posted Aug 6, 2019
Spanning nearly 400 miles across eight counties, this backcountry trail system provides for a variety of trail uses, including all-terrain vehicle use, mountain biking, hiking, and horseback riding.
posted Jun 11, 2019
by Elizabeth Smith-Incer with National Park Service, Joe Womack with Clean, Healthy, Educated, Safe & Sustainable Community, Inc.
Preserving and making available the international historical significance of Africatown.
posted Dec 31, 2018
A 1966 study headed by Stuart Udall on the feasibility of a National Trails System
posted Sep 12, 2018
The trail system at the Martin Van Buren Natural Historic Site leads to meadows, a stream, and marshland, and highlights notable trees, shrubs, flowers, and wildlife.
posted Aug 2, 2018
The difference is usually ones of scale, significance, and administration responsibility and how they are designated.
posted Aug 1, 2018
Bringing new life to communities along a 200-year-old industrial corridor.
posted May 16, 2018
A historical presentation by the USFS at the Southeast Equestrian Trail Conference in 2008.
posted Apr 20, 2018
Lusscroft Farm has a network of trails that connects the site with additional trails in High Point State Park and Stokes State Forest. The major purpose of this event has been to reintroduce the concept of equine trail rides to this area of New Jersey.
posted Apr 11, 2018
This crushed stone walking trail follows a section of an old mule-drawn tramline from the historic Tannehill Ironworks and nearby brown iron ore beds inside Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park near McCalla, in central Alabama.
posted Apr 11, 2018
Crushed stone, natural surface, and boardwalk trail located in a park on the Eastern Shore Trail. The trails lead to Mobile Bay and a fishing pier with a view of the City of Mobile across the bay.
posted Mar 29, 2018
Queen City Park Trail in Tuscaloosa runs between Queen City Ave and Jack Warner Boulevard through scenic woods and past ruins of historic park structures.
posted Mar 29, 2018
The Eastern Shore Trail is a dedicated multipurpose trail for pedestrian and non-motorized vehicle use that generally follows the shores of Mobile Bay in South Alabama for 36 miles.
posted Mar 29, 2018
The Chief Ladiga Trail is Alabama’s first extended rails to trails project.
posted Mar 29, 2018
The Chief Ladiga Trail is Alabama’s first extended rails to trails project.
posted Mar 27, 2018
This National Recreation Trail in Betty's Kitchen Wildlife and Interpretive Area invites vistors along the Colorado River at the California border.
posted Mar 27, 2018
This 20-mile system of trails s features handcrafted bridges, views of the Brazos and Bosque Rivers from 100-foot cliffs, and cedar groves.
posted Mar 27, 2018
In the 1930s the Civilian Conservation Corps built a hanging walkway trail following the path of an old pipeline.
posted Mar 27, 2018
The trail traces the path of the Chattahoochee Valley Railway, which was constructed by the West Point Manufacturing Company to serve several cotton mills along the Chattahoochee River on the Alabama-Georgia border.
posted Mar 27, 2018
This 6.5-mile family-friendly urban trail winds through the scenic Wheat Ridge Greenbelt, providing conservation benefits and recreational opportunities including biking, kayaking and bird watching.
posted Mar 27, 2018
Starting near Columbia, this 50-mile water trail and greenway ranges from urban adventures to the Coastal Plain with its high bluffs and floodplain habitats.
posted Mar 27, 2018
The trail features a variety of historic sites, abundant wildlife, and opportunities for biking, fishing, and canoeing.
posted Mar 27, 2018
This 7.9-mile rail connects historic forts built to defend the nation's capital during the Civil War.
posted Mar 27, 2018
A glimpse of the early 1900s as the rail trail passes through several abandoned coal mining towns.
posted Mar 27, 2018
The Town of Halfmoon manages a six-mile segment, bordered by farm fields, wetlands and wood lots, of the 58-mile Canalway Trail corridor, which runs along historic towpaths from Waterford to Whitehall.
posted Mar 27, 2018
A scenic trail that runs 28 miles through Utah's mountain valleys east of Salt Lake City.
posted Mar 27, 2018
This 46-mile rail-trail system links urban and rural communities in three counties and acts as a low-impact recreation corridor, alternative transportation route, community green space, outdoor classroom, and natural and cultural heritage park.
posted Mar 27, 2018
The Ohio & Erie Canalway is a national heritage area – a park that includes the Towpath Trail, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railway, and Ohio & Erie Canalway Byway.
posted Mar 27, 2018
Alaska's First Road: One of the three most historically significant trails in Alaska.
posted Mar 27, 2018
The Row River Trail runs 15.6 miles along an abandoned rail line from Cottage Grove to Dorena Lake, Culp Creek and the nearby Umpqua National Forest.
posted Mar 27, 2018
Intriguing rock formations on the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument.
posted Mar 27, 2018
The American Tobacco Trail is a 22.6-mile 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.
posted Mar 27, 2018
The trail passes through some of the most pristine remote areas of the USDA's National Grasslands.
posted Mar 27, 2018
Less than a mile long, this trail affords visitors a relaxing, educational stroll along the White River from Jacksonport State Park's campground to the site of the historic Mary Woods No. 2 steamboat.
posted Mar 27, 2018
Walkway Over the Hudson opening celebration spanned the weekend of October 2-4, 2009. The noted historic structure also adds to the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s exploration of the valley.
posted Mar 27, 2018
This 2.2-mile multi-use trail along the route of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail provides scenic vistas of the Missouri River.
posted Mar 26, 2018
The westernmost rail trail in Florida, it extends from the historic town of Milton north to US Naval Air Station Whiting Field. The trail passes through pine woods, a cypress/bay swamp, and an area of white-topped pitcher plants. An unpaved equestrian trail parallels a segment of the paved trail.
posted Mar 26, 2018
Trails have been integrated into this historic community using canal towpaths, stream corridors, and abandoned railroads.
posted Mar 26, 2018
A 250-mile water trail along the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers in Wisconsin, extending from the City of Green Bay to Portage and ending in Prairie du Chien at the confluence of the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers.
posted Mar 26, 2018
Johnson County, Kansas, manages the 17.5-mile trail which begins in Olathe and continues north through Lenexa and Shawnee. The scenic, multi-use route was one of the first major trail facilities completed in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
posted Mar 26, 2018
The Great Calusa Blueway paddling trail meanders 190 miles along the back bays and wildlife-laden shores of Lee County on Florida’s Gulf coast near Sanibel and Fort Myers. The route provides non-motorized access to Federal, State, and Local preserves and historic sites in one of the fastest growing areas of the country.
posted Mar 26, 2018
A key connection between urban Des Moines and the surrounding rural landscape, this 16.5-mile scenic rail-trail offers trail users the opportunity to journey through Iowa history.
posted Mar 26, 2018
Trail through Grimes Point Archaeological Site provides access to petroglyphs near ancient lake.
posted Mar 26, 2018
The Hennepin Canal National Recreation Trail provides many miles of trail recreation for biking, hiking, snowmobiling, horseback riding, and paddling along a historic canal corridor.
posted Mar 26, 2018
Located in Little Mulberry Park in Dacula, this multi-purpose 2.2-mile trail circles a beautiful lake and provides multiple access points to the lake including two fishing pier.
posted Mar 26, 2018
The US Army Corps of Engineers manages the Kaskaskia River Confluence Trail which provides access to the shoreline at the confluence of the Kaskaskia and Mississippi Rivers.
posted Mar 26, 2018
A popular community trail through natural areas in southeast Michigan. Designated as a National Recreation Trail in 2006.
posted Mar 26, 2018
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Enid Lake manages the 17 mile multi-purpose trail. The trail provides visitors with recreational opportunities including camping, hiking, equestrian riding and a chance to visit historical areas of Enid Lake.
posted Mar 26, 2018
Sixteen miles of the rail trail are managed by the Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Greenways & Trails. It runs due south from the main Tallahassee trailhead near Capital Circle (US 319) southeast, to the coastal town of St. Marks.
posted Mar 26, 2018
The Wacissa River is one of the most pristine rivers in Florida with a multitude of springs flowing through a rugged area in Florida's Big Bend region. The Wacissa is a state designated paddling trail and a wonderful place to explore for beginning paddlers or families with children.
posted Mar 13, 2018
This analysis compares the original Users Survey taken in the spring of 1999 with a follow-up study conducted in 2001. The comparison measures any changes in usage behavior.
posted Feb 19, 2018
This session will highlight design development of the Urban Arts Leg of the City of Jackson’s (MI) Riverwalk Trail on the Grand River, complemented by a survey of several recent National Park Service trail projects that integrate public art.
posted Feb 19, 2018
The history of the Columbia River Highway is a tale of visionaries, civic leaders, skilled engineers, and talented artisans.
posted Oct 14, 2019
by Taylor Goodrich with American Trails
The El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Association is working to create a multi-use trail that will connect two of the lone star state's largest cities, Austin and San Antonio.
posted Oct 8, 2019
by Jim Schmid
An American Trails book review by Jim Schmid.
posted Sep 4, 2019
The LCTHF is a national organization dedicated to preserving the historic legacy of the story of the Lewis and Clark expedition and protecting the cultural and historic integrity of the landscapes through which the expedition traveled from 1803-1806. We currently have 1,100 members organized in 25 active chapters across the country. Members come from many walks of life and share a common passion for passing along to future generations the lessons that can be learned from this era of our nation’s history.
posted Jul 24, 2019
The designation of Alaska’s Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm as a National Heritage Area recognizes the compelling history and culture of an area that cradles some of the most influential crossroads of Alaska’s history. Explore these historic, cultural, scenic, and outdoor recreational resources to discover the story of Alaska’s National Heritage Area.
posted Feb 19, 2019
by Taylor Goodrich with American Trails
February is Black History Month, and a perfect time to shine a light on some well known, and some lesser known, ways in which African Americans have helped shape our nation's trail and park history.
posted Oct 18, 2018
by Leigh Schmidt with Partnership for the National Trails System (PNTS)
The historical events that led us to a robust nationwide movement for trails of all kinds
posted Aug 20, 2018
The summer edition of American Trails Magazine is now available, and it’s a celebration of the last fifty years of trails!
