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Top 10 Trails in Missouri
January 15, 2021

Missouri has long been at the literal center of transportation in America. We highlight some of those beloved trails in Missouri.

St. Louis Riverfront Trail | Photo by Eric Oberg
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Delaware’s Cape Henlopen State Park Bike Loop
January 13, 2021

Delaware’s Cape Henlopen State Park Bike Loop is a 3.8 miles trail in Sussex county for biking, inline skating, walking and running.

Junction and Breakwater Trail | Courtesy Delaware State Parks
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Top 10 Trails in Pennsylvania
January 08, 2021

Check out top 10 trails in Pennsylvania. The state has 188 completed rail-trails to date collectively spanning more than 2,100 miles.

Great Allegheny Passage (gaptrail.org) | Photo by Milo Bateman
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Top 10 Trails in Florida
January 01, 2021

Trails in Florida—including nearly 60 rail-trails—connect travelers to this diverse array of beautiful landscapes and unique communities.

Florida's Legacy Trail | Photo by Brian Gerhardstein
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Looking Back, With Gratitude, on a Year of Challenges and Triumphs for Trails
December 23, 2020

As 2020 draws to a close—a year of extreme changes and challenges—it is with incredible appreciation that we reflect on the collective impact of our movement across the country.

Photo by India Kea
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2020’s Silver Lining: Six New Rail-Trails to Treasure
December 07, 2020

Among this year’s class of new rail-trails is a pathway that’s key to a 275-mile route across Michigan, a Virginia stunner with a nearly milelong railroad tunnel, a new segment of the multistate East Coast Greenway in Massachusetts, and a Pennsylvania rail-trail that’s part of three vast regional trail systems.

Upper Bucks Rail Trail | Courtesy Bucks County Planning Commission
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New Mexico’s Canyon Rim Trail
December 04, 2020

New Mexico’s Canyon Rim Trail is a 2.5 miles trail in Los Alamos county for biking, inline skating, walking and running.

Canyon Rim Trail | Courtesy Los Alamos County Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Division
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When Trails Connect Everyone, Everywhere
December 01, 2020

Throughout this year, as we’ve continued to galvanize the trails movement in a virtual world, the movement itself has inspired us—in particular, the stories so many have shared of the moments of joy, respite, healing and strength they have found on the trail. The impact of our work in this time has brought urgency and focus to our path forward.

Tacony Creek | Photo by Thom Carroll
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Five Destination Rail-Trails Newly Designated as 2020 National Recreation Trails
November 30, 2020

In October, a new slate of 30 trails in 25 states were ushered into the ranks of top outdoor destinations as 2020’s National Recreation Trails by U.S. Secretary of the Interior.

Flint Hills Trail State Park | Courtesy Kansas Tourism
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Texas’ Historic Battlefield Trail
November 13, 2020

The Historic Battlefield Trail has become a catalyst for a burgeoning 428-mile trail network that will link the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

Historic Battlefield Trail in Brownsville, Texas | Photo by Mark Lehmann
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