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Robert Ordway took an 825-mile bike ride in 2024 from Washington, D.C., to Indiana to raise money for ALS research. | Courtesy Robert Ordway
Using Trails
Indiana Bicycling Advocate Robert Ordway on Trails, Safety and Quality of Life
July 11, 2025
 Bicyclists approaching the Chatcolet Bridge on Idaho's Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes | Photo by Glenn Zinkus
Using Trails
Idaho’s Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes: July 2025 Trail of the Month
July 10, 2025
 Preferred Design - In 2020, NHDOT proposed and FHWA approved a design for the Derry Rail Trail similar to the example below. That design complied with Section 4(f) and meets the expectations of the Committee, RTC and the public
Press Release
Court Sides with Advocates for Derry Rail Trail Tunnel in Lawsuit Over Historic Rail Corridor
June 30, 2025
 Pacific Ocean view in La Push, Washington | Photo by Craig Martin
Using Trails
Trail Moments | A Mental and Physical Journey Along the Great American Rail-Trail
June 09, 2025
 Bank Street in Wallace, Idaho, in the aftermath of the Big Burn | Courtesy University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, Barnard-Stockbridge Photograph Collection
America’s Trails
The Big Burn: Exploring the Great Fire of 1910 in Idaho and Montana
June 09, 2025
 Bicyclists on the Greenbrier River Trail in Greenbrier County | Marlyn McClendon, courtesy Experience Greenbrier Valley
America’s Trails
The Great Connector: How West Virginia’s Greenbrier River Trail Is Fostering Recreation and Revitalization in the Allegheny Highlands
June 05, 2025
 Reykjavik, Iceland | Photo by Amy Kapp
Using Trails
BEST Of: Cultural Walking and Biking Hubs in European Capitals
June 05, 2025
 Drone photo of Chief Ladiga Trail in Jacksonville, Alabama | Photo courtesy Ben Nunnally, City of Jacksonville
America’s Trails
Alabama’s Chief Ladiga Trail: June 2025 Trail of the Month
June 04, 2025
Press Release
Celebrate Trails Day Uplifts Far-Reaching Impact of Connected Trails Nationwide
May 22, 2025
 Bike ride at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham, AL | Photo by Brandi Horton
Using Trails
The Impact of Celebrate Trails Day 2025
May 22, 2025
 Walkers on Utah's Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail State Park in Coalville | Photo by Cindy Barks
America’s Trails
Utah’s Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail State Park: May 2025 Trail of the Month
May 09, 2025
 Bicyclists at the Delta Heritage Arkansas City Terminus Dedication in 2018 | Photo courtesy Tourism Arkansas
America’s Trails
Trailblazing Arkansas: How Trails Are Powering a Statewide Transformation
May 08, 2025

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