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Links to websites related to the Rail Trails. Trails that are located usually on former railroad lines, now used for walking, hiking, bicycling, ski-touring, horse riding and wheel-chair use.


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  • Paint Creek Trailway, MI
    The Paint Creek Trailway is located in Oakland County Michigan and connects the suburban Detroit communities of Rochester, Rochester Hills, Oakland and Orion Townships.Stretching almost eight miles from Rochester to Lake Orion, the trailway follows the old Penn Central Railroad up the Paint Creek Valley through highlands ..
    URL: http://www.paintcreektrail.org/ (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Path of the Flood Trail, PA
    This section of the overall trail is planned to be approximately 9 miles long when completed. The Path of the Flood Trails generally follows the Little Conemaugh River and the Mainline of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
    URL: http://www.ctcnet.net/cccra/maintral.htm (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Patriots' Path, NJ
    Patriots' Path is a gradually developing network of hiking, biking and equestrian trails and green open spaces linking several dozen Federal, state, county and municipal parks, watershed lands, historic sites and other points of interest across Morris County.
    URL: http://www.parks.morris.nj.us/parks/patpathmain.htm (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Paul and Nadine Webb Trail, NY
    The Webb trail starts at "Boxcar Barney's", a local ice cream and hot dog emporium, travels across an original railroad bridge and passes through rural countryside with pastoral views. Across Rt 394 from "Boxcar Barney's" is a village park, which lies at the head of Chautauqua lake.
    URL: http://www.nypca.org/greenways/trails/5-4.shtml (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Paul Bunyan State Trail, MN
    The Paul Bunyan State Trail follows the original railroad line built in 1893 by Burlington Northern and abandoned in 1983.
    URL: http://www.paulbunyantrail.com/ (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Paul Henry - Thornapple Trail, MI
    The Paul Henry - Thornapple Trail, when complete, will be a 42 mile multi-use recreation trail, from Grand Rapids to Vermontville, Michigan. The trail is being constructed on or near a former railroad corridor.
    URL: http://www.thornappletrail.com/ (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Paulinskill Valley Trail, NJ
    The Paulinskill Valley Trail traverses 27 miles through Sussex and Warren Counties in northwestern New Jersey.Remains of the former railroad stations can be found in many places.
    URL: http://www.pvtc-kvsp.org/ (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Pennsylvania Rails-to-Trails
    Pennsylvania Rails-to-Trails Website: making information about existing and developing rail trails available to the public..
    URL: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/rails/ (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Pennypack Park, PA
    Pennypack Park is one of many parks throughout the City of Philadelphia under the management of the Fairmount Park Commission.
    URL: http://www.nlreep.org/pennypack.htm (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Phoenix Rail-Trail, MA
    Take exit18 off 1-195 then take Route 240 South to Route 6 West. At the intersection with Main Street (at Fairhaven High School.) Take a left and head south. Continue south to intersection of Ferry and Main Streets. There is sufficient parking.
    URL: http://www.millicentlibrary.org/biketrail/bike1.htm (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Pine Line Trail, WI
    The Pine Line is a rail-trail in Taylor and Price Counties, Wisconsin. It is named for the huge quantities of eastern white pine shipped on the route between 1876 and 1988 by the Wisconsin Central Railroad and because of the beautiful stands of pine which presently clothe the trail.
    URL: http://www.pricecountywi.net/trails/pineline.html (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Pinellas Trail, FL
    The Pinellas Trail is a 15-foot wide paved asphalt trail built along an abandoned railroad corridor throughout the length of Pinellas County.
    URL: http://www.pinellastrail.com/ (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Piqua City Linear Park, OH
    The City of Piqua officially dedicated its 5.5 mile paved multi-use trail on May 6, 2001. The trail was constructed on an abandoned railroad bed from the city's easternmost point to its westernmost point.
    URL: http://www.piquaoh.org/parks_linear.htm (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Point Lookout Railroad Trail, MD
    This trail at Point Lookout State Park is short and wooded. The park is known mostly for its water activities as it lies at the confluence of the Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River.
    URL: http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/southern/pointlookout.html (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Polly Ann Trail, MI
    The Polly Ann Trail is a non-motorized trail that uses the abandoned P.O. & N. railroad corridor.This linear park transverses 12.2 miles through some of the most beautiful and untouched landscape in northern Oakland County.
    URL: http://orion.lib.mi.us/patmc/ (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Praeri Rail Trail, IA
    The Praeri Rail Trail is a nature trail extending 10.5 miles; from Zearing, through McCallsburg, to Roland. It follows an old railway line that connected the towns.
    URL: http://www.zearing.net/ptrail.asp (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Prescott Peavine Trail, AZ
    The purpose of this project was to acquire about 6.6 miles of the old Sante Fe Railroad right-of-way and convert it to a non-motorized public trail.
    URL: http://www.visit-prescott.com/outdoor.html (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Preston Railroad Trail, WA
    The upper part of the Preston Railroad trail is built on an old logging railroad bed. The first part of the trail is rolling up and down as it follows a contour line around the East Tiger Mountain peak.
    URL: http://backcountry.unicyclist.com/UNICON/TigerPreston/Preston.html (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Rail Trails in Indiana
    The Hoosier Rails-to-Trails Council is a state-wide, not-for-profit, citizens' rail-trail advocacy and assistance group. Information on rail trail projects in Indiana.
    URL: http://www.indianatrails.org/ (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Railroad Grade Trail, PA
    The Railroad GradeTrail runs parallel to Crooked Creek, which is to its west. The trail passes through riparian scrub and woodland and near several wetlands to its east.
    URL: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/rails/railroadgt.html (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Railroad Grade Trail, WV
    This trail travels an old railroad grade. Five miles up the right fork of Laurel Fork it crosses the Pickens Road and follows the Middle Fork of Laurel Fork back to the “Old Thomas Place.
    URL: http://www.mountaintravelguide.com/Hiking%20Trails/WestVirginia/webster/RailroadGradeTrail.htm (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Railroad Ramble, CT
    The Railroad Ramble occupies a route abandoned by the Central New England Railroad, which provided service from 1871 through 1967.
    URL: http://nynjctbotany.org/lgtofc/railroad.html (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Railroad Run, NY
    Railroad Run connects West Circular Street to Congress Avenue. This half mile trail is enjoyed by people of all ages for a wide range of activities including walking, bicycling, roller blading and skate boarding.
    URL: http://www.nypca.org/greenways/trails/1-5.shtml (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC)
    The purpose of Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) is to enrich America's communities and countryside by creating a nationwide network of public trails from former rail lines and connecting corridor.
    URL: http://www.railtrails.org/ (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Railtrails Australia
    Rail trails Australia is a national organisation which promotes the preservation of old rail corridors for alternative public uses such as cycling, horse riding and bush walking. We liaise with other groups to promote the rail trail concept. We publish a quarterly newsletter, books, brochures and maps.
    URL: http://railtrails.org.au/ (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Ramapo River Trailway (project overview), NY
    This project will convert an abandoned railroad spur from the New York State/New Jersey line to an existing bike/pedestrian trail along the Ramapo River as part of a larger trailway system.
    URL: http://www.co.rockland.ny.us/Environment/default.htm (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Raymond G. Esposito Trail, NY
    This is a rustic, unpaved, one-mile long trail in South Nyack, NY, that is constructed on a portion of the former Erie Lackawanna Railroad's Northern Branch right-of-way.
    URL: http://www.nypca.org/greenways/trails/8-7.shtml (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Red Jacket Trail, MN
    The Red Jacket Trail goes from West Mankato to Rapidan. It starts by the Mankato YMCA and ends just north of the town of Rapidan.It passes over three railroad trestles, including the historic Red Jacket Trestle, 80 feet high and 550 feet long.
    URL: http://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/schools/dakota/mnriver/redjackettrail.htm (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Reformatory Branch Trail, MA
    This unimproved trail uses the roadbed of the Boston & Maine Railroad's Reformatory Branch between Bedford and Concord. The line was abandoned in 1962, and the property was sold to the towns through which it passes. The trail goes through beautiful woods, past fields and alongside the National Park Service's Great Meandows.
    URL: http://www.bedforddepot.org/Map.html (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Richland B&O Trail, OH
    The bike trail is built on the railroad track of the former Baltimore & Ohio Railway. Traversing some of the most scenic parts of North Central Ohio, the trail connects Mansfield, Lexington, Bellville, and Butler.
    URL: http://home.earthlink.net/~bikeohio/bnoextension.html (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Richmond and Danville Rail-Trail, VA
    The Dan River Trail Association, a local nonprofit group that is responsible for maintaining trails in the Dan River Region of Virginia, completed negotiations with Norfolk Southern Railroad Company, Pittsylvania County, the state's Department of Transportation and the federal government to convert a 5.8-mile section ....
    URL: http://www.danrta.homestead.com/ (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Rock Island State Trail Park, IL
    This 27-mile greenway on the former right-of-way of the Rock Island Railroad in Peoria and Stark counties is the first state-owned trail.
    URL: http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/PARKS/R1/ROCKISLE.HTM (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Rock Island Trail, CO
    the Rock Island Trail follows the abandoned Chicago and Rock Island Railroad between the towns of Falcon and Peyton, Colorado. This 9 mile, gravel surfaced trail runs parallel to Highway 24 and provides a safe passage way for non-motorized use
    URL: http://adm.elpasoco.com/Parks/r_trails/r_island/rirt.asp (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Rockingham Recreational Trail, NH
    This 25-mile corridor, once part of the extensive Boston & Maine Railroad network, runs almost one-third of the way across the state, ending just a few miles from the Atlantic Ocean.
    URL: http://members.fortunecity.com/railtrails/NH/WE/R-home.htm (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Root River State Trail, MN
    The Root River State Trail is a 42 mile long multiple use trail through the quaint and picturesque rural communities of Fountain, Lanesboro, Whalan, Peterson, Rushford and Houston.
    URL: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_trails/blufflands/root_river.html (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Route of the Hiawatha Rail-Trail
    This rail-trail, which passes through eleven tunnels—including the 1.8-mile long `Taft` Tunnel—and nine high, steel tresses, has been called one of the most scenic stretches of railroad in the country.
    URL: http://www.skilookout.com/ (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Row River Trail (BLM), OR
    This 14-mile trail follows the route of the now abandoned Oregon Pacific & Eastern Railroad line, along the scenic shore of the Row River and Dorena Reservoir.The Row River Trail symbolizes the social and economic changes in Cottage Grove.
    URL: http://www.ccrh.org/comm/cottage/row.htm (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Sacramento Northern Bike Trail, CA
    The Sacramento Northern Railroad slices through a cross-section of Central California, leading from the old neighborhoods of Sacramento through the suburbs to the north of town, then out into scenic farmland.
    URL: http://www.caskating.com/Tour.do?key=23&state=promptTourView (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Sacramento River Rail-Trail, CA
    The Sacramento River Rail-Trail begins near the trail head for the Chappie-Shasta off-highway vehicle area in the shadow of Shasta Dam. It continues south, through a historic, 500-foot long railroad tunnel, and along the vegetation-lined banks of the Sacramento River, to its current terminus at the Keswick boat ramp.
    URL: http://www.ci.redding.ca.us/comsrv/parktrl/trails2.htm (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Samuel G. Fisher Mount Ivy Environmental Park, NY
    A former right-of-way of the NY & NJ Railroad. Near historical Mount Ivy which was the center of a Quaker settlement in the 18th century.Hiking along railroad bed and wildlife observation and wetland ecology.
    URL: http://www.co.rockland.ny.us/Environment/parks.htm#SAMUEL (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Sauk Rail Trail, IA
    Sauk Rail Trail is a 33 mile multi-use trail that runs from Carroll County to Sac County.Along the trail enjoy Black Hawk Lake STate Park, Black Hawk Marsh, Breda's Railroad Depot, Hazelbrush Wildlife Area, Mid-Prairie Park, Rolling Hills City Park in Carroll, and Swan Lake State Park.
    URL: http://www.iowa.com/recreation/trails/saukrail.asp (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Saunders Grade Recreation Trail, WI
    This 8.4-mile county-operated trail links with the Gandy Dancer Trail near Superior and continues into Minnesota. The surface is rough railroad ballast.
    URL: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/parks/specific/Saunders/index.html (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Schuylkill Valley Heritage Trail, PA
    the east of Pottsville, an eight-mile portion of the 16-mile Schuylkill Valley Heritage Trail (SVHT) is open. Running from Middleport to Tamaqua, the crushed stone surface connects the 1892 Tamaqua Railroad Station with the Newkirk Tunnel environmental education and historic recreation site
    URL: http://www.experiencepa.com/experiencepa/details.do?name=Schuylkill+Valley+Heritage+Trail (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Seashore Line Trail, NJ
    The Seashore Line Trail occupies an abandoned portion of the former Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Line -- the Millville Branch -- owned by the West Jersey Seashore Railroad Company in Cape May and Cumberland Counties.
    URL: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/belle.html (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Seminole Wekiva Trail, FL
    The Seminole Wekiva Trail has been built on the former Orange Belt Railway, at one time the longest railroad in the country. The Seminole Wekiva Trail is 14 miles long runs from Altamonte Springs to the Wekiva River Protection Area west of Sanford. The built portion runs from SR 436 to Markham Road west of Orange Boulevard.
    URL: http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/trails/trails_semwekiva.asp (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Seminole Wekiva Trail, FL
    The Seminole Wekiva Trail has been built on the former Orange Belt Railway, at one time the longest railroad in the country. The Seminole Wekiva Trail is a paved recreational trail that has been designated as one of Seminole County’s Showcase Trails because of its length, beauty and accommodation of many users.
    URL: http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/trails/trails_semwekiva.asp (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Simon Kenton Trail - Clark County, OH
    The trail runs for 2.6 miles from the Buck Creek Trail (near Springfield) north to the intersection of Villa Road with State Route 72. The trail connects to the Buck Creek Trail at its southern end using an old railroad bridge to cross the Buck Creek.
    URL: http://www.miamivalleytrails.org/simon.htm (Added: 26-May-2004)
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  • Sir Francis Drake Bikeway (Cross Marin Bike Trail), CA
    The paved bike trail runs about three miles through Samuel P. Taylor State Park, beginning near the entrance of the park. The trail is nearly level and follows the old Northwest Pacific Railroad right-of-way.
    URL: http://www.caskating.com/Tour.do?key=43&state=promptTourView (Added: 26-May-2004)
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