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In 2007, RTC began recognizing exemplary rail-trails around the country through its Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame trails have been selected based on merits such as scenic value, high use, trail and trailside amenities, historical significance, excellence in management and maintenance of facility, community connections and geographic distribution.

Trails inducted into the Hall of Fame receive a variety of honors, including special signage to place along their trails, a Trail of the Month feature and a highlight in Rails to Trails magazine. View a list of Hall of Fame trails.

2024 Hall of Fame inductee:

Ke Ala Hele Makālae

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Hawaii’s Ke Ala Hele Makālae is the 2024 Hall of Fame trail! After being nominated for the outstanding experience and social, economic and quality-of-life benefits it provides, the trail was chosen to receive this honor through a national public vote. 

State: Hawai‘i

Location: Kaua‘i County

Length: 8 miles

Fun Fact: Ke Ala Hele Makālae is Hawaiian for “The Path that Goes by the Coast.” It perfectly describes the paved pathway that hugs the island’s Coconut Coast along the eastern shoreline of Kaua‘i.

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Pennsylvania's Great Allegheny Passage (gap.org) | Photo by Milo Bateman
Pennsylvania’s Great Allegheny Passage (gap.org) | Photo by Milo Bateman

Great Allegheny Passage
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The 240-mile Katy Trail State Park in Missouri was one of the first railbanked rail-trails in the country. | Photo by Aaron Fuhrman
Katy Trail State Park | Photo by Aaron Fuhrman

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(Missouri)

Florida's Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail | Photo by TrailLink user gmquesada
Florida’s Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail | Photo by TrailLink user gmquesada

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(Florida)

Washington's Burke-Gilman Trail | Photo by Ervin Vice
Washington’s Burke-Gilman Trail | Photo by Ervin Vice

Burke-Gilman Trail
(Washington)

Minuteman Bikeway | Photo courtesy Friends Lexington Bikeway
Minuteman Bikeway | Photo courtesy Friends Lexington Bikeway

Minuteman Commuter Bikeway (Massachusetts)

Illinois Prairie Path | Photo by TrailLink user dj123_45
Illinois Prairie Path | Photo by TrailLink user dj123_45

Illinois Prairie Path
(Illinois)

Wisconsin's Elroy-Sparta State Trail | Photo by Eric Reischl Photography
Wisconsin’s Elroy-Sparta State Trail | Photo by Eric Reischl Photography

Elroy-Sparta State Trail (Wisconsin)

California's Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail | Photo by Carol Alexander
California’s Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail | Photo by Carol Alexander

Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail (California)

W&OD Trail in Virginia | Photo by Scott Stark
W&OD Trail in Virginia | Photo by Scott Stark

Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park (W&OD) (Virginia)

Indiana's Monon Trail | Courtesy of Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation
Indiana’s Monon Trail | Courtesy of Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation

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(Indiana)

Georgia's Silver Comet Trail | Photo by Clara Williams
Georgia’s Silver Comet Trail | Photo by Clara Williams

Silver Comet Trail
(Georgia)

Chief Ladiga Trail sign | Photo by Ed Coleman
Chief Ladiga Trail | Photo by Ed Coleman

Chief Ladiga Trail
(Alabama)

Rhode Island's East Bay Bike Path | Photo by TrailLink user yaeldvir
Rhode Island’s East Bay Bike Path | Photo by TrailLink user yaeldvir

East Bay Bicycle Path
(Rhode Island)

Michigan's Pere Marquette Rail-Trail | Photo by Chris Collins
Michigan’s Pere Marquette Rail-Trail | Photo by Chris Collins

Pere Marquette Rail-Trail
(Michigan)

RTC's Jorge Brito and Ryan Chao on the Little Miami Scenic Trail in Ohio during RTC's 2019 Trailblazer Ride | Courtesy RTC
Little Miami Scenic Trail in Ohio | Photo courtesy RTC

Little Miami Scenic Trail
(Ohio)

Paul Bunyan State Trail in Minnesota | Photo by TrailLink user gladbrook33
Paul Bunyan State Trail in Minnesota | Photo by TrailLink user gladbrook33

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(Minnesota)

Iowa's Wabash Trace Nature Trail | Photo by Martha Wicker
Iowa’s Wabash Trace Nature Trail | Photo by Martha Wicker

Wabash Trace Nature Trail
(Iowa)

Kansas' Prairie Spirit Rail Trail | Photo by Trent McCown
Kansas’ Prairie Spirit Rail Trail | Photo by Trent McCown

Prairie Spirit Rail Trail State Park (Kansas)

Oregon's Springwater Corridor | Photo by TrailLink user dabiker
Oregon’s Springwater Corridor | Photo by TrailLink user dabiker

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(Oregon)

New York's High Line | Photo by Scott Stark
New York’s High Line | Photo by Scott Stark

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(New York)

South Dakota's George S. Mickelson Trail | Photo by Russ Tiensvold
South Dakota’s George S. Mickelson Trail | Photo by Russ Tiensvold

George S. Mickelson Trail
(South Dakota)

Arizona's Prescott Peavine National Recreation Trail | Photo by Carol Alexander
Arizona’s Prescott Peavine National Recreation Trail | Photo by Carol Alexander

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Iron King Trail | Photo by TrailLink user anthony.malovrh
Iron King Trail | Photo by TrailLink user anthony.malovrh

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Longleaf Trace | Photo by Jake Lynch

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(Mississippi)

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Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes | Photo by Lisa James

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(Idaho)

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Idaho’s Route of the Hiawatha | Photo by Kenneth Baker

Route of the Hiawatha
(Idaho)

Utah's Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail | Photo by TrailLink user darynlisa
Utah’s Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail | Photo by TrailLink user darynlisa

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The corridor for the 13.4-mile Island Line Rail Trail (Burlington Bike Path) in Vermont was the subject of the most influential rail-trail court case in history, which reached all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. | Courtesy RTC
Island Line Rail Trail | Photo courtesy RTC

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(Vermont)

West Virginia's Greenbrier River Trail | Photo by TrailLink user Lisa Jarnigan
West Virginia’s Greenbrier River Trail | Photo by TrailLink user Lisa Jarnigan

Greenbrier River Trail
(West Virginia)

Virginia Creeper Trail | Photo by Anthony Le
Virginia Creeper Trail | Photo by Anthony Le

Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail (Virginia)

Pennsylvania's Heritage Rail Trail County Park | Photo by John Gensor
Pennsylvania’s Heritage Rail Trail County Park | Photo by John Gensor

Heritage Rail Trail County Park (Pennsylvania)

Maryland's Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail | Photo by Katie Harris
Maryland’s Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail | Photo by Katie Harris

Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail (Maryland)

Midtown Greenway in Minnesota | Photo by TrailLink user armstrong9543
Midtown Greenway in Minnesota | Photo by TrailLink user armstrong9543

Midtown Greenway
(Minnesota)

Hudson River Valley Greenway | Photo by Scott Stark
Hudson River Valley Greenway | Photo by Scott Stark

Hudson Valley Trail Network
(New York)

Louisiana's Tammany Trace | Photo courtesy St. Tammany Parish
Louisiana’s Tammany Trace | Photo courtesy St. Tammany Parish

Tammany Trace (Louisiana)

Indiana’s Cardinal Greenway | Photo by Tony Valainis, courtesy RTC
Indiana’s Cardinal Greenway | Photo by Tony Valainis

Cardinal Greenway
(Indiana)

Mississippi's Tanglefoot Trail | Photo by TrailLink user Terry Cochran
Mississippi’s Tanglefoot Trail | Photo by TrailLink user Terry Cochran

Tanglefoot Trail
(Mississippi)

West Virginia's Caperton Trail, part of the Mon River Trail System | Photo by James Riel
West Virginia’s Caperton Trail, part of the Mon River Trail System | Photo by James Riel

Mon River Rail-Trail System
(West Virginia)

Iowa's Raccoon River Valley Trail | Photo by Carol Alexander
Iowa’s Raccoon River Valley Trail | Photo by Carol Alexander

Raccoon River Valley Trail
(Iowa)

Maine's Eastern Trail was inducted into the 2022 Rail-Trail Hall of Fame | Photo courtesy Eastern Trail Alliance
Maine’s Eastern Trail | Photo courtesy Eastern Trail Alliance

Eastern Trail
(Maine)

California's Sacramento River Trail | Photo by Melody Revnak
California’s Sacramento River Trail | Photo by Melody Revnak

Sacramento River Rail Trail and Sacramento River Trail (California)

Runners on Hawaii's Ke Ala Hele Makālae | Photo courtesy Kauai Path
Hawaii’s Ke Ala Hele Makālae | Photo courtesy Kauai Path

Ke Ala Hele Makālae
(Hawai‘i)

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