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Funding Winning Trail Fund Projects for 2022 In its inaugural year, there were a total of 291 applications requesting over $3 million in project funding.

Funding Winning Trail Fund Projects for 2022 In its inaugural year, there were a total of 291 applications requesting over $3 million in project funding.

April 2023 International Trails Summit The largest gathering of trail professionals, managers, and users who believe their combined voices are the best way to strengthen trails for everyone.

April 2023 International Trails Summit The largest gathering of trail professionals, managers, and users who believe their combined voices are the best way to strengthen trails for everyone.

Advancing Trails Webinar Series Marketing Your Trail Effectively Using Social Media to Market Your Trail or Organization

Advancing Trails Webinar Series Marketing Your Trail Effectively Using Social Media to Market Your Trail or Organization

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Seven Mile Loop Trail, Florida

This 7.25-mile-long trail offers hikers and cyclists access to some of Florida’s unique habitats – salt marsh, tidal creeks, coastal estuary, oak hammock, and pine flatwoods – as they follow two-track limestone paths left from historic uses of this land.

Seven Mile Loop Trail, Florida

This 7.25-mile-long trail offers hikers and cyclists access to some of Florida’s unique habitats – salt marsh, tidal creeks, coastal estuary, oak hammock, and pine flatwoods – as they follow two-track limestone paths left from historic uses of this land.

Recreational Trails Program Highlight: Brighton Park, Ohio

Brighton Park, formerly the Henninger Landfill, was a construction and demolition debris landfill in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood of Cleveland that ceased operation in the 1980s.

Recreational Trails Program Highlight: Brighton Park, Ohio

Brighton Park, formerly the Henninger Landfill, was a construction and demolition debris landfill in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood of Cleveland that ceased operation in the 1980s.

Trail Terms

Trail, Greenway, and Outdoor Recreation Terms

Trail Terms

Trail, Greenway, and Outdoor Recreation Terms

Biden-Harris Administration to Help Rural Communities Grow Outdoor Recreation Economy

The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) Applauds Biden Administration’s Assistance to Communities to Grow Outdoor Recreation Economies

Biden-Harris Administration to Help Rural Communities Grow Outdoor Recreation Economy

The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) Applauds Biden Administration’s Assistance to Communities to Grow Outdoor Recreation Economies

Little Miami State Park, Ohio

The Little Miami State Park is a 50-mile rail-trail paralleling the Little Miami River in southwestern Ohio.

Little Miami State Park, Ohio

The Little Miami State Park is a 50-mile rail-trail paralleling the Little Miami River in southwestern Ohio.

Recreational Trails Program Highlight: Prison Hill 5th Street Trailhead Project, Nevada

Visible throughout Carson City, the approximately 2,500 acre Prison Hill Recreation Area has been set aside and dedicated as open space for the community of Carson City.

Recreational Trails Program Highlight: Prison Hill 5th Street Trailhead Project, Nevada

Visible throughout Carson City, the approximately 2,500 acre Prison Hill Recreation Area has been set aside and dedicated as open space for the community of Carson City.

Welcome Cathy Corlett to the American Trails Team!

Please welcome Cathy Corlett to the American Trails team! She joined us full-time in late July 2022 as the Director of Strategic Communications. She is also the new Trail Fund Program Director.

Welcome Cathy Corlett to the American Trails Team!

Please welcome Cathy Corlett to the American Trails team! She joined us full-time in late July 2022 as the Director of Strategic Communications. She is also the new Trail Fund Program Director.

Trail Tools: Grubbing Tools

Let’s talk about grubbing and raking tools! You might have heard the term grubbing before, but if you’re new to trail building, it may be unfamiliar. Grubbing is when you are removing earth and topsoil. Basically digging into the first while removing vegetation in the process. Trail builders may also call this process hogging.

Trail Tools: Grubbing Tools

Let’s talk about grubbing and raking tools! You might have heard the term grubbing before, but if you’re new to trail building, it may be unfamiliar. Grubbing is when you are removing earth and topsoil. Basically digging into the first while removing vegetation in the process. Trail builders may also call this process hogging.

Assessing the Condition and Sustainability of the Trail System at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

This research assessed the condition and sustainability of the trail system at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, a National Park Service unit that partners with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in the management of this unit.

Assessing the Condition and Sustainability of the Trail System at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

This research assessed the condition and sustainability of the trail system at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, a National Park Service unit that partners with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in the management of this unit.

Recreational Trails Program Highlight: Tonto Recreation Alliance's (TRĀL) Adopt-a-trail Program

TRĀL’s mission is to recruit, train, and coordinate a volunteer workforce to help the Tonto National Forest manage OHV recreation in the forest.

Recreational Trails Program Highlight: Tonto Recreation Alliance's (TRĀL) Adopt-a-trail Program

TRĀL’s mission is to recruit, train, and coordinate a volunteer workforce to help the Tonto National Forest manage OHV recreation in the forest.

Window Cliffs Trail, Tennessee

The Window Cliffs Trail traverses through the Cane Creek Gorge to reach some of the most unique rock formations in Tennessee.

Window Cliffs Trail, Tennessee

The Window Cliffs Trail traverses through the Cane Creek Gorge to reach some of the most unique rock formations in Tennessee.

Resources

Advocacy

Improving Accessibility on Public Lands

The Latest in Advocacy

Assessing the Condition and Sustainability of the Trail System at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) is Making a Difference Across America

Impact of Trails Hub

Funding

Biden-Harris Administration to Help Rural Communities Grow Outdoor Recreation Economy

The Latest in Funding

2022 Trail Fund Recipients Announced

Owens Field Pump Track, South Carolina

2021 Recreational Trails Program Annual Report

Planning and Design

Trail Design & Maintenance

The Latest in Planning and Design

American Trails Webinar - The Science of Sustainable Trail Design and Management

Universal Access Trails and Shared Use Paths

Trail Planning and Design Hub

All Planning and Design

Construction and Maintenance

Trail Tools: Grubbing Tools

The Latest in Construction and Maintenance

Trail Design & Maintenance

Trail Tools: Striking Tools

Choosing the Right Tools for Building Trails

All Construction and Maintenance

Management

A Call for Expanding Trails Research

The Latest in Management

Assessing the Condition and Sustainability of the Trail System at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve

Hub for Information on Trail Users

10-Year Trail Shared Stewardship Challenge