Trail users are becoming more discerning and have high expectations about their trail experience, which means that quality infrastructure and services and marketing and promotion activities are becoming increasingly important and the user experience is central to each element of trail design and management. These guidelines have been prepared to provide a comprehensive and coordinated […]

RTC’s advocacy toolkit offers you key resources to meet with your elected officials and invite them out on the trail. For additional advocacy resources, check out www.railstotrails.org/policy/changemakers and for additional advocacy actions you can take today, head to www.railstotrails.org/takeaction!

Explore the Hall of Fame Mount Vernon Trail, an 18.5-mile journey through nature and history, connecting communities across Virginia.

Virginia’s Mount Vernon Trail named 2026 Hall of Fame Trail celebrates community impact and historical significance in America.

Remembering Alex Bernhard, a champion for trails in New England who passed away at age 89, leaving a lasting legacy.

Explore Florida’s Emerald Trail, a project connecting Jacksonville’s neighborhoods and enhancing community life across the city.

Explore how elected officials are vital in building relationships with communities to support local trails and active transportation.

This webinar explored the growing social connection crisis in North America and positioned trails as critical social infrastructure, not just transportation or recreation assets. Speakers from Rails to Trails Conservancy, the U.S. Chamber of Connection, and Toronto’s Bentway shared research, real-world examples, and strategies showing how thoughtfully designed and programmed trails can rebuild trust, belonging, and well-being. The conversation […]

The team at Rails to Trails Conservancy is thrilled to partner with Special Olympics for a Celebrate Trails Day session focused on strategies for creating outdoor spaces that foster inclusive opportunities for physical activity, recreation, and everyday life. This webinar explored strategies to engage people with and without intellectual disabilities (ID) in trail programming, strategies […]

Join Rails to Trails’ Changemaker for Trails campaign for our February training, “Celebrate Trails Day: How to Engage in a Day of Joy and Action.” During this training, Changemakers learned how to use Celebrate Trails Day, taking place in April 2026, as a tool to advocate for trails and send a message to elected officials at […]