Hike, Bike, or Ride on America’s Premier Rail-Trails with This Official Guide
All across the country, unused railroad corridors have been converted into public multiuse trails. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy recognizes the best of them through its Rail-Trail Hall of Fame. Selections are based on scenic value, amount of use, amenities, historical significance, excellence in management and maintenance, community connections, and geographic distribution. These Hall of Fame rail-trails are found in 29 states and in nearly every environment—from downtown urban corridors to pathways stretching across wide-open prairie, along coastlines and through mountain ranges.
In Rail-Trail Hall of Fame, the experts from Rails-to-Trails Conservancy present the 33 best rail-trails—from Massachusetts’ Minuteman Bikeway to Mississippi’s Longleaf Trace to Oregon’s Springwater Corridor. You’ll appreciate the detailed maps for each trail, plus driving directions to trailheads. Quick, at-a-glance icons indicate which activities each trail can accommodate, from biking to fishing to snowmobiling. Best of all, the succinct descriptions are written by rail-trail experts, so you know it’s information that you can rely on! As an added bonus, this official guide takes a look at the fascinating railroad history behind each trail.
These rail-trails represent pioneers of the movement; they inspired trail development across the nation, or they’ve revolutionized how trails impact communities along their routes. Whether you’re on feet, wheels, or skis, you’ll love the variety in this collection!
Table des matières
About Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
How to Use This Book
EAST
- East Bay Bike Path
- Great Allegheny Passage
- High Line
- Island Line Rail Trail
- Hudson Valley Trail Network
- Minuteman Bikeway
- Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail and Heritage Rail Trail County Park
- Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park
MIDWEST
- Cardinal Greenway
- Elroy-Sparta State Trail
- George S. Mickelson Trail
- Illinois Prairie Path
- Katy Trail State Park
- Little Miami Scenic Trail
- Midtown Greenway
- Monon Trail
- Paul Bunyan State Trail
- Pere Marquette Rail-Trail
- Prairie Spirit Trail State Park
- Wabash Trace Nature Trail
SOUTH
- Chief Ladiga Trail and Silver Comet Trail
- Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail
- Greenbrier River Trail
- Longleaf Trace
- Tammany Trace
- Tanglefoot Trail
- Virginia Creeper National Recreation Trail
WEST
- Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail
- Burke-Gilman Trail
- Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail State Park
- Prescott Peavine National Recreation Trail and Iron King Trail
- Springwater Corridor
- Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes and Route of the Hiawatha
Index
Photo Credits
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A propos de l’auteur
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 more than 160, 000 members and supporters, more than 24, 000 miles of open rail-trails across the country, and more than 8, 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.Plus d’ebooks du même auteur(s) / Éditeur
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