Celebrate Trails Day is on April 25, 2026
Bike ride at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham, AL | Photo courtesy RTC
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Celebrate Trails Day is an annual springtime celebration of America’s trails. Each year, on the fourth Saturday of April, Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC) invites everyone to celebrate by getting outside to experience the joy and impact of the country’s trails.
Save the date to join us for Celebrate Trails Day on Saturday, April 25, 2026!
With 2026 marking 40 years since RTC opened its doors and decades of progress made for the trails movement, we’re planning to make this Celebrate Trails Day the biggest and best celebration yet. As we get closer to the celebration, we will share more information about events and other ways to engage.
Partnership & Sponsorship
Interested in partnering with RTC on Celebrate Trails Day or being a 2026 sponsor?
United By Trail
In 1986, only 250 miles of known rail-trails were open in the U.S. For four decades, RTC has worked from coast to coast, helping to transform unused rail corridors and other rights-of-way into vibrant public places—ensuring a better future for America made possible by trails and the connections they inspire. Today, there are 42,000+ miles of multiuse trails on the ground, nearly 26,000 miles of which are rail-trails, laying the foundation for the 150+ trail networks that are in development nationwide—providing us with ways to safely walk, bike and get outside, and much to celebrate!
Big Celebration —Nationwide Impact
Celebrate Trails Day is more than a day outside; it’s a day of action. Trails improve lives, engage communities, create opportunities, inspire movement, support economies, provide access to nature, deliver joy and other benefits. When we show up for America’s trails, we send a message loud and clear that these spaces are essential to the places we live, work and play.
Tell your elected officials why you appreciate trails and why they’re important to your community.
2025 By The Numbers:
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.
“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.
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.
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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.
