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rail trail A rail trail is a shared-use path on railway right of way. Rail trails are typically constructed after a railway has been abandoned and the track has been removed, but may also share the right of way with active railways, light rail, or streetcar ...

s in the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

Multi-State

East Coast Greenway The East Coast Greenway is a pedestrian and bicycle route between Maine and Florida along the East Coast of the United States. In 2020, the Greenway received over 50 million visits. The nonprofit East Coast Greenway Alliance was created in 1991. ...

Great Allegheny Passage The Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) is a rail trail between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Cumberland, Maryland. Together with the C&O Canal towpath, the GAP is part of a route between Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C., that is popular with through ...

Great American Rail-Trail __NOTOC__ The Great American Rail-Trail is a cross-country rail trail in the United States. The trail will run between Washington D.C. in the east and the state of Washington in the west. The planned trail is already more than 53% complete, w ...

* Yellowstone Branch Line Trail

Alabama

Chattahoochee Valley Railroad Trail The Chattahoochee Valley Railroad Trail, sometimes referred to as the CVRR Trail, is a 7.5-mile long asphalt-covered rail trail in Valley, Alabama. Made from a section of the defunct Chattahoochee Valley Railway, the trail runs through all four ...

* Chief Ladiga Trail * Hillsboro Trail * Horse Creek Trail * Marion Walking Trail * Old Railroad Bed Trail * Richard Martin Trail * Robertsdale Trail * Swayback Bridge Trail * Vulcan Trail

Alaska

* Chase Trail *

Iditarod National Historic Trail The Iditarod Trail, also known historically as the Seward-to-Nome Trail, is a thousand-plus mile (1,600 km) historic and contemporary trail system in the US state of Alaska. The trail began as a composite of trails established by Alaskan ...

* Tony Knowles Coastal Bicycle Trails

Arizona

* Apache Railroad Trail * Indian Springs Trail * Iron King Trail * Mohave and Milltown Railway Trails * Peavine Trail * Sonoita Creek Railroad Trail

Arkansas

* Arkadelphia's Feaster Trail * Big Spring Nature Trail * Delta Heritage Trail * Hazen Trail * Hot Springs Creek Greenway * Levee Walking Trail * Little Rock's River Trail * Marvell Bike Trail * Old Railroad Trail *

Ouachita National Recreation Trail Ouachita National Recreation Trail is a long, continuous hiking trail through the Ouachita Mountains of Oklahoma and Arkansas. It is the longest backpacking trail in the Ouachita National Forest, spanning 192 miles across its length. Approximat ...

Ozark Highlands Trail The Ozark Highlands Trail roams through parts of seven counties in northwest Arkansas. It stretches from Lake Fort Smith State Park, across the Ozark National Forest, to the Buffalo National River. The trail passes through some of the most remot ...

California

Bizz Johnson Trail The Fernley & Lassen was a rail line of the Southern Pacific Railroad constructed in 1912–14 between Fernley, Nevada and Westwood, California, near Susanville, a distance of approximately . The railroad was constructed to connect the Red Rive ...

Lassen County Lassen County () is a county in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,730. The county seat and only incorporated city is Susanville. Lassen County comprises the Susanville, Calif ...

, accessible from Susanville. * Clovis Old Town Trail, runs approximately on former

Southern Pacific The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the ...

right-of-way in Clovis * Colton Ave. rail-trail, runs approximately 1.7 miles along Colton Ave. and Inland Center Drive in Colton and

San Bernardino San Bernardino (; Spanish language, Spanish for Bernardino of Siena, "Saint Bernardino") is a city and county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. Located in the Inland Empire region of Southern California, the city had a ...

on former Pacific-Electric right-of-way * Duarte Bike Trail, spans 1.6 miles from Buena Vista Street to Vineyard Avenue in

Duarte Duarte may refer to: * Duarte (surname), person's surname (or composed surname) and given name * Duarte, California, United States * Duarte Province, Dominican Republic * Pico Duarte Pico Duarte is the highest peak in the Dominican Republic, on th ...

, using a portion of Pacific Electric's former Glendora line * El Dorado Trail * Fairfield Linear Park *

Great Redwood Trail The Great Redwood Trail is a proposed multi-use rail-to-trail project connecting San Francisco and Humboldt bays in Northern California. Most of the trail will be built on the rail bed of the defunct Northwestern Pacific Railroad along the Ee ...

* Great Shasta Rail Trail *

Iron Horse Regional Trail The Iron Horse Regional Trail is a rail trail for pedestrians, horse riders and bicycles in the East Bay Area in California. This trail is located in inland central Alameda and Contra Costa counties, mostly following a Southern Pacific Rail ...

Joe Rodota Trail The Joe Rodota Trail is a 8.5-mile (13.7 km) paved rail trail in Sonoma County, California that spans from near the intersection of Mill Station Road and Highway 116 in Sebastopol to the area of West 3rd Street and Roberts Avenue in Santa Rosa. T ...

pedestrian/bicycle path, using the former

Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad was a 600 volt DC electric interurban railway in Sonoma County, California, United States. It operated between the cities of Petaluma, Sebastopol, Forestville, and Santa Rosa. Company-owned steamboats provided ...

line between

Santa Rosa Santa Rosa is the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish name for Saint Rose. Santa Rosa may also refer to: Places Argentina *Santa Rosa, Mendoza, a city * Santa Rosa, Tinogasta, Catamarca * Santa Rosa, Valle Viejo, Catamarca *Santa Rosa, La Pampa * Sa ...

and

Sebastopol Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ; crh, Акъя́р, Aqyár, ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea, and a major port on the Black Sea ...

* Los Angeles Metro Expo Line *

Marina Green The Marina Green in San Francisco, California, is a expanse of grass between Fort Mason and the Presidio. It is adjacent to San Francisco Bay, and this location provides good views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Angel Island, Alcatraz Island, and ...

pedestrian/bicycle path, using the portion of the former

San Francisco Belt Railroad The San Francisco Belt Railroad was a short-line railroad along the Embarcadero in San Francisco, California. It began as the State Belt Railroad in 1889, and was renamed when the city bought the Port of San Francisco in 1969. As a state owned ...

west of

Fort Mason Fort Mason, in San Francisco, California originated as a coastal defense site during the American Civil War. The nucleus of the property was owned by John C. Frémont and disputes over compensation by the United States continued into 1968. In 188 ...

* Mount Lowe Railroad Trail *

Ohlone Greenway The Ohlone Greenway is a pedestrian and bicycle path in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The path is named for the indigenous Ohlone, the first people who live in the area. Route The Greenway begins in Berkeley at the east en ...

Orange Blossom Trail U.S. Route 441 (US 441) in Florida is a north–south United States Highway. It runs from Miami in South Florida northwest to the Georgia border north of the Lake City area. Like all AASHTO designated highways in Florida, US 441 always ...

, runs approximately 1.3 miles on former Santa Fe " kite-shaped track" right-of-way in Redlands * Pacific Electric Trail, spans 19.5 miles from Claremont to

Rialto The Rialto is a central area of Venice, Italy, in the ''sestiere'' of San Polo. It is, and has been for many centuries, the financial and commercial heart of the city. Rialto is known for its prominent markets as well as for the monumental Rialto ...

, using a portion of

Pacific Electric The Pacific Electric Railway Company, nicknamed the Red Cars, was a privately owned mass transit system in Southern California consisting of electrically powered streetcars, interurban cars, and buses and was the largest electric railway system ...

's former San Bernardino line *

Richmond Greenway The Richmond Greenway is a pedestrian and bicycle path in Richmond, California.Santa Clara River Trail The Santa Clara River Trail is a paved bicycle and walking path in the city of Santa Clarita, California. The path is currently approximately in length and generally runs in an east–west direction and closely follows the path of the Santa Cl ...

Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) is a rail line and bicycle-pedestrian pathway project in Sonoma and Marin counties of the U.S. state of California. When completed, the entire system will serve a corridor between Cloverdale in north ...

* South San Francisco Centennial Way * Sugar Pine Trail, runs approximately on former

right-of-way in

Fresno Fresno () is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley region. It covers about and had a population of 542,107 in 2020, maki ...

Three Creeks Trail The Three Creeks Trail is a pedestrian and bicycle trail that runs through the Willow Glen neighborhood in San Jose, California, from Los Gatos Creek by Lonus Street to the Guadalupe River, as the western alignment. The western section of the t ...

Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...

right of way Right of way is the legal right, established by grant from a landowner or long usage (i.e. by prescription), to pass along a specific route through property belonging to another. A similar ''right of access'' also exists on land held by a gov ...

in Brea *

Ventura River Parkway Trail The Ventura River Parkway Trail is a southern California rail trail along the Ventura River in Ventura County. Roughly paralleling California State Route 33 for from Ventura to Ojai, it follows the route of the former Ventura and Ojai Valley ...

pedestrian/bicycle/equestrian path, using the former

Ventura and Ojai Valley Railroad The Ventura and Ojai Valley Railroad gave Ojai, California, a connection to the national rail network Pacific Coast Line at Ventura Junction. Ventura Junction was located at Southern Pacific Railroad milepost (MP) 397.3 a short distance west of ...

line between Ventura and

Ojai Ojai ( ; Chumash: ''’Awhaỳ'') is a city in Ventura County, California. Located in the Ojai Valley, it is northwest of Los Angeles and east of Santa Barbara. The valley is part of the east–west trending Western Transverse Ranges and is ...

* Walnut Trail *

West County Trail Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad was a 600 volt DC electric interurban railway in Sonoma County, California, United States. It operated between the cities of Petaluma, Sebastopol, Forestville, and Santa Rosa. Company-owned steamboats provided ...

pedestrian/bicycle path, using the former

line between

and Forestville

Colorado

Alpine Tunnel Alpine Tunnel is a narrow gauge railroad tunnel located east of Pitkin, Colorado on the former Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad route from Denver to Gunnison. At an elevation of , it was the first tunnel constructed through the Conti ...

* DRGW Aspen Branch * Rock Island Trail * Switzerland Trail *

Manitou Incline The Manitou Springs Incline, also known as the Manitou Incline or simply the Incline, is a popular hiking trail rising above Manitou Springs, Colorado, near Colorado Springs. The Incline ascends on the east slope of Rocky Mountain which is itself ...

is the remains of a former 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge funicular railway with an average grade of 45% (24°) and as steep as 68% (34°) in places.

Connecticut

Airline State Park The Air Line State Park Trail is a rail trail and linear state park located in Connecticut. The trail is divided into sections designated South (25 miles: East Hampton to Windham), North (21 miles: Windham to Putnam) a piece of the East Coa ...

* Farmington Canal Trail * Hop River State Park Trail * Larkin Bridle Path *

Meriden Linear Trail The Meriden Linear Trail is a rail trail that follows the original route of the Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut River Railroad through the city of Meriden, Connecticut. It follows of the former roadbed through the Quinnipiac River, Quinnipiac Ri ...

Moosup Valley State Park Trail The Moosup Valley State Park Trail is a rail trail located on the railbed of a former New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad line in the New England towns of Plainfield and Sterling in Windham County, Connecticut. The line ran from 1898 unti ...

Ridgefield Rail Trail The Ridgefield Rail Trail is a rail trail in Ridgefield, Connecticut. It follows an old rail corridor for from downtown Ridgefield to the Branchville section of town. The trail can be used for walking, jogging, and cross-country skiing, and it ...

* Shepaug Greenway

Delaware

Junction and Breakwater Trail The Junction and Breakwater Trail is a long rail trail located on the southwestern side of Cape Henlopen State Park connecting Lewes and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, United States. It is the third rail trail built in Delaware and it is the longes ...

Florida

Auburndale TECO Trail The Auburndale TECO Trail is a multi-use path in Auburndale, Florida, United States. The southern terminus of the trail is at Denton Avenue, just east of Berkley Road and directly south of the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex. At the northern terminus ...

* Blackwater Heritage State Trail *

Boca Grande Bike Path The Boca Grande Bike Path is a 6.5 mile multi-use path in Boca Grande, Florida on Gasparilla Island. The northern portion of the path runs on the former right of way of the Charlotte Harbor and Northern Railway, which operated on Gasparilla Islan ...

, a trail in Boca Grande, Florida on Gasparilla Island *

Cady Way Trail The Cady Way Trail is a rail trail in the Orlando, Florida area opened in 1994. It is partly owned by the Orlando Department of Families, Parks and Recreation and partly by Orange County Parks and Recreation. The project was awarded a $1,750,000 ...

Cape Haze Pioneer Trail The Cape Haze Pioneer Trail is an rail trail in Charlotte County, Florida on the Cape Haze peninsula running from western Port Charlotte to Placida. A vast majority of the trail runs along the right of way of the former Charlotte Harbor and N ...

Chain of Lakes Trail The Chain of Lakes Trail is a paved multi-use path that runs from Lake Alfred, Florida, Lake Alfred to Winter Haven, Florida, Winter Haven in Florida, past many of the lakes that compose the Winter Haven Chain of Lakes (Winter Haven), Chain of L ...

* Cross Town Trail *

Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail The Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail is a paved rail trail—a multi-use bicycle and pedestrian facility—being constructed between Key Largo and Key West in the Florida Keys. , of the trail has been constructed. History and route Using ...

Fort Fraser Trail The Fort Fraser Trail is a paved multi-use path that runs from Bartow to Lakeland. It runs along a former Atlantic Coast Line Railroad line that once ran from Lakeland to Naples. The southern terminus of the trail can be accessed from North W ...

Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail State Park Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail is a paved rail trail in Florida. It is protected as a long Florida State Park and runs from the City of Gainesville's Boulware Springs Water Works to the town of Hawthorne. It passes through the Paynes Pr ...

General James A. Van Fleet State Trail General James A. Van Fleet State Trail is a rail trail in Florida, named after James Van Fleet, General James A. Van Fleet, who was a distinguished combat commander in both World Wars and the Korean War. It is protected as a Florida State Parks, ...

Good Neighbor Trail The Good Neighbor Trail is a multi-use recreational trail in Brooksville, Florida, that connects with the Withlacoochee State Trail. The trail is about long. The trail was originally the Brooksville Branch of the Florida Southern Railway which ...

* Hardy Trail *

Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail The Jacksonville-Baldwin Rail Trail is a rail trail that extends from northwest Jacksonville to Baldwin, Florida. While it is technically a city park, it includes three separate paths: a multi-use asphalt trail for hiking, jogging, in-line skatin ...

John Yarbrough Linear Park The John Yarbrough Linear Park (originally the Ten Mile Canal Linear Park) is a 6-mile linear park trail located in Fort Myers, Florida. The trail parallels the Ten Mile Canal and the Seminole Gulf Railway, and is owned and operated by Lee County ...

* Lake Minneola Scenic Trail *

Legacy Trail (Florida) The Legacy Trail is an multi-use recreational rail trail connecting Sarasota and Venice, Florida. It runs along a former portion of the Seminole Gulf Railway corridor (most of which was originally a Seaboard Air Line Railroad corridor). The tra ...

* Palatka-to-St. Augustine State Trail *

Pinellas Trail The Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail is a rail trail in Pinellas County, Florida. It stretches from Tarpon Springs in the north to St. Petersburg in the south, passing through the towns of Palm Harbor, Dunedin, Belleair, Clearwater, Largo, Seminole, ...

* Punta Gorda Linear Park * Seminole-Wekiva Trail *

South Dade Rail Trail The South Dade Rail Trail (SDRT) is a rail trail, run by Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation, that follows the old Florida East Coast Railway rail corridor for 20.5 miles, from Miami to Homestead in South Florida, traversing a diversity of urba ...

Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad Trail State Park Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad State Trail is a rail trail and Florida State Parks, Florida State Park located on of the historic railbed of the Tallahassee Railroad, which ran between Tallahassee and St. Marks, Florida. The trail ends n ...

* Upper Tampa Bay Trail * West Orange Trail *

Withlacoochee State Trail Withlacoochee State Trail is a long paved, multi-use, non-motorized rail trail in Florida located in Citrus, Hernando and Pasco counties. It follows along the Withlacoochee River and passes through the Withlacoochee State Forest. It is the ...

Georgia

Atlanta BeltLine The Atlanta BeltLine (also Beltline or Belt Line) is a open and planned loop of multi-use trail and light rail transit system on a former railway corridor around the core of Atlanta, Georgia. The Atlanta BeltLine is designed to reconnect neig ...

* Columbus Fall Line Trace * Firefly Trail *

Silver Comet Trail The Silver Comet Trail is a rail trail in west-northwestern Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. Route The Silver Comet Trail is named for the ''Silver Comet (train), Silver Comet'' passenger train that traversed the same route from 1 ...

Idaho

* Ashton to Tetonia Trail *

Bill Chipman Palouse Trail The Bill Chipman Palouse Trail is a paved rail trail in the northwestern United States, from Pullman, Washington, eastward to Moscow, Idaho. Completed in 1998, it follows the former Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way and connects the rural ...

* Ed Corkill Trail * Latah Trail * Route of the Hiawatha mountain bike trail *

Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes The Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes is a rail trail in the northwest United States, in northern Idaho. It follows the former Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way from Mullan, a mountain mining town near the Montana border, westward to Plummer, a to ...

* Weiser River Trail * Wood River Trail * Yellowstone Branch Line Trail * Victor to Driggs Rail Trail

Illinois

* Bloomingdale Trail,

Wicker Park, Chicago Wicker Park is a neighborhood in the West Town community area of Chicago, Illinois, west of the Kennedy Expressway, east of Humboldt Park, and south of the Bloomingdale Trail, known for its hipster culture, art community, nightlife, and foo ...

* Burnham Greenway, Chicago * Constitution Trail, Bloomington-Normal *

Great Western Trail The Great Western Trail is a north-south long distance multiple use route that runs from Canada to Mexico through five western states in the United States. The trail has access for both motorized and non-motorized users and traverses through Ar ...

, Chicago area *

Green Bay Trail The Green Bay Trail is a rails with trails built on the former Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad. It runs parallel to Metra's Union Pacific / North Line for nearly nine miles from Wilmette, Illinois, to Highland Park, Illinois. It was o ...

, North Shore suburbs of Chicago *

Illinois Prairie Path The Illinois Prairie Path (often called the Prairie Path and abbreviated IPP) is a network of of bicycle trails, mostly in DuPage County, Illinois. Portions of the trail extend west to Kane County and east to Cook County. Most of the trail is ca ...

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and

vicinity Surroundings are the area around a given physical or geographical point or place. The exact definition depends on the field. Surroundings can also be used in geography (when it is more precisely known as vicinity, or vicinage) and mathematics, ...

. * Interurban Trail,

Springfield Springfield may refer to: * Springfield (toponym), the place name in general Places and locations Australia * Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast) * Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council) * Springfield, Queenslan ...

Chatham Chatham may refer to: Places and jurisdictions Canada * Chatham Islands (British Columbia) * Chatham Sound, British Columbia * Chatham, New Brunswick, a former town, now a neighbourhood of Miramichi * Chatham (electoral district), New Brunswic ...

* Jane Addams Trail, Freeport to the

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

state line * Kickapoo Rail Trail,

Urbana __NOTOC__ Urbana can refer to: Places Italy *Urbana, Italy United States *Urbana, Illinois **Urbana (conference), a Christian conference formerly held in Urbana, Illinois *Urbana, Indiana * Urbana, Iowa *Urbana, Kansas * Urbana, Maryland *Urbana, ...

to Kickapoo State Recreation Area near Danville * Long Prairie Trail, Boone County *

Lost Bridge Trail The Lost Bridge Trail is a rail trail in Sangamon County, Illinois. It was built by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) along an abandoned Baltimore and Ohio Railroad corridor between the east side of Springfield, Illinois to the cent ...

, Springfield to

Rochester Rochester may refer to: Places Australia * Rochester, Victoria Canada * Rochester, Alberta United Kingdom *Rochester, Kent ** City of Rochester-upon-Medway (1982–1998), district council area ** History of Rochester, Kent ** HM Prison ...

* Nickel Plate Trail, New Douglas to Pontoon Beach * Old Plank Road Trail, Joliet to

Chicago Heights Chicago Heights is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 27,480 at the 2020 census. In earlier years, Chicago Heights was nicknamed "The Crossroads of the Nation". Currently, it is nicknamed "The Heights". Geograp ...

* Pecatonica Prairie Path, Freeport to near Rockford * Pennsy Greenway, Lansing * Rock Island Trail State Park, Peoria to

Toulon Toulon (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Tolon , , ) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and the Provence province, Toulon is th ...

Sangamon Valley Trail The Sangamon Valley Trail is an rail trail on the west side of Sangamon County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Skirting Springfield, Illinois, it extends from Centennial Park, on Springfield's southwest side (), to Irwin Bridge Road near Sangamon ...

, Springfield * Schoolhouse Trail,

Madison Madison may refer to: People * Madison (name), a given name and a surname * James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States Place names * Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...

Troy Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in prese ...

* Skokie Valley Trail, Sauganash community of

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to Highland Park * Stone Bridge Trail: Rockton to the Boone County line * Tunnel Hill State Trail,

Harrisburg Harrisburg is the capital city of the Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County. With a population of 50,135 as of the 2021 census, Harrisburg is the List of c ...

Karnak The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak (, which was originally derived from ar, خورنق ''Khurnaq'' "fortified village"), comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, pylons, chapels, and other buildings near Luxor, Egypt. Construct ...

* Wabash Trail, Springfield *

Watershed Trail The Watershed Trail is a rail trail in Edwardsville, Illinois, that follows an old section of Illinois Terminal Railroad tracks. The eastern end of the trail is near downtown Edwardsville at West High Street just west of North 2nd Street. For much ...

Roxana Roxana (c. 340 BC – 310 BC, grc, Ῥωξάνη; Old Iranian: ''*Raṷxšnā-'' "shining, radiant, brilliant"; sometimes Roxanne, Roxanna, Rukhsana, Roxandra and Roxane) was a Sogdian or a Bactrian princess whom Alexander the Great married a ...

to Edwardsville

Indiana

B-Line Trail The B-Line Trail is a 3.1 mile multi-use trail in the United States, connecting the downtown area of Bloomington, Indiana, to an outlying neighborhood. The trail connects with the Bloomington Rail Trail which in turn runs into the planned Limeston ...

, Bloomington * B&O Trail, Brownsburg to

Indianapolis Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion ...

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Speedway Speedway may refer to: Racing Race tracks *Edmonton International Speedway, also known as Speedway Park, a former motor raceway in Edmonton, Alberta *Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a motor raceway in Speedway, Indiana Types of races and race cours ...

Cardinal Greenway The Cardinal Greenway (TGC) is a multi-use recreational network combining a rail trail and an on-street route that together cross and five counties — in east central Indiana. The greenway, which was designated a National Recreation Trail i ...

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...

Marion Marion may refer to: People *Marion (given name) *Marion (surname) *Marion Silva Fernandes, Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion" *Marion (singer), Filipino singer-songwriter and pianist Marion Aunor (born 1992) Places Antarctica * Mario ...

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Muncie Muncie ( ) is an incorporated city and the seat of Delaware County, Indiana. Previously known as Buckongahelas Town, named after the legendary Delaware Chief.http://www.delawarecountyhistory.org/history/docs/lenape-villages.pdf It is located in ...

* Coal Line Trail, South Bend *

Erie Lackawanna Trail Erie Lackawanna Trail is a rail trail located in Lake County, Indiana which runs along the former Erie Lackawanna Railway. The trail begins in the city of Hammond then passes through the towns of Highland, Griffith, Schererville, and Merr ...

, Hammond to Crown Point * Indiana-Michigan River Valley Trail (includes LaSalle Trail), Greater South Bend *

Monon Trail The Monon Trail (known as the Monon Greenway in Carmel) is a rail trail located entirely within the state of Indiana. The Monon Railroad was a popular railroad line connecting the cities of Chicago and Indianapolis, with stops at major settlemen ...

, Indianapolis and northern suburbs * Nickel Plate Trail,

Northern Indiana Northern Indiana is a region of the U.S. State of Indiana, including 26 counties which border the states of Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio. Northern Indiana is also considered part of the Great Lakes Megalopolis. The area is generally classified in ...

* Oak Savannah Trail, Griffith to Hobart * Panhandle Pathway, Cass and Pulaski Counties * Pennsy Trail, Indianapolis to Greenfield via

Cumberland Cumberland ( ) is a historic county in the far North West England. It covers part of the Lake District as well as the north Pennines and Solway Firth coast. Cumberland had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974. From 19 ...

* Prairie Duneland Trail, Portage to Chesterton * Pufferbelly Trail,

Fort Wayne, Indiana Fort Wayne is a city in and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana, United States. Located in northeastern Indiana, the city is west of the Ohio border and south of the Michigan border. The city's population was 263,886 as of the 2020 Censu ...

* Pumpkinvine Nature Trail, Elkhart and Lagrange Counties

Iowa

* Cedar Valley Trail * Chichaqua Valley Trail *

* Heart of Iowa Nature Trail *

Heritage Trail Heritage trails are walking trails and driving routes in urban and rural settings that are identified by signage and guidebooks as relating to cultural heritage. The heritage might be built architecture, or it can be a cultural heritage narrative. ...

High Trestle Trail High Trestle Trail is a rail trail running from Ankeny to Woodward in central Iowa.

, formerly Ankeny to Woodward Trail *

Krushchev in Iowa Trail Krushchev in Iowa Trail is a planned rail trail running from Herndon, Iowa, to Coon Rapids, Iowa. It is a planned part of the American Discovery Trail. Originally known as the Corn Diplomacy Trail, the Krushchev in Iowa Trail is to be a paved re ...

, formerly Corn Diplomacy Trail *

Raccoon River Valley Trail Raccoon River Valley Trail (RRVT) is a rail trail running from Waukee, Iowa, to Jefferson, Iowa. In 2013, an additional north loop was completed on the RRVT, making the RRVT nearly of paved trails and having a paved interior loop of more than . ...

Summerset Trail The Summerset Trail is a rail trail in Warren County in south-central Iowa in the United States. The trail is long and is paved with asphalt.Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation.Iowa by trail: Summerset Trail./ref> It follows the route of an aban ...

* Wabash Trace Nature Trail

Kansas

* Blue River Rail Trail * Flint Hills Nature Trail * Haskell Rail Trail * Landon Trail * Prairie Spirit Trail State Park * Välkommen Trail, entirely within the city limits of Lindsborg

Kentucky

* Big Four Bridge * Dawkins Line Rail Trail, from Hagerhill to Royalton; when phase two is completed, the trail will extend into

Breathitt County Breathitt County ( ) is a county in the eastern Appalachian portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 13,718. Its county seat is Jackson. The county was formed in 1839 and was named for John B ...

* Paducah and Louisville Rail Trail, connecting Greenville and

Central City In urban planning, a core city, principal city metropolitan core, or central city, is the largest or most important city or cities of a metropolitan area. A core city is surrounded by smaller satellite cities, towns, and suburbs. A central city ...

In planning/under construction

* C&O Rail Trail, from Lexington to Coalton * K&I Bridge, would utilize the former and now abandoned automobile lanes

Louisiana

Tammany Trace The Tammany Trace is a rail trail in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, occupying a former Illinois Central Railroad corridor. It has been developed into a asphalt trail for hiking, cycling, and wheelchair use. Some parts of the Trace include a ...

, 31 mile trail on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain

Maine

Calais Calais ( , , traditionally , ) is a port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's prefecture is its third-largest city of Arras. Th ...

Waterfront Walkway * Down East Sunrise Trail ( Ellsworth—Calais) * Eastern Promenade Trail (

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

) * Eastern Trail ( Kennebunk— South Portland) * Kennebec River Rail Trail ( Augusta— Gardiner) * Mountain Division Trail ( Oxford County and

Cumberland County Cumberland County may refer to: Australia * Cumberland County, New South Wales * the former name of Cumberland Land District, Tasmania, Australia Canada *Cumberland County, Nova Scotia United Kingdom *Cumberland, historic county *Cumberlan ...

) * Papermill Trail (

Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...

) * Passy Rail Trail (

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...

)

Maryland

Allegheny Highlands Trail of Maryland The Allegheny Highlands Trail of Maryland (AHTM) is a long rail trail between the C&O Canal in Cumberland and the Mason–Dixon line, where it meets the Allegheny Highlands Trail of Pennsylvania. It forms part of the Pittsburgh–Washington, DC ...

Baltimore & Annapolis Trail The Baltimore & Annapolis Trail is a rail trail in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The trail starts at Boulter's Way in Arnold and ends near Baltimore Light Rail's Cromwell Station in Glen Burnie. Starting near Annapolis at Jonas Green Park, ...

Bethesda Trolley Trail The Bethesda Trolley Trail, at one time known as the ''North Bethesda Trail'', is a rail trail in southern Montgomery County, Maryland. It runs from Bouic Avenue next to the Twinbrook Metro Station in the city of Rockville to Battery Lane Pa ...

Capital Crescent Trail The Capital Crescent Trail (CCT) is a , shared-use rail trail that runs from Georgetown in Washington, D.C., to Bethesda, Maryland. An extension of the trail from Bethesda to Silver Spring along a route formerly known as the Georgetown Branch ...

, Maryland and Washington, DC * Chesapeake Beach Railway Trail * College Park Trolley Trail *

Cross Island Trail The Cross Island Trail is a rail trail in Queen Anne's County, Maryland occupying a section of the abandoned Queen Anne's Railroad corridor that traverses the width of Kent Island. It was completed in 2001 and is part of the American Discovery Tr ...

* Easton Rails-to-Trails * Indian Head Rail Trail * Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway Trail *

Ma and Pa Trail The Ma and Pa Trail is a multi-purpose rail trail that follows the path of the old Ma and Pa Railroad through Harford County, Maryland. It contains three linked trails, one unconnected, with plans to bridge the gap in the middle, bringing the tot ...

* Poplar Avenue Trail, Annapolis (part of former Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad) * Savage Mill Trail * Three Notch Trail *

Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail The Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail (TCB), the official name of the Northern Central Railroad (NCR) Trail, is a rail trail that runs along an abandoned railroad corridor where the Northern Central Railway once operated. The trail extends 19.7 miles f ...

, formerly Northern Central Railroad Trail * Trolley Line Number 9 Trail * Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Trail * Wayne Gilchrest Trail *

Western Maryland Rail Trail The Western Maryland Rail Trail (WMRT) is a shared-use rail trail in the U.S. state of Maryland that follows the former right-of-way of the Western Maryland Railway (WM) between Fort Frederick State Park and Little Orleans via Hancock, parallelin ...

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Longleaf Trace The Longleaf Trace is a paved pedestrian, equestrian, rollerblade, and bicycle trail located between Hattiesburg and Prentiss, Mississippi, USA. The Trace was constructed in 2000. It follows a portion of the abandoned Mississippi Central Railroa ...

Hattiesburg Hattiesburg is a city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, located primarily in Forrest County (where it is the county seat and largest city) and extending west into Lamar County. The city population was 45,989 at the 2010 census, with the populat ...

to Prentiss (41 miles) * Oxford Depot Trail and South Campus Rail Trail * Tanglefoot Trail,

Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...

to New Albany (43.6 miles)

Missouri

* Al Foster Trail in west St. Louis County * Grant's Trail, near

Grant's Farm Grant's Farm is a historic farm, and long-standing landmark in Grantwood Village, Missouri, built by Ulysses S. Grant on land given to him and his wife by his father in law Frederick Fayette Dent shortly after they became married in 1848. It ...

Katy Trail Katy Trail may refer to the following places in the United States: * Katy Trail (Dallas) 3.5 mile trail in Dallas, Texas * Katy Trail State Park The Katy Trail State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Missouri that contains the Katy Tr ...

, the longest rail trail in the United States *

MKT Trail The MKT Nature and Fitness Trail is a recreational rail trail in Columbia, Missouri, that runs nine miles (14 km) in the right-of-way of the former Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad. Developed from 1982 onward, it is a spur of the longest ra ...

, Columbia * Rock Island Trail State Park * Frisco Highline Trail

Montana

Centennial Trail (Montana) Centennial Trail may refer to: * Black Hills Centennial Trail, South Dakota, United States * Centennial Trail (Illinois), in Chicago * North Idaho Centennial Trail, Idaho, United States * Centennial Trail (Montana), in Helena * Snohomish County ...

* Olympian Trail * Route of the Hiawatha bike trail * Yellowstone Branch Line Trail

Nebraska

Cowboy Trail The Cowboy Trail is a rail trail in northern Nebraska. It is a multi-use recreational trail suitable for bicycling, walking and horseback riding. It occupies an abandoned Chicago and North Western Railway corridor. When complete, the trail will ...

* Great Plains Trail Network

Nevada

* Historic Railroad Hiking Trail

New Hampshire

* Ashuelot Rail Trail *Cheshire Rail Trail * Common Pathway *

Concord-Lake Sunapee Rail Trail The Concord-Lake Sunapee Rail Trail is a , gravel mixed-use rail trail in central New Hampshire that is currently under construction, under control of the Friends of the Concord-Lake Sunapee Rail Trail (FCLSRT). It roughly follows the course of th ...

* Cotton Valley Rail Trail * Derry Rail Trail *

* Farmington Recreational Rail Trail *Fort Hill Rail Trail * Goffstown Rail Trail * Granite Town Rail Trail * Hillsborough Recreational Rail Trail * Industrial Heritage Trail * Lake Winnisquam Scenic Trail * Londonderry Rail Trail *

Nashua River Rail Trail The Nashua River Rail Trail is a paved mixed-use rail trail in northern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire under control of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). It roughly follows the course of the Nashua Rive ...

* New Boston Rail Trail * Northern Rail Trail * Piscataquog Trail * Rockingham Recreational Trail * South Manchester Rail Trail * Sugar River Recreational Trail (

Concord and Claremont Railroad The Concord and Claremont Railroad was an American railroad company during the mid-nineteenth century in New Hampshire spanning from Concord to Claremont. History Chartered on June 24, 1848, the Concord and Claremont Railroad was established and ...

) * Windham Rail Trail * WOW Trail

New Jersey

New Mexico

:Rail trails in New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

* Charlotte Rail Trail *

American Tobacco Trail The American Tobacco Trail (ATT) is a long Rails-to-Trails project located in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina, running along an abandoned railroad bed originally built for the American Tobacco Company in the 1970s. The route cross ...

* Railroad Grade Road, a 10-mile paved former section of the VA Creeper Railroad from Todd to Fleetwood * Thermal Belt Rail Trail *

Neuse River Trail The Neuse River Trail is a long paved greenway located in the Raleigh area of North Carolina, running along the banks of the Neuse River from Falls Lake Dam to the town of Clayton. The route passes through the jurisdictions of Raleigh, Wake ...

In planning/under construction

* Ecusta Trail ( Brevard to Hendersonville)

Ohio

* Bike & Hike Trail, Summit County *

Camp Chase Trail The Camp Chase Trail is a paved multi-use trail in Madison and Franklin counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. It serves as the Southwest Columbus segment of the Ohio to Erie Trail. The entire length of the Camp Chase Trail is part of the Great Ame ...

, Franklin and Madison Counties * Chippewa Rail Trail, Medina County *

Cleveland Foundation Centennial Lake Link Trail The Cleveland Foundation Centennial Lake Link Trail, originally known as the Lake Link Trail, is a cycling, hiking, and walking trail located in the city of Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. Owned by the city of Cleveland and maintained by Cl ...

, Cleveland *

Conotton Creek Trail The Conotton Creek Trail is a rail trail in Ohio, running from Bowerston to Jewett in northern Harrison County. The trail spains 11.2 miles one way or 22.4 miles round trip. The paved multi-use trail is suitable for biking, unicycling, rolle ...

, Harrison County * Freedom Trail, Summit County * Galena Brick Trail, Delaware County * Genoa Township Trail, Delaware County * Greenway Corridor / Maple Highlands Trail, Lake and Geauga Counties (tandem) * Heart of Ohio Trail, Knox County *

Hockhocking Adena Bikeway The Hockhocking Adena Bikeway, known colloquially as The Bike Path or more formally (but unofficially) as The Athens County Bike Path, is a long bicycle path in Athens County, Ohio, Athens County, Ohio, in the United States. The original sectio ...

, Athens County * Holmes County Trail, Holmes County * Iron Horse Trail, Montgomery County * Iron Horse Trail, Stark County * Kokosing Gap Trail, Knox County * Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail, Columbiana County *

Little Miami Bike Trail The Little Miami Scenic Trail is the fourth longest paved trail in the United States, running through five southwestern counties in the state of Ohio. The multi-use rail trail sees heavy recreational use by hikers and bicyclists, as well as the ...

* Marion Tallgrass Trail, Marion County * Mohican Valley Trail, Knox County *

Moonville Rail-Trail King Switch Tunnel The Moonville Rail-Trail is a sixteen-mile (25 kilometer) rail-trail in southeast Ohio, located in Vinton and Athens Counties. It is largely embedded in the Zaleski State Forest and passes close to Lake Hope State Park. The tra ...

, Vinton and Athens Counties * Morgana Run Trail, Cleveland *

North Coast Inland Trail The North Coast Inland Trail (often abbreviated as NCIT) is a work-in-process multipurpose trail project that currently consists of several separate portions, defined by their counties, in northern Ohio, United States. Affiliates with the trails ...

, Lorain County *

Ohio to Erie Trail The Ohio to Erie Trail is a dedicated multi-use trail for non-motorized vehicles that traverses the U.S. state of Ohio, from southwest to northeast, crossing of regional parks, nature preserves, and rural woodland. Construction began in 1991, wi ...

, Cincinnati to Columbus to Cleveland * Pymatuning Valley Greenway Trail, Ashtabula County * Richland B & O Trail, Richland County * Sippo Valley Trail, Wayne and Stark Counties * University/Parks Trail, Lucas County * Wabash Cannonball Trail, Williams County, Fulton County, Lucas County, and Henry County * Western Reserve Greenway Trail, Ashtabula County

In planning/under construction

* B&O Trail, Athens County; ten miles of recently purchased former B&O railroad grade in the eastern county; a Washington County group (MATAC) is working on an extension into Washington County * Owl Creek Trail, Knox County

Oregon

* Banks–Vernonia State Trail * Crown Zellerbach (CZ) Trail * Deschutes River Trail *

OC&E Woods Line State Trail The OC&E Woods Line State Trail is a rail trail in Klamath and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is Oregon's longest state park. The trail follows the old OC&E ( Oregon, California and Eastern) and Weyerhaeuser railroads from Klamat ...

Row River National Recreation Trail Row River National Recreation Trail is a rails to trails conversion in the U.S. state of Oregon. It follows the Row River for between Cottage Grove, Oregon, Cottage Grove and Culp Creek, Oregon, Culp Creek, passing by Dorena Lake, and provides a ...

Springwater Corridor The Springwater Corridor Trail is a bicycle and pedestrian rail trail in the Portland metropolitan area in Oregon, United States. It follows a former railway line from Boring through Gresham to Portland, where it ends south of the Eastbank Espla ...

* Trolley Trail

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

* Blackstone Valley Rail *

East Bay Bike Path The East Bay Bike Path is a paved rail trail in Rhode Island. The path begins in Providence and India Point Park, crosses the Seekonk River via the George Redman Linear Park (opened September 2015) and Washington Bridge and continues southeast ...

* Narragansett Pier Railroad right of way ** William C. O'Neill Bike Path * Providence, Hartford and Fishkill railroad right of way ** Trestle Trail, the unpaved section of the Coventry Greenway that extends to the Connecticut border **

Washington Secondary Bike Path 450x450px, The Washington Secondary Bike path includes several bridges. The Washington Secondary Rail Trail (also known as the Washington Secondary Bike Path) is a rail trail located in Rhode Island. The trail measures and has sections that ...

/ Rail Trail, commonly referred to as Cranston Bike Path, Warwick Bike Path, West Warwick Bike Path and Coventry Greenway

South Carolina

* Doodle Trail, Pickens County, connects the towns of Easley and Pickens; opened in 2015 * North Augusta Greeneway, North Augusta * Savannah Valley Railroad Trail, northwest of McCormick to Willington *

Swamp Rabbit Trail The Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail is a multi-use rail trail in Greenville County, South Carolina, that largely follows the bed of a former railroad that had been nicknamed after the indigenous swamp rabbit. South-to-north the current trail be ...

Greenville County Greenville County is located in the state of South Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 525,534, making it the most populous county in the state. Its county seat is Greenville. The county is also home to the ...

Triple C Rail Trail The Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago or Triple C Rail Trail is a rail trail in the Piedmont region of north-central South Carolina. The trail begins just west of Tirzah, South Carolina, Tirzah, runs west through York, South Carolina, York, Jam ...

, a rail trail spanning

Cherokee The Cherokee (; chr, ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ, translit=Aniyvwiyaʔi or Anigiduwagi, or chr, ᏣᎳᎩ, links=no, translit=Tsalagi) are one of the indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. Prior to the 18th century, t ...

and

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

counties *

West Ashley Greenway The West Ashley Greenway is a rail trail in Charleston, South Carolina. It stretches across the West Ashley neighborhood from Main Road in the west to Folly Road in the east. It is a straight and mostly paved path utilized for walking, jogging, ...

, Charleston * Peak to Prosperity Passage of the Palmetto Trail,

Newberry County, South Carolina Newberry County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 37,719. Its county seat is Newberry. The name is of unknown origin. Newberry County comprises the Newberry, SC Micropolitan Sta ...

* Wateree Passage of the Palmetto Trail,

Sumter County, South Carolina Sumter County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 105,556. In a 2018 census estimate, the population was 106,512. Its county seat is Sumter. Sumter County comprises the Sumter, Sout ...

In planning/under construction

* Spanish Moss Trail, northern Beaufort County; the initial three miles (of 20 miles proposed) of trail have been completed, using previous

Port Royal Railroad The Port Royal Railroad was a South Carolina railroad that was constructed following the American Civil War. The line was chartered in 1856 but wasn't built until 1870. By 1871, it ran from Port Royal, South Carolina, to Yemassee, South Carolina. I ...

right-of-way, currently owned by BJWSA

South Dakota

* George S. Mickelson Trail

Tennessee

* Cumberland River Bicentennial Trail, a trail that runs from downtown

Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...

Ashland City Ashland City is a town in and the county seat of Cheatham County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 4,767 as of the 2020 census. History Ashland City was created in 1856 as a county seat for the newly established Cheatham County. Th ...

* Railroad Grade Road, a five-mile long paved road/trail; a former section of the old East Tennessee and Western North Carolina line west of Roan Mountain *

Shelby Farms Greenline Shelby Farms is a public park located in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, just east of the city of Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis. It is one of the largest urban parks in the US and the world, at a size of and covers more than five times t ...

, a 6.6 mile trail using the previous CSX Rail right-of-way in Shelby County; an additional 7 miles are planned. * Tennessee Central Trail, a trail currently connecting

Cookeville Cookeville is the county seat and largest city of Putnam County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was reported to be 34,842. It is recognized as one of the country's micropolitan areas, or smaller ...

and Algood, with future plans to extend to

Monterey Monterey (; es, Monterrey; Ohlone: ) is a city located in Monterey County on the southern edge of Monterey Bay on the U.S. state of California's Central Coast. Founded on June 3, 1770, it functioned as the capital of Alta California under both ...

and Baxter * Vollintine and Evergreen (V&E greenline), a 1.7 mile trail using the former L&N Rail right-of-way in

Memphis Memphis most commonly refers to: * Memphis, Egypt, a former capital of ancient Egypt * Memphis, Tennessee, a major American city Memphis may also refer to: Places United States * Memphis, Alabama * Memphis, Florida * Memphis, Indiana * Memp ...

In planning/under construction

* Greater Memphis Greenline, a system of trails in the Memphis area * The Tweetsie Trail, a ten-mile trail connecting Johnson City and Elizabethton over the route of the old ET&WNC line; the first 7.1-mile section opened in August 2014

Texas

Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway is a Texas state park located along the eastern edge of the Llano Estacado in Briscoe County, Texas, United States, approximately southeast of Amarillo. The state park opened in 1982 and is in size, mak ...

, a 64.25 mile trail 100 miles southeast of Amarillo * Denton Branch Rail Trail, 8 mile trail * Harrisburg-Sunset Trail, 5 mile trail in Houston *

, a 3.5 mile recreational trail that runs along the abandoned right-of-way of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas (Katy) Railroad in

Dallas Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...

* Lake Mineral Wells State Trailway, a 20-mile trail 50 miles west of Fort Worth * MKT Hike and Bike Trail, 6 miles, Houston Heights *

Northeast Texas Trail The Northeast Texas Trail (NETT) is a planned 130+-mile multi-use trail along the route, following alongside U.S. Highway 82 and Texas State Highway 34. When complete, the trail will connect 19 cities spread over seven counties, stretching from t ...

, 130 miles under construction with 70 non-continuous miles open, between Farmersville (20 miles east of DFW metroplex) and New Boston (Arkansas border)

In planning/under construction

* Columbia Tap, 4 miles, Houston

Utah

* Denver & Rio Grande Western Rail Trail, 23.5 miles along the former D&RGW right of way in Davis County *

Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail State Park The Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail State Park is a recreational trail that follows abandoned railroad lines in Summit County, Utah, United States. The Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail is long, and averages wide. The trail stretches betwee ...

, 28 miles along the Union Pacific Railway between Park City and

Echo Reservoir Echo Dam is a dam in Summit County, Utah, standing about north of Coalville and creating Echo Reservoir. The earthen dam was constructed in 1931 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation. It has a height of , impounding the water of the Weber ...

* Porter Rockwell Trail, 3.5 miles along the Union Pacific Railway, Draper & Sandy *Provo River Parkway Trail, about 6.6 miles of Rio Grande Western Railway (Heber Creeper) from Provo River Bottoms to Vivian Park in Provo Canyon

In planning/under construction

* Parley's Trail, 8 mile trail between Sugar House and the Jordan River, mostly along the D&RGW Sugar House Branch corridor

Vermont

* Cross Vermont Trail * Delaware & Hudson Rail-Trail *

Island Line Trail The Island Line Trail, also known as the Colchester Causeway, is a rail trail located in northwest Vermont. It comprises the Burlington Bike Path ( Burlington), Colchester Park (Colchester) and the Allen Point Access Area ( South Hero). The trail ...

* Lamoille Valley Rail Trail * Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail

Virginia

* Bluemont Junction Trail * Chessie Nature Trail *

Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail The Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail (DRHT) is a trail that follows an old railroad bed in King George County, Virginia. The railroad line was built by the federal government during World War II to serve a United States Navy base in Dahlgren; ...

High Bridge Trail State Park High Bridge Trail State Park is a rail trail in Southside Virginia converted from a rail line last belonging to Norfolk Southern. The first section of the High Bridge Trail opened in 2008 and the final section was completed in 2012. With a leng ...

Huckleberry Trail The Huckleberry Trail is a multipurpose trail that measures almost 15 miles (24 km) in length in Montgomery County, Virginia, connecting the towns of Blacksburg and Christiansburg. The trail is wide with an asphalt surface. The trail takes it ...

* Jackson River Scenic Trail * New River Trail *

Virginia Capital Trail The Virginia Capital Trail (VCT) (informally, the ''Cap Trail'', or simply ''the Cap'') is a dedicated, paved bicycle and pedestrian trail crossing four counties and between Jamestown and Richmond, Virginia — that is, between the Colony ...

, 2 mile portion near downtown Richmond, of 52 miles total. * Virginia Central Railway Trail *

Virginia Creeper Trail The Virginia Creeper Trail is a multi-purpose rail trail. Located in southwestern Virginia, the trail runs from Abingdon to Whitetop, Virginia, near Mount Rogers National Recreation Area and the North Carolina state line. The trail accommodate ...

* Warrenton Branch Greenway * Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail * Wilderness Road State Park

In planning/under construction

Blue Ridge Railway Trail The Blue Ridge Railway Trail is a rail trail in Virginia. It is a gravel surface recreational trail used for biking, hiking and horseback riding and occupies an abandoned Virginia Blue Ridge Railway corridor. The trail was completed in sections ...

Blue Ridge Tunnel The Blue Ridge Tunnel (also known as the Crozet Tunnel) is a historic railroad tunnel built during the construction of the Blue Ridge Railroad in the 1850s. The tunnel was the westernmost and longest of four tunnels engineered by Claudius Crozet ...

Fall Line Trail The Fall Line Trail (FLT) is an approximately 43 mile multi-use trail currently under development — from a northern terminus in Ashland, Virginia to a southern terminus in Petersburg, Virginia. Early in its development, the trail had bee ...

Washington

Washington, D.C.

, Maryland and Washington, DC *

Metropolitan Branch Trail The Metropolitan Branch Trail (informally, the Met Branch Trail) is an American rail trail that, when completed, will run eight miles (13 km) from the transit center in Silver Spring, Maryland, to Union Station in the District of Columbia. It ser ...

, Maryland and Washington, DC

West Virginia

Wisconsin

400 State Trail The 400 State Trail is a rail trail between Reedsburg and Elroy, Wisconsin. It is designed for foot, bicycle, equestrian, snowmobile traffic. It is designated as a multi-use trail, offering recreational access to the routes, and is open to th ...

Ahnapee State Trail The Ahnapee State Trail (also known as the Ahnapee Trail) is a multi-use trail along the Ahnapee River and the Kewaunee River in northeastern Wisconsin. Route Beginning in downtown Sturgeon Bay, the trail winds south along the Ahnapee and Kewa ...

Badger State Trail The Badger State Trail is a rail trail in south central Wisconsin. The trail leads from the Wisconsin – Illinois state line to Madison passing through, from south to north, Monroe, Monticello, Belleville and Fitchburg. Near Monticello, th ...

* Bearskin State Trail *

Bugline Trail The Bugline Trail is a paved rail trail located on the former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) right-of-way in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. The trail stretches between Appleton Avenue ( Highway 175) in Menomone ...

* Capital City State Trail *

Chippewa River State Trail Chippewa River State Trail is a 26-mile urban-rural rail trail in western Wisconsin that follows the path of the Chippewa River. The trails runs from the spot of the confluence of the Chippewa with the Eau Claire River, at Phoenix Park in downto ...

Devil's River State Trail The Devil's River State Trail is a 14.24-mile (22.94 km) state-designated rail trail in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. Parts of the trail are under construction as of early 2010. The trail nearly parallels Interstate 43 for much of its rout ...

* Duck Creek Trail * Eisenbahn State Trail *

Elroy-Sparta State Trail The Elroy-Sparta State Trail is a Wisconsin State rail trail between Elroy and Sparta, Wisconsin. Considered to be the first rail trail when it opened in 1967, it was designed for foot, bicycle, equestrian and light motorized traffic. Designat ...

Friendship State Trail The Friendship Trail is a recreation trail in northeastern Wisconsin. The trail is used by walkers, hikers, bikers, horseback riders, and snowmobilers during the winter months. Two sections of the trail are complete: ~14 miles from Winchester eas ...

(Partial) *

Fox River State Recreational Trail The Fox River State Recreational Trail (also known as the Fox River Trail) is a trail along the Fox River in northeastern Wisconsin. Route The trail begins at the CityDeck in Green Bay, Wisconsin (), follows the Fox River south through De Per ...

* Gandy Dancer Trail * Glacial Drumlin State Trail *

Great River State Trail The Great River State Trail is a rail trail between Onalaska and Marshland, Wisconsin. It is designed for foot, bicycle, equestrian or light motorized traffic. It is designated as a multiuse trail, offering recreational access to the routes, and ...

La Crosse River Trail The La Crosse River State Trail is a rail trail between Sparta and Onalaska, Wisconsin. It is designed for foot, bicycle, equestrian or light motorized traffic. It is designated as a multiuse trail, offering recreational access to the routes, and ...

* Lake Country Trail * Military Ridge State Park Trail *

Mountain-Bay State Trail The Mountain-Bay State Trail is an 83-mile state-designated rail trail in Brown County, Wisconsin, Brown, Marathon County, Wisconsin, Marathon, and Shawano County, Wisconsin, Shawano Counties in Wisconsin. The trail is the longest rail trail in t ...

Newton Blackmour State Trail The Newton Blackmour State Trail is a crushed limestone trail in northern Outagamie County in Wisconsin. The trail spans on a former rail corridor. Its name is derived from the four communities the trail passes through: New London, Shiocton ...

Old Abe State Trail Old Abe State Trail is a paved multi-use rail trail in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, USA. The name commemorates Old Abe, a bald eagle that was captured in 1861 by Ahgamahwegezhig, a Native American man, near the South Fork of the Flambeau R ...

* Omaha Trail * Osaugee Recreational Trail *

Ozaukee Interurban Trail The Ozaukee - Sheboygan Interurban Trail is a roughly long rail trail in Ozaukee, and Sheboygan Counties, in Wisconsin. The south end of the trail is in Milwaukee County but only runs 1 mile through the county. It uses the abandoned right-of- ...

* Pine Line Trail * Red Cedar State Trail * Saunders State Trail *

Sugar River State Trail The Sugar River State Trail is a long, , recreation rail trail in Wisconsin. This trail connects four communities: New Glarus, Monticello, Albany and Brodhead. The limestone-surfaced trail is on an abandoned railroad bed, and is used for bi ...

* Tri-County Recreational Corridor * Tuscobia State Trail *

White River State Trail The White River State Trail is a 19-mile state designated rail trail in Racine and Walworth Counties in Wisconsin. Route The trail follows a former rail corridor between Elkhorn, Wisconsin and Dover, Wisconsin. The trail begins at County Highway ...

* Wild Goose State Trail

Wyoming

* City of Casper Trail System, includes several miles of former Union Pacific rail line converted to concrete and gravel paths stretching from the downtown area, east into Evansville

References

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