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Explore 50 of the most iconic segments along the Great American Rail-Trail—spanning over 3,700 miles between Washington, DC, and Washington state.
The Great American Rail-Trail is the nation’s first cross-country, multiuse trail. Designed to connect coast to coast, this ambitious route will one day stretch uninterrupted across 12 states and the District of Columbia. More than half of the trail is already complete and ready to explore—and in Great American Rail-Trail, the experts at Rails to Trails Conservancy showcase 50 of the most scenic, significant, ready-to-use segments for walkers, runners, cyclists, equestrians, skaters, skiers, and people of all abilities.
Travel the famed Great Allegheny Passage through the Appalachian region. Enjoy Indiana’s Cardinal Greenway or Iowa’s Raccoon River Valley Trail. Marvel at Western beauty on Idaho’s Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes or Washington’s Burke-Gilman Trail. With pathways passing through forests and farmlands, across plains and mountain valleys, and into the heart of America’s great cities, this collection offers something for every trail enthusiast.
Inside you’ll find:
- In-depth descriptions written by rail-trail experts
- Full-color maps, trail facts, and GPS waypoints
- Icons indicating activities and wheelchair accessibility for each trail
- Historical and cultural insights into every region
- Suggested itineraries for long-distance connections
Based in Washington, DC, Rails to Trails Conservancy is a nationwide nonprofit dedicated to converting former railroad corridors to public, multiuse recreational trails that offer easy access to runners, hikers, bicyclists, skaters, wheelchair users, and equestrians. It serves as the national voice for a grassroots community more than a million strong, more than 25,000 miles of open rail-trails across the country, and more than 5,000 miles of potential trails waiting to be built—with a goal of ensuring a better future for America made possible by trails and the connections they inspire.
About Rails to Trails Conservancy
Regional Locator Map
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Summary of Trails
Introduction
How to Use This Book
Mid-Atlantic: Washington, DC; Maryland; Pennsylvania; and West Virginia
- Capital Crescent Trail
- Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
- Great Allegheny Passage
- Montour Trail
- Panhandle Trail
Midwest: Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois
- Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail
- Ohio to Erie Trail
- Creekside Trail
- Wolf Creek Trail
- Cardinal Greenway
- Sweetser Switch Trail and Converse Junction Trail
- Nickel Plate Trail
- Erie Trail
- Erie Lackawanna Trail
- Pennsy Greenway
- Thorn Creek Trail
- Old Plank Road Trail
- Illinois & Michigan Canal State Trail
- Hennepin Canal Parkway
Great Plains: Iowa and Nebraska
- Mississippi River Trail
- Cedar Valley Nature Trail
- Cedar Valley Lakes Trail
- Pioneer Trail
- Heart of Iowa Nature Trail
- High Trestle Trail
- Raccoon River Valley Trail
- T-Bone Trail
- First Ave Trail and Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge
- Keystone Trail
- West Papio Trail
- MoPac Trail (Springfield) and Platte River Connection
- MoPac Trail East and MoPac Trail West
- Oak Creek Trail
- Cowboy Recreation and Nature Trail
West: Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and Washington
- Casper Rail Trail and Platte River Trail
- Story Mill Spur
- Headwaters Trail System
- Milwaukee Road Rail-Trail (Thompson Park)
- Silver Bow Creek Greenway
- Kim Williams Trail and Milwaukee Trail
- Route of the Olympian
- NorPac Trail
- Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes
- Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
- Snoqualmie Valley Trail
- East Lake Sammamish Trail
- Sammamish River Trail
- Burke-Gilman Trail
- Elliot Bay Trail and Seattle Waterfront Pathway
- Olympic Discovery Trail
List of All Trails on the Great American Rail-Trail Route
Index
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