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Indiana’s Erie Lackawanna Trail
March 15, 2018

Northwest Indiana’s Erie Lackawanna Trail offers an experience of beautiful contrasts. The region boasts sandy dunes, a glimmering Great Lake and windswept prairies.

Erie Lackawanna Trail | Photo by Eric Allix Rogers
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Bright Horizons: Florida’s Miami LOOP
January 11, 2018

Approximately 54 percent complete to date, the Miami LOOP is a 225-mile trail vision to expand transportation options, make biking and walking safer and more equitable.

The Atlantic Greenway in South Beach is part of Florida’s 225-mile developing Miami LOOP. | Photo by Lee Smith
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Colorado’s Animas River Trail
November 07, 2017

For walkers and bicyclists along the town’s scenic Animas River Trail, the white-and-gray plumes of steam rising from the old locomotives and the echo of train whistles are common sights and sounds.

Animas River Trail | Photo by Cindy BarksAnimas River Trail | Photo by Cindy Barks
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Prescribe-a-Trail Handbook
August 20, 2017
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a nationwide network of trails from former rail lines and connecting corridors to build healthier places for healthier people. All over America, hospitals and regional healthcare systems are beginning to tap into the enormous potential of trails to address local health problems. Trails are now […]
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10 Rail-Trail Winter Wonderlands
December 19, 2016

Here are 10 winter Rail-Trails so you can enjoy trails in different ways such as fat tire biking, cross-country skiing or snowshoeing.

Snow biking and skiing on the Rio Grande Trail near Basalt, Colorado | Photo courtesy Pitkin County Open Space and Trails
Barbara Brown, founder of Healing Rides, with her mother on the Constitution Trail in Illinois | Photo courtesy Barbara Brown
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13 Reasons Bicycles Are Perfect for the Zombie Apocalypse
October 28, 2016

Just in time for Halloween, your list of 13 reasons bicycles make the perfect vehicle for the zombie apocalypse.

Photo courtesy Mikey Wally | CC by 2.0
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Florida’s Snake Creek Trail
November 16, 2015

Neighborhood trails don’t come much nicer than the Snake Creek Trail in southeast Florida. The paved 6.5-mile route offers a similar easy and level riding experience.

Florida’s Snake Creek Trail | Photo courtesy Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department
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11 Tips to Make Walking a Natural, Enjoyable Part of Your Day
September 15, 2015

The United States Surgeon General placed walking in the national spotlight with his recent call to action, encouraging people to make walking a part of their daily lives and to help create more walkable communities.

Photo courtesy Darren Larson | CC by 2.0
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Triumph on the Trails: How One Woman Reclaimed Her Health After Cancer
January 05, 2015

We were pleased to learn of this recently published third video installment of “Life on the Atlanta BeltLine,” which outlines the story of Jenny—wife, mother of twins and courageous individual who regained her health on Atlanta’s Eastside Trail after recovering from breast cancer.

Photo courtesy Ed Yourdon via Flickr