral Belt Trail | Photo by Laura Stark, courtesy Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
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Las Reglas de Oro: Seis Cosas Que Debes Saber Para La Temporada de Senderos
September 09, 2018

Sendero: Un sendero es un camino o rastro de uso recreativo, típicamente en lugares cerca o dentro de la naturaleza.

Photo by Bob Wick, Public Domain
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Georgia’s Augusta Canal Trail
August 12, 2018

Like the fabled yellow brick road, Georgia’s Augusta Canal Trail unfolds with a soft orange hue and unexpected delights with every footstep or turn of the wheel.

View from the Augusta Canal | Photo courtesy Augusta Convention and Visitors Bureau
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These Farm Markets and Gardens Are Inspiring Health on America’s Trails
August 08, 2018

What’s better than a farmers’ market or community garden for providing locally grown food and encouraging good eating? Why, a market or garden next to a trail, of course!

Urban Tilth community garden | Photo courtesy Urban Tilth
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2020 Vision: New York’s “Empire State Trail” Is Making Trails a Main Attraction
August 08, 2018

Empire State Trail (EST): Shaped like a giant sideways T intersecting near Albany, the EST will connect three corners of the state: Manhattan, Buffalo and the Canadian border near Lake Champlain.

A jogger on the Hudson River Valley Greenway catches the last rays of the day’s light as the sun sets behind the New Jersey skyline. | Photo by Scott Stark
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Four Friends, Five Days, and 372 Miles: A Journey on the Ohio to Erie Trail
July 29, 2018

This summer, three friends from Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) and another pal pedaled the length of the Ohio to Erie Trail, which runs right down the middle of Ohio at a diagonal from the shores of Lake Erie to the mighty Ohio River.

Ohio to Erie Trail adventurers (left to right)- Marty Cader, Eric Oberg, Eli Griffen and Willie Karidis | Photo by Eric Oberg