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At the top of the Continental Divide in Colorado at Loveland Pass | Photo courtesy Sam Westby

Sam Westby’s Trail Moments: Sharing the Trail Near and Far

Posted 08/09/23 by Sam Westby in Trail Use | Tagged with Biking, Great American Rail-Trail, Trail Etiquette, Trail Moments, Trail Use Tips

Trails were mostly relaxing for me and my dad. There were no cars. Navigating was easy. People were friendly. It was common for someone to come up and start talking to us while we were taking a break on a bench.

Pennsy Greenway's entrance in Lansing, Illinois | Photo by TrailLink user tommyspan

Illinois and Indiana’s Pennsy Greenway

Posted 08/08/23 by Meena Thiruvengadam in Trail Use | Tagged with Connected Systems, Great American Rail-Trail, Illinois, Indiana, Local Organizing, Trail of the Month

The 14.5-mile Pennsy Greenway now connects two counties in two states (Cook County, Illinois, and Lake County, Indiana), as well as the communities of Lansing, Illinois, and Indiana’s Munster and Schererville along the way.

Trail run along West Virginia's Mon River Trail | Photo by Guy Monteleone

Trail Moments | Running for Good Health and a Good Cause

Posted 07/05/23 by Guy Monteleone in Trail Use | Tagged with Health and Active Living, Healthy Aging, How-to, Trail Moments, Trail Use Tips, Why Use Trails?

Unfortunately, runners can get injured for a variety of reasons—as I have learned from experience. To reduce this from happening for others, I wanted to share what I’ve learned from my education and from my own running journey.

Arkansas' Razorback Regional Greenway | Photo courtesy Experience Fayetteville

Arkansas’ Razorback Regional Greenway

Posted 07/05/23 by Erica Sweeney in Trail Use | Tagged with Arkansas, Connected Systems, Federal, Funding, Local Organizing, Tourism , Tourism and Economic Development, Trail Businesses, Trail Communities, Trail Destinations, Trail of the Month

Whether he’s going to work or out to eat with his family, Fayetteville resident Matt Mihalevich often hops on his bicycle and rides the Razorback Regional Greenway in Northwest Arkansas to get there.

Franco Harris supported the trails and bicycling community in many ways, including as a board member for Rails-to-Trails Conservancy from 1992 to 1997, and as the owner of the Pittsburgh Power bike racing team in the early 1990s. | Photo courtesy Governor Tom Wolf | CC BY 2.0

Remembering Franco Harris—Trails and Bicycling Advocate

Posted 06/15/23 by Cory Matteson in Trail Use | Tagged with Biking, Featured Magazine Articles, RTC in Action, Why Use Trails?

Franco Harris, who died in December 2022 at the age of 72, became an important advocate for trails and cycling, in particular. And he did so as a member of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) Board of Directors from 1992 to 1997.

View of Lake Mead along the River Mountains Loop Trail | Photo by John Holman

Nevada’s River Mountains Loop Trail

Posted 05/05/23 by Stephanie Forté in America's Trails, Trail Use | Tagged with Best Of, Connected Systems, Local Organizing, Maintenance and Volunteers, Nevada, Tourism and Economic Development, Trail Communities, Trail Destinations, Trail of the Month

A few miles into the 12-foot-wide trail, towering snowcapped Spring Mountains to the northwest dwarf the Vegas Strip’s cityscape. Since 2012, it’s been a destination for locals and visitors—cyclists, runners, inline skaters and walkers. There’s even a 15-mile parallel equestrian trail.