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Louisiana’s Tammany Trace
August 16, 2017

Spanning 27 miles, the Tammany Trace is a Southern belle nestled in the pristine natural surroundings of New Orleans.

The trail winds through St. Tammany Parish towns and green spaces | Courtesy LouisianaNorthshore.com
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5 Amazing Rail-Trail Destinations for Your Bucket List
April 12, 2016

The Rio Grande Trail is quintessential Colorado, featuring a sparkling river, rustling aspens and scented pines against a backdrop of towering mountains.

View from the Walkway Over the Hudson rail-trail in New York | Photo by Aaron Schmidt
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New York’s Hudson Valley Trail Network
March 17, 2016

Rail-trails join the Walkway and spin out into the hillsides in either direction: the Hudson Valley Rail Trail on the west bank and Dutchess Rail Trail

The well-loved Walkway Over the Hudson serves a multitude of users. | Photo by Fred Schaeffer
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Minnesota’s Midtown Greenway
October 16, 2015

Nestled 20 feet below street level in an early 20th-century railroad cut, Minnesota’s Midtown Greenway bypasses the street traffic crossing overhead on more than two dozen historical bridges.

Photo courtesy The Greenway Guy
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Pennsylvania’s Heritage Rail Trail County Park and Maryland’s Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail
September 18, 2015

One of the largest completed sections of that developing network is a pair of connected rail-trails—the Heritage Rail Trail County Park and the Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail—a 44-mile expanse.

Heritage Rail Trail County Park | Photo by John Gensor, courtesy Steam Into History
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Pennsylvania and Maryland’s Great Allegheny Passage
July 01, 2007

The 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage is the July 2007 Trail of the Month, connecting Cumberland, MD to McKeesport, PA, with C&O Canal Towpath.

Great Allegheny Passage | Photo by Blase Ur