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Herring Run Trail | Side A Photography

Federal RAISE Grants Illustrate Widespread Demand for Infrastructure That Makes It Safer and Easier to Walk and Bike in Communities Nationwide

Druid Hill Park in Baltimore, MD | Photo by Side A Photography

Baltimore Voters Support Equitable Transportation Funding and Enhanced Trail Infrastructure

Celebrate Trails Day at REI Co-op’s Flagship Store in Washington, DC | Photo courtesy Brandi Horton

The Impact of Trails for People, Places and the Planet Centerpiece of Nationwide Celebration

Warrior Expeditions bike ride to commemorate 5th anniversary of Great American Rail-Trail | Photo by Mariah Miranda Photography

Five Years Of Progress On Great American Rail-Trail Elevates National Impact Of Active Transportation Infrastructure

Along the route of the Great Redwood Trail in California | Photo by Charles Gandy

Great Redwood Trail Draft Master Plan Released

Celebrate Trails Day 2024 photo courtesy RTC

Five Reasons to Get Outside on Trails This Spring

Milwaukee Trail in Missoula, Montana | Photo by Kevin Belle

USDOT Doubles Down on Connected Walking and Biking Infrastructure as Essential to America’s Mobility

America's Trail Networks Map by RTC

New Data Illustrates Importance of Connected Trail Infrastructure to the Nation

December 12, 2023

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Applauds Release of USDOT Greenhouse Gas Rule to Track Progress on Transportation Emissions

November 27, 2023

Black People Who Hike event in August 2023 | Photo courtesy Black People Who Hike

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy 2023 Grants Lift Up Efforts to Develop and Activate Trail Networks Nationwide

November 15, 2023

Shevonne Travers on the Hennepin Canal State Trail | Photo by Patrick Travers

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy to Showcase Regional Impact of Great American Rail-Trail Over Three Days of Trail Riding and Events in Quad Cities Area

September 13, 2023

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

California’s Sacramento River Rail Trail and Trail Inducted into Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s Hall of Fame

August 10, 2023

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Here Are Five Fantastic New Rail-Trails That Opened in 2023

Here we spotlight a handful of the exciting new rail-trails that opened in 2023.

Exploring America’s E-Bike Evolution

Now it’s younger families, maybe zero-car families that are using cargo e-bikes as a car replacement or commuters trying to get from A to B in the most efficient way they can.

Kara Patajo’s Trail Moments: Discover Nature Where You Are

When coming up with a plan for my Trail Moments this summer, my intention was to show how to connect with nature both inside and outside of the city of Seattle. First, we visited the Olympic Discovery Trail.

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