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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

Indiana Bicycling Advocate Robert Ordway on Trails, Safety and Quality of Life

Bicyclists approaching the Chatcolet Bridge on Idaho's Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes | Photo by Glenn Zinkus

Idaho’s Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes: July 2025 Trail of the Month

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

Court Sides with Advocates for Derry Rail Trail Tunnel in Lawsuit Over Historic Rail Corridor

Pacific Ocean view in La Push, Washington | Photo by Craig Martin

Trail Moments | A Mental and Physical Journey Along the Great American Rail-Trail

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

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

Reykjavik, Iceland | Photo by Amy Kapp

BEST Of: Cultural Walking and Biking Hubs in European Capitals

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

Celebrate Trails Day Uplifts Far-Reaching Impact of Connected Trails Nationwide

Bike ride at the Market at Pepper Place in Birmingham, AL | Photo by Brandi Horton

The Impact of Celebrate Trails Day 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

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

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