List of rail trails in the United States
This is a list of notable rail trails in the United States .
Multi-state
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Bizz Johnson Trail in Lassen County , accessible from Susanville .
Clovis Old Town Trail, runs approximately 7 miles (11 km) on former Southern Pacific 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 on former Pacific-Electric right-of-way
Duarte Bike Trail, spans 1.6 miles from Buena Vista Street to Vineyard Avenue in Duarte , using a portion of Pacific Electric's former Glendora line
El Dorado Trail
Fairfield Linear Park
Great Redwood Trail
Great Shasta Rail Trail
Iron Horse Regional Trail
Joe Rodota Trail 8.5 mi (13.7 km) pedestrian/bicycle path, using the former Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad line between Santa Rosa and Sebastopol [ 4]
Los Angeles Metro Expo Line
Marina Green pedestrian/bicycle path, using the portion of the former San Francisco Belt Railroad west of Fort Mason
Mount Lowe Railroad Trail
Ohlone Greenway
Orange Blossom Trail , 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 , using a portion of Pacific Electric 's former San Bernardino line
Richmond Greenway
Santa Clara River Trail
Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit
South San Francisco Centennial Way
Sugar Pine Trail, runs approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) on former Southern Pacific right-of-way in Fresno
Three Creeks Trail
Union Pacific Railroad right of way in Brea [ 5]
Ventura River Parkway Trail 16.5 mi (26.6 km) pedestrian/bicycle/equestrian path, using the former Ventura and Ojai Valley Railroad line between Ventura and Ojai [ 6]
Walnut Trail
West County Trail 5.5 mi (8.9 km) pedestrian/bicycle path, using the former Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railroad line between Sebastopol and Forestville [ 7]
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Bloomingdale Trail , Wicker Park, Chicago
Burnham Greenway , Chicago[ 11]
Constitution Trail , Bloomington-Normal
Great River Trail , Savanna to Rock Island
Great Western Trail , Chicago area
Green Bay Trail , North Shore suburbs of Chicago
Illinois Prairie Path , Chicago and vicinity .
Interurban Trail , Springfield to Chatham
Jane Addams Trail , Freeport to the Wisconsin state line
Kickapoo Rail Trail , Urbana to Kickapoo State Recreation Area near Danville [ 12]
Long Prairie Trail, Boone County
Lost Bridge Trail , Springfield to Rochester
Nickel Plate Trail, New Douglas to Pontoon Beach [ 13]
Old Plank Road Trail , Joliet to Chicago Heights
Pecatonica Prairie Path , Freeport to near Rockford
Pennsy Greenway , Lansing[ 14]
Rock Island Trail State Park , Peoria to Toulon
Sangamon Valley Trail , Springfield
Schoolhouse Trail, Madison to Troy [ 13]
Skokie Valley Trail , Sauganash community of Chicago to Highland Park
Stone Bridge Trail: Rockton to the Boone County line
Tunnel Hill State Trail , Harrisburg to Karnak
Wabash Trail , Springfield
Watershed Trail , Roxana to Edwardsville[ 13]
Indiana
Big-4 Rail Trail, Whitestown to Zionsville
B-Line Trail , Bloomington [ 15]
B&O Trail, Brownsburg to Indianapolis via Speedway [ 16]
Cardinal Greenway , Richmond to Marion via Muncie
Chessie Trail, LaPorte County [ 17]
Coal Line Trail, South Bend[ 18]
Erie Lackawanna Trail , Hammond to Crown Point[ 14]
Indiana-Michigan River Valley Trail (includes LaSalle Trail ), Greater South Bend
Monon Trail , Indianapolis and northern suburbs[ 19]
Nickel Plate Trail , Northern Indiana [ 20]
Oak Savannah Trail, Griffith to Hobart[ 21]
Panhandle Pathway , Cass and Pulaski Counties[ 22]
Pennsy Trail, Indianapolis to Greenfield via Cumberland [ 23]
Prairie Duneland Trail, Portage to Chesterton[ 24]
Pufferbelly Trail, Fort Wayne, Indiana [ 25]
Pumpkinvine Nature Trail, Elkhart and Lagrange Counties[ 26]
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
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
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
Historic Railroad Hiking Trail
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Category:Rail trails in New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
• Atlantic & Yadkin Greenway - 7.8 mile segment that goes to Summerfield, NC
In planning/under construction
Ohio
Bike & Hike Trail, Summit County[ 52]
Camp Chase Trail , Franklin and Madison Counties
Chippewa Rail Trail, Medina County[ 53]
Cleveland Foundation Centennial Lake Link Trail , Cleveland
Conotton Creek Trail , Harrison County
County Line Trail , Wayne County
Freedom Trail, Summit County[ 54]
Galena Brick Trail, Delaware County[ 55]
Genoa Township Trail, Delaware County[ 56]
Greenway Corridor / Maple Highlands Trail,[ 57] Lake and Geauga Counties (tandem)
Heart of Ohio Trail, Knox County[ 58]
Hockhocking Adena Bikeway , Athens County
Holmes County Trail, Holmes County[ 59]
Huron River Path MetroPark and Milan Towpath MetroPark, Erie MetroParks , Erie County
Iron Horse Trail, Montgomery County[ 60]
Iron Horse Trail, Stark County[ 61]
Kokosing Gap Trail , Knox County[ 62]
Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail, Columbiana County
Little Miami Bike Trail
Marion Tallgrass Trail, Marion County
Mohican Valley Trail, Knox County
Moonville Rail-Trail , Vinton and Athens Counties[ 63]
Morgana Run Trail, Cleveland[ 64]
North Coast Inland Trail , Lorain County
Ohio to Erie Trail , Cincinnati to Columbus to Cleveland
Pymatuning Valley Greenway Trail, Ashtabula County[ 65]
Richland B & O Trail, Richland County
Sippo Valley Trail, Wayne and Stark Counties[ 66]
University/Parks Trail , Lucas County
Wabash Cannonball Trail , Williams County, Fulton County, Lucas County, and Henry County[ 67]
Western Reserve Greenway Trail, Ashtabula County[ 68]
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
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Blackstone Valley Rail
East Bay Bike Path
Narragansett Pier Railroad right of way
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 / 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 [ 73]
Swamp Rabbit Trail , Greenville County
Triple C Rail Trail , a 23-mile (37 km) rail trail spanning Cherokee and York counties
West Ashley Greenway , Charleston
Peak to Prosperity Passage of the Palmetto Trail, Newberry County, South Carolina
Wateree Passage of the Palmetto Trail, Sumter County, South Carolina
In planning/under construction
South Dakota
Tennessee
Cumberland River Bicentennial Trail, a trail that runs from downtown Nashville to Ashland City [ 75]
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 , 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 4.3-mile (6.9 km) trail currently connecting Cookeville and Algood , with future plans to extend to Monterey and Baxter [ 76]
Vollintine and Evergreen (V&E greenline), a 1.7 mile trail using the former L&N Rail right-of-way in Memphis [ 77]
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[ 78]
Texas
Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway , 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
Katy Trail , a 3.5 mile recreational trail that runs along the abandoned right-of-way of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas (Katy) Railroad in Dallas
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 , 130 miles under construction with 70 non-continuous miles open, between Farmersville (20 miles east of DFW metroplex) and New Boston (Arkansas border)[ 79]
In planning/under construction
Columbia Tap, 4 miles, Houston[ 80]
Utah
Denver & Rio Grande Western Rail Trail, 23.5 miles along the former D&RGW right of way in Davis County[ 81] [ 82]
Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail State Park , 28 miles along the Union Pacific Railway between Park City and Echo Reservoir
Porter Rockwell Trail, 3.5 miles along the Union Pacific Railway, Draper & Sandy[ 83]
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[ 84] [ 85]
Vermont
Virginia
In planning/under construction
Washington
Washington, D.C.
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Elroy-Sparta State Trail tunnel 1 of 3
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
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