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How You Ride the Great American Rail-Trail
May 05, 2024

Learn how to ride the Great American Rail-Trail and Adventure Cycling’s contribution of a 960-mile detour route between Nebraska and Montana.

Panhandle Trail located in West Virginia and Pennsylvania | Photo by Milo Bateman
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Ohio’s Wolf Creek Trail
May 02, 2024

Dayton’s Wolf Creek Trail is just over 16 miles and runs northwest from the city’s downtown to nearly the Indiana border.

Ohio's Wolf Creek Trail at the Brookville Station | Photo courtesy Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission
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Gearing Up for a Cross-Country Trail Trek Webinar
April 17, 2024
Join us for a conversation about gearing up for a cross-country trail trek like the Great American Rail-Trail and what it takes to travel across the country by trail! We’ll have resources to help you think through how to prepare and what you need to know in advance—whether you’re planning a trip for Celebrate Trails […]
Kara Patajo @YourNorthWestieBestie on the Olympic Discovery Trail | Photo courtesy Kara Patajo
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Five Far-Out Trails for Viewing the 2024 Solar Eclipse
March 19, 2024

During the celestial spectacle on April 8, 2024, the moon will pass between the sun and Earth. Here are five trails to view this phenomenon.

Getting ready to view the total eclipse in 2017 | Photo by Scott Stark
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Columbus, Ohio’s Olentangy Trail Case Study
February 15, 2024
Arena District Connector Project Details Lead Authority: City of Columbus Recreation and ParksTotal Project Cost: $22,549,700Funding Pledged to Date: $5,500,000 Federal: $0State: $1,660,000Local and Private: $3,840,000 Shovel-Ready: At presentType: Urban Transformative Impact Job Creation: An estimated 500 jobs are anticipated to be created by the adjacent Crew Stadium and other businesses surrounding the new trailhead at Confluence Village Park trailhead; 37 jobs will be […]
Confluence Village Park Conceptual Rendering by Burgess & Niple
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Unlocking the Economic & Community Development Potential of IHTC Trails
July 31, 2023
A region brimming with great trails makes for an appealing outdoor destination. That is why the Industrial Heartland Trails Coalition (IHTC) is working to complete and connect a system of shared use trails across 51 counties in western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia, eastern Ohio, and southwest New York. IHTC’s vision is that this “Industrial Heartland” […]
Ohio's Cleveland Foundation Centennial Lake Link Trail | Photo by Renee Rosensteel
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Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend, Veterans Launch Therapeutic Bike Ride Across the Country on Great American Rail-Trail
May 15, 2023
Warrior Expeditions Great American Rail-Trail ride began in front of the Capitol | Photo by Albert Ting
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Great American Rail-Trail Route Assessment Report 2023
May 04, 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY To this end, RTC embarked on a 12-month assessment of route options using its GIS database of more than 34,000 miles of existing, multiuse trails nationwide, and analyzing more than 300 state and local trail plans to identify planned future trails. RTC also met and worked with more than 200 local trail partners […]
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Trail Moments | Long-Distance Skater Raveena Adams Crosses Ohio
April 09, 2023

On Sept. 22, 2020, I started my four-day, 300-mile skate journey. The route took me through many cities, such as Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati, as well as rural forest areas and cornfields. Although I faced a lot of obstacles along the way, the weather was generally perfect—warm days feeling that dimming autumn sun.

Exploring the Ohio to Erie Trail via skateboard | Photo courtesy Raveena Adams