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North Carolina’s Thermal Belt Rail Trail | Photo by Willie Lowe

Learn about trails in North Carolina including top trails, trail statistics, funding, projects and how you can get involved.

Top 10 Trails in North Carolina video (2021)

View North Carolina trails on TrailLink, RTC’s trail-finder app

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State Stats

35

total rail-trails

138

miles of rail-trails

22

current projects

188

miles of potential rail-trail

40.1 M

Available Funds in the State

US Funds

FY23 Total Reserved for Transportation Alternatives and Recreational Trails Program (source: FHWA)​

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Learn about Transportation Alternatives funding in the state

 

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