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Destination: Virginia Beach
July 10, 2016

This destination feature highlights the sights and wonders of four trails around Virginia Beach: the Cape Henry Trail, Elizabeth River Trail, Norfolk Avenue Trail and Virginia Beach Boardwalk.

Statue of Neptune along the Virginia Beach Boardwalk | Photo by Scott Stark
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Destination Missouri: Katy Trail State Park
July 10, 2016

Missouri’s Katy Trail State Park is the nation’s second-longest rail-trail (at nearly 238 miles) and arguably one of its most celebrated.

Trail's End Monument in Sedalia, 35 miles east of the Katy Trail's western end in Clinton, celebrating Sedalia's history as the first cow town | Photo by Danielle Taylor
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Ohio’s Ohio & Erie Canalway Towpath Trail
June 08, 2016

Like a virtual rolling history book, remnants of an early-19th century canal unfold along the Ohio & Erie Canalway Towpath Trail as it journeys 85 miles through an eclectic panoply of landscapes in northeastern Ohio.

Ohio & Erie Canalway Towpath Trail in downtown Akron | Photo by Bruce Ford, courtesy Summit Metro Parks
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Tennessee’s Shelby Farms Greenline
May 15, 2016

The Home of the Blues is climbing its way up thanks largely to an explosion of demand sparked by the Shelby Farms Greenline, one of the city’s most popular multi-use trails.

Running and biking on the popular Shelby Farms Greenline | Photo courtesy Shelby Farms Park Conservancy
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Destination: Washington—Following the Foothills Trail
April 30, 2016

There’s a spot on the Foothills Trail in western Washington where I always slow down. It’s not a sudden steep climb or dicey patch of gravel that causes me to feather my bike brakes on the outskirts of Orting.

Carbon River trestle along the Foothills Trail in western Washington | Photo by Gene Bisbee
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5 Amazing Rail-Trail Destinations for Your Bucket List
April 11, 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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Colorado’s Rio Grande Trail
April 10, 2016

The beloved Rio Grande Trail traverses this rich mix of terrains along a 42-mile route (nearly all paved) winding from the famed ski town of Aspen to Glenwood Springs.

Spectacular mountains along the Rio Grande Trail | Photo courtesy Roaring Fork Transportation Authority
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Six Great Things You’ll See on the North Bend Rail Trail
April 03, 2016

Winding under lush tree canopies and through rocky cuts in the hillsides of the Appalachian region, the North Bend Rail Trail exemplifies “Wild and Wonderful” West Virginia.

Former B&O Railroad bridge along the North Bend Rail Trail leading to the quaint town of Cairo, West Virginia | Photo by Mike Tewkesbury
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New York’s Hudson Valley Trail Network
March 16, 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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South Carolina’s Greenville Health System Swamp Rabbit Trail
February 13, 2016

At the doorstep to the Blue Ridge Mountains of South Carolina, the Swamp Rabbit Trail has become so integrated into the culture of its trailside towns

View of Liberty Bridge from the Swamp Rabbit Trail | Photo by Barry Peters