Executive Summary THE GREAT AMERICAN RAIL-TRAIL VISION Imagine pedaling across the entire country on a safe, seamless and scenic pathway—or walking a local trail that connects you to historic routes from coast to coast. You’re enthralled in the experience of exploring America’s heritage—its potential, its beauty and bounty, its people and places. Consider the intimacy […]

La visión de una vía verde de 1,9 millas para caminar y andar en bicicleta está tomando forma a lo largo de Richmond Industrial Track.

A vision for a 1.9-mile walking and biking greenway is taking shape along the Richmond Industrial Track.

Check out top 10 trails in Pennsylvania. The state has 188 completed rail-trails to date collectively spanning more than 2,100 miles.

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy points to enduring commitment and progress for the Great American as reinforcement of the health and economic value that trails deliver nationwide

Among this year’s class of new rail-trails is a pathway that’s key to a 275-mile route across Michigan, a Virginia stunner with a nearly milelong railroad tunnel, a new segment of the multistate East Coast Greenway in Massachusetts, and a Pennsylvania rail-trail that’s part of three vast regional trail systems.

Here is a sampling of some of the unique urban experiences along the Great American Rail-Trail, a cross country trail.

The Montgomery County Trail Access, Diversity and Awareness Plan provides detailed descriptions of the Schuylkill River Trail in Norristown and Pottstown, as well as the portion of the Pennypack Trail located in Montgomery County, PA. Analyzing how a trail looks and functions is the first step to determining which factors may prevent people from using a trail. This […]

Here’s our developing list of (currently) 28 of the most unique trailside attractions in America. Fun fact: Many of the trails featured fall within the footprint of the Great American Rail-Trail

The 3.2-mile Tacony Creek Trail, paved and smooth as a river stone, flows along the waterway under the hush of tall old-growth trees.