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Group walking during IHTC's Kiski Bridge opening on Pennsylvania's Armstrong Trails | Photo courtesy Chris Ziegler
America’s Trails
TrailNation in Action: Creating Lasting Impact in 2024
May 05, 2025

RTC’s TrailNation™ initiative encompassing eight projects ranging from 35 to 2,600 miles that are serving as trail network models.

 Midtown Greenway - View from 13th Avenue overlooking the trail | Photo courtesy Midtown Greenway Coalition
America’s Trails
America’s Trail Moment, Celebrating Progress and Pursuing Possibility
May 05, 2025

This is a critical moment for the trails movement. Rail-trails AND trail networks being developed in every single state

 RTC's Kevin Belle at the First Ave Trail Great American Rail-Trail historical marker | Photo courtesy RTC
Press Release
New Partnership to Commemorate History Along 42,000 Miles of Multiuse Trails Nationwide
April 24, 2025

Rails to Trails Conservancy and William G. Pomeroy Foundation® launch Trails Across America Historical Marker Grant Program

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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
 Maine's Eastern Trail 2022 Hall of Fame Induction | Photo by Thomas Bell
Policy
Bi-Partisan Leadership Fuels State-Level Trail Investment in 2024
May 08, 2025
 Huckleberry Cobbler at the Coeur d’Alene Resort's Dockside restaurant in Idaho | Photo courtesy Coeur d’Alene Resort
Using Trails
A Taste of the Great American Rail-Trail
May 08, 2025
 Group walking during IHTC's Kiski Bridge opening on Pennsylvania's Armstrong Trails | Photo courtesy Chris Ziegler
America’s Trails
TrailNation in Action: Creating Lasting Impact in 2024
May 05, 2025
 Midtown Greenway - View from 13th Avenue overlooking the trail | Photo courtesy Midtown Greenway Coalition
America’s Trails
America’s Trail Moment, Celebrating Progress and Pursuing Possibility
May 05, 2025
 RTC's Kevin Belle at the First Ave Trail Great American Rail-Trail historical marker | Photo courtesy RTC
Press Release
New Partnership to Commemorate History Along 42,000 Miles of Multiuse Trails Nationwide
April 24, 2025
 Working at the Pinhoti Pizza Company | Photo courtesy Maggie Cunningham
Using Trails
Trail Moments: In Piedmont, Alabama, a Slice of Pizza Comes With a Side of Adventure
April 24, 2025
 Washington, DC, USA - June 22, 2022: Front view of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) headquarters in the Southeast Federal Center in Washington, DC.
Press Release
Local Elected Officials and Business Leaders Nationwide Collectively Call for Continued Federal Investment in Trails, Walking and Biking
April 16, 2025
 Longleaf Trace trailhead in Prentiss, Mississippi | Photo by Jake Lynch
America’s Trails
Mississippi’s Longleaf Trace: April 2025 Trail of the Month
April 11, 2025
Using Trails
Seven Ways to Enjoy Your Favorite Trail
April 10, 2025
 Group of trail runners in Baltimore, MD | Photo by Allison Abruscato
Press Release
Five Reasons to Get Outside on Trails This Spring
April 01, 2025
 David Margolis | Photo by Phil Kidd
Policy
Leveraging Celebrate Trails Day Advocacy in Cuyahoga County
March 21, 2025

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