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California’s Napa Valley Vine Trail

Posted 04/12/22 by Amy Grisak in America's Trails | Tagged with Art, BATC, Bike Commuting, California, Connected Systems, Cross-Sector Collaboration, Demand for Trails, Health and Active Living, Local Organizing, Mode Shift, Tourism , Tourism and Economic Development, Trail Businesses, Trail Communities, Trail Destinations, Trail of the Month, TrailNation, Walkability and Bikeability, Why Use Trails?

California's Napa Valley Vine Trail in Yountville | Courtesy Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition

It’s remarkable how a single trail brings together an entire region. As California’s Napa Valley Vine Trail grows to reach its ultimate 47-mile potential, community members and visitors realize the beauty of connectivity and accessibility.

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California's Napa Valley Vine Trail in Yountville | Courtesy Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition

California’s Napa Valley Vine Trail

Posted 04/12/22 by Amy Grisak in America's Trails | Tagged with Art, BATC, Bike Commuting, California, Connected Systems, Cross-Sector Collaboration, Demand for Trails, Health and Active Living, Local Organizing, Mode Shift, Tourism , Tourism and Economic Development, Trail Businesses, Trail Communities, Trail Destinations, Trail of the Month, TrailNation, Walkability and Bikeability, Why Use Trails?

It’s remarkable how a single trail brings together an entire region. As California’s Napa Valley Vine Trail grows to reach its ultimate 47-mile potential, community members and visitors realize the beauty of connectivity and accessibility.

Cedar Lake Trail en Minneapolis, Minnesota | Foto de Tony Hull, Toole Design Group

Cómo prepararse para su primer viaje de larga distancia por senderos

Posted 03/22/22 by Tom Sexton in Trail Use | Tagged with Best Of, How-to, Sojourn Series, Spanish, Trail Communities, Trail Destinations

¡pensamos que sería un buen momento para presentar cinco consejos simples para paseos en senderos de larga distancia! Estos están específicamente dirigidos a personas que no son ciclistas exigentes, pero que están interesadas en su primer viaje más largo todo terreno (con una duración de varios días o una semana).

The Scarborough bridge on Maine's Eastern Trail | Courtesy Eastern Trail Alliance

Maine’s Eastern Trail

Posted 03/15/22 by Cindy Barks in America's Trails | Tagged with Best Of, Maine, Tourism and Economic Development, Trail Destinations, Trail of the Month

Bob Hamblen takes to the Eastern Trail on his bike, riding through various sections of the route that traverses 28 miles of southern Maine’s spectacular coastline. While he sees it as “a win” wherever he ends up on the trail, the long-time Saco resident has his favorites.

Traveling by trail | Courtesy Rachel and Patrick Hugens

Trail Moments | A Tale of a Tour: Traveling by Trail in Wisconsin

Posted 02/25/22 by Rachel and Patrick Hugens in America's Trails, Trail Use | Tagged with Route of the Badger, Tourism , Trail Destinations, Trail Moments, TrailNation, Why Use Trails?, Wisconsin

What we like about cycle touring is the experience of meeting people. Traveling by bike allows you see snapshots of people’s daily lives and interact with them. As a fellow traveler told us once, “Traveling lets you see a thousand lives you might have lived.”

Virginia's Mount Vernon Trail | Photo by TrailLink user ringogarcia1972

Take an American Adventure on 10 Presidential Pathways

Posted 02/21/22 by Shelby Deering in America's Trails | Tagged with Arkansas, California, District Of Columbia, Great American Rail-Trail, Hall of Fame, Idaho, Iowa, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Trail Destinations, Virginia, West Virginia

Just in time for Presidents’ Day, here are 10 multiuse trails that share ties with some notable U.S. heads of state.

Arias and Stephen Flory | Courtesy Arias Flory

Trail Moments | Finding Love Feet First

Posted 02/14/22 by Laura Stark in America's Trails, Trail Use | Tagged with Encouraging Trail Use, Trail Destinations, Trail Moments, Trail Use Tips, Why Use Trails?

They regularly rode the Great Allegheny Passage together as friends, and when they became a couple, it served as the meaningful setting for Stephen’s marriage proposal in late fall 2019.

Talking Wall artwork along the Indianapolis Cultural Trail | Courtesy Indianapolis Cultural Trail, Inc.

Follow Your Art: Exploring the Trailside Artwork of Bernard Williams

Posted 01/27/22 by Laura Stark in America's Trails | Tagged with Art, Featured Magazine Articles, Illinois, Indiana, Trail Destinations

“Connecting art with trails is a beautiful gesture that seems to be happening more often,” reflected Bernard Williams.

Indiana's Big 4 Trail | Courtesy Town of Zionsville

Indiana’s Big 4 Trail

Posted 01/11/22 by Agueda Pacheco Flores in America's Trails | Tagged with Best Of, Connected Systems, Indiana, Tourism , Tourism and Economic Development, Trail Businesses, Trail Communities, Trail Destinations, Trail of the Month

Surrounded by tree canopies, beautiful countryside and the charm of small towns, the Big 4 Trail traverses a Midwestern wonderland. The developing rail-trail serves as an important regional connector—spreading diagonally across Boone County, crossing into Clinton County and, eventually, continuing into Tippecanoe County.

Fortress Bikes interior | Courtesy Hal Simon

Trail Moments | Letting the Good (and Bad) Times Roll: New York Bike Shop Opens in the Midst of a Covid World

Posted 01/03/22 by Laura Stark in America's Trails | Tagged with Biking, COVID-19, Demand for Trails, Tourism and Economic Development, Trail Businesses, Trail Communities, Trail Destinations, Trail Moments

Simon’s bike rental shop, a first for the town, is situated on Hurleyville’s Main Street, just steps from the rail-trail. “It’s 7 miles of beautiful, flat pavement,” he said. “You’ll see bodies of water, farmland and forest. And the colors are gorgeous in the fall—you have foliage, history and wildlife.”

Colorado's Point Alta Vista Trail | Photo by D. Scott Clark Photography, courtesy Fremont Adventure Recreation

Making Connections on 2021’s New Rail-Trails

Posted 12/20/21 by Laura Stark in America's Trails | Tagged with Best Of, Colorado, Georgia, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, RAISE, Trail Destinations

Below, we’ve spotlighted a handful of the exciting new rail-trails that have opened up around the country this year, as well as the broader trail networks they tie into.

Alaska's Waterfront Trail | Photo Courtesy City of Seward

Top 10 Trails in Alaska

Posted 12/15/21 by Laura Stark in America's Trails | Tagged with Alaska, Best Of, Top10, Trail Destinations

With rugged peaks, sparkling seas and verdant forests, Alaska is unparalleled in natural beauty. Holding more than half of America’s national park land by area, as well as numerous wildlife refuges, national forests, state parks and other outdoor assets, opportunities to recreate in the state are nearly boundless.

Vermont's Island Line Rail Trail | Photo by Traillink user sluberry

Top 10 Trails in Vermont

Posted 12/15/21 by Amy Grisak in America's Trails | Tagged with Best Of, Top10, Trail Destinations, Vermont

Regardless of the season, Vermonters make the most of their trails. From spring when the wildflowers abound to the stunning autumn display of the hardwood forests, traveling by trail is a part of life. And during the winter, it doesn’t matter if there are feet of snow on the ground because many of the trails are plowed or groomed for cross-country skis, snowshoes or fat-tired bikes. Exploring these routes gives trail users the most eye-catching paths leading from home into town, or venturing into the bucolic Vermont landscape that is rich in cultural history and natural beauty.

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