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Five Great Trail Activities and Their Health Benefits
January 26, 2020

Meeting these targets can help improve your health and your quality of life; reduce health-care costs and the risk of chronic disease; and simply make you feel better physically, mentally and emotionally.

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Connectivity Evolution: Examining a Decade of Rails-to-Trails’ Impact, 2010–2020
December 30, 2019

Here’s a look at RTC and a decade of rail-trails—their power and their impact. As the 2010s built momentum, opportunities to maximize the power of these essential community assets became clear.

Photo courtesy RTC
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Seven Bucket List Rail-Trail Destinations Around the World
September 26, 2019

Thousands more miles of rail-trails are available all across the globe. For World Tourism Day, we thought we’d take a look a few bucket list international rail-trail destinations.

New Zealand's Otago Central Rail Trail | Photo courtesy Otago Central Rail Trail Charitable Trust
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A Serious Injury Changed Cyclist Ian Mackay’s Life. Trails Helped Him Rebuild It.
August 26, 2019

A motorized wheelchair powered by sip-and-puff inputs coupled with the ever-improving voice recognition capabilities of a smartphone offered Mackay a degree of independence, and allowed him to get outside without a caregiver at his side at all times.

Ian Mackay, founder of Ian's Ride (second from left), at the foot of Mount Rainier with friends Jesse Collens, Kenny Salvini and Todd Stabelfeldt | Photo by Teena Woodward
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E-Bikes Got This Baby Boomer Back on the Trail After Asthma
May 21, 2019

A one-day rental there led to a weeklong adventure in Hawaii, followed by my first of two e-bike purchases three years ago. Since then, I’ve logged more than 1,000 road and trail miles, and for me, it’s been a win-win.

Libby Rose on e-bike | Photo courtesy Wandering Rose Travels
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At the Heart of It: Trails and Public Spaces
May 02, 2019

A privilege of my job is to visit trails and public spaces across the country and meet inspiring supporters and leaders.

Richmond Greenway in California | Photo courtesy Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
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Step to It: Seven Ways to Spice Up Your Walks
March 12, 2019

Looking to spice up your walk? Check out these seven ideas! Then lace up your sneakers … and get ready to ramble!

Black family walking in woods - Photo courtesy iStock by Getty Images
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Ohio Senators Steve Wilson and Sean O’Brien on Creating a Statewide Trail System
May 10, 2018

In May 2017, the Ohio Legislative Trails Caucus, a bipartisan group of state-elected officials, committed to an Ohio Statewide Trail System.

Left to Right- Senators Sean O’Brien and Steve Wilson | Photo by Brian Housh
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Useful Biking Gear for Trails—Plus a Few MacGyver Tips!
March 29, 2018

I asked my colleagues at Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC), some of America’s most experienced trail riders, what equipment they’ve found super useful in the past.

2017 Opening Day for Trails on the Three Rivers Heritage Trail in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Photo by Amy Kapp
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Kentucky’s Louisville Loop
February 11, 2018

Louisvillians officially named the Louisville Loop in 2005, but you could argue that trails run in this city’s lifeblood.