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Top 15 Unique Trails for Runners
June 11, 2024

Here’s a list of unique trails for runners around the country, combining scenery with interesting features.

Missouri's St. Louis Riverfront Trail | Photo courtesy Great Rivers Greenway
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Best Of: Summer Boardwalks and Pathways
June 03, 2024

Highlighted are just a few summer boardwalks and pathways from across the country to explore as the weather warms up.

Florida's Miami Beach Beachwalk | Photo by Golden Dusk Photography, courtesy City of Miami Beach
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The Joy of Celebrating Trails Day 2024
May 14, 2024

Celebrate Trails Day 2024 was celebrated in all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Our partners planned more than 240 celebrations.

Bronzeville Trail Task Force, Major Taylor Bike Club & The Misfits Cycling Club riding Chicago's Major Taylor Trail | Photo by Douglas Monieson
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You Can Get to These Eco-Friendly Stadiums by Trail
April 08, 2024

These stadiums are eco-friendly champs, but they also encourage fans to reduce their carbon footprint by getting to the games via trails.

Participants on an Urban AdvenTours ride reach Boston's TD Garden | Photo courtesy Urban AdvenTours
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Great Redwood Trail Draft Master Plan Released
April 03, 2024
Along the route of the Great Redwood Trail in California | Photo by Charles Gandy
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First in Class: Washington Trailblazer Clara McCarty Wilt Was UW’s First Graduate
March 04, 2024

The first graduate from UW was the trailblazing Clara McCarty Wilt, who would also go become the first woman elected to public office in WA.

Clara McCarty Wilt and YWCA friends, likely in the 1920s | Photo courtesy University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections (POR2339)
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San Diego Regional Bike Plan Case Study
February 17, 2024
A Bicycle Network: Solving Complex, Interconnected Problems With a Simple, Interconnected Solution Project Details Lead Authority: San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG)Total Project Cost: $270,673,400Funding Pledged to Date: $204,955,000 Federal: $32,000,000State: $39,526,000Local: $133,429,000 Shovel-Ready: ImmediatelyType: Urban, suburban Transformative Impact Job Creation: An estimated 4,601 jobs directly1 Health Impact: Opportunities for increased physical activity; healthier air through a 10-million-pound reduction in carbon monoxide and 791,000-pound reduction […]
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California’s Sacramento River Rail Trail and Trail
October 05, 2023

The Sacramento River Rail Trail and its sister trail to the south, the Sacramento River Trail, together form a 21-mile major artery to a 200-miles-plus trail system of mostly dirt (but some paved) routes that can take users from Redding, a major urban area, into open areas of wilderness.

Diestelhorst to Downtown ride | Photo courtesy City of Redding
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California’s Sacramento River Rail Trail and Trail Inducted into Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s Hall of Fame
August 10, 2023

RTC announced that California’s Sacramento River Rail Trail and Sacramento River Trail will be inducted to its iconic Hall of Fame.

California's Sacramento River Trail's Stress Ribbon Bridge | Photo by Seth McGaha