Thank You For Participating in Celebrate Trails Day
Bike ride at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham, AL | Photo courtesy RTC
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Hosted on the fourth Saturday of April, Celebrate Trails Day is an annual spring celebration of America’s trails. Started by Rails to Trails Conservancy in 2013, the celebration invites everyone outside to experience the joy and impact of America’s trails.
Celebrate Trails Day is more than a day outside; it’s a day of action. The nation’s 42,000+ miles of multiuse trails on the ground nationwide lay the foundation for 150+ trail networks in development—giving us all plenty of places to get outside! These spaces bring incredible value to our everyday lives, improving the quality of life where people live, work and play. When we show up on trails, we send a message loud and clear that these spaces are essential to our communities. As we get closer to this year’s celebration on Saturday, April 26, we will share more information about events and other ways to engage. Let us know that you’re planning to celebrate with us so we can send you updates about all the ways you can be part of Celebrate Trails Day.
2025 Event Map
Inspiration for the Celebration
To inspire everyone to get out on the trails for this year’s celebration and more often in their day-to-day lives, we’ve curated some resources to help you plan a day of biking, walking, hiking, running and/or exploring outdoors.
Find Trails
To explore trails near you and nationwide, use our free trail-guide app and website, TrailLink.
Trail Use Tips and Resources
Prepare for your next trail visit by checking out these helpful tips, ideas, activities and resources.
“I see more than a day outside. I see myself connecting with nature and feeling at ease. I feel my body getting stronger and reaching new goals. And I will continue to take up space outside especially on trails and bring others along with me!”
2025 Sponsors
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Big Celebration —Nationwide Impact
2025 By The Numbers:
“Trails bring people together and recognize the importance of not only exercise, but the culture and history of a location.”
—2025 Participant, Abingdon, MD
Direct Impact:
Ways People Rely on Trails:
“The people I see on trails are always smiling. They are my happy place.”
—2025 Participant, Shreve, OH
*Active minutes were calculated using the total number of estimated participants in Celebrate Trails Day, and the average time reported spent on trails on Celebrate Trails Day from 745/1,087 responses to a survey fielded in SurveyMonkey between April 26 and May 4, 2025. Estimated total spend was calculated using the total number of estimated participants in Celebrate Trails Day, and the average dollar amount spent on or to prepare for Celebrate Trails Day from 271/1,087 responses to a survey fielded in SurveyMonkey between April 26 and May 4, 2025. Survey results for Celebrate Trails Day represent 1,087 responses gathered via SurveyMonkey between April 26 to May 4, 2025.
Trails make it easier for everyone to safely get outdoors and get around by foot, bike and wheelchair. These essential outdoor spaces bring powerful economic opportunity to communities big, small and in between; create healthier, safer and more vibrant places; and provide ways for us to connect and add more joy to our everyday lives.
In 2025, tens of thousands of people attended hundreds of group rides, nature walks, family-friendly festivals, volunteer cleanups and other events planned by our partners for Celebrate Trails Day, demonstrating appreciation and demand for trails and trail networks nationwide.
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Celebrate Trails Day
Hosted on the fourth Saturday of April, Celebrate Trails Day is an annual spring celebration of America’s trails. Started by Rails to Trails Conservancy in 2013, the celebration encourages people all across the country to get outside and enjoy the nation’s exceptional trails and trail systems.