Rail Trails News Today

VERMONT — Vermonters are invited to participate in a collaborative effort to clean up sections of the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail damaged during last summer’s floods.

May is National Bike Month, and the Bike Walk Alliance of New Hampshire, in collaboration with the Granite State Wheelers and the New Hampshire Rail Trail Coalition, is hosting a

The West Virginia Senate has passed a bill, Senate Bill 196, that would expand state authority to acquire railroad rights-of-way and land for trail programs. SB 196 would allow the state to acquire interest in any active or inactive railroad right-of-way, and landowner opponents of planned nonmotorized Elk River Trail development in Clay County fear the bill is designed to circumvent their claims of right-of-way ownership.

A West Virginia Senate panel approved a bill, Senate Bill 196, that would expand state authority to acquire railroad rights-of-way and land for trail programs. Lawmakers removed a provision that would have asserted eminent domain power, but Clay County landowner opponents of Elk River Trail development near their properties are still wary of the bill.

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A key piece of groundwork starts Monday to begin connecting one of Minnesota's most-visited parks with one of its original rail trails. The first phase of establishing a connector trail of more than 20 miles from Itasca State Park to Park Rapids and the Heartland State Trail will begin with a new tunnel under Hwy. 71, just south of Hwy. 200 near the park's east entrance. A section of trail ...

In July 2021, Hailey Brookins found herself bushwhacking through a ravine in Idaho's Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. After 10 days of hiking, the Brookins had nearly crossed the entire 2.3-million acre wilderness, and their planned route that day, a long but straightforward descent to a historic ranch called Campbell's Ferry where they could resupply and rest, should have been no trouble.

Other paths and bike lanes are planned that don’t connect with that key north-south trail, such as the Becket Quarry Trail, a bike lane in Great Barrington on Route 23

Members of the community joined with Nelson Fire and Rescue Services and Regional District of Central Kootenay Wildfire Mitigation Programstaff to help reduce ground and ladder fuels on the Rail Trail above the Heritage City during the Nelson Volunteer Rail Trail FireSmart Day. More than 40 volunteers worked alongside Nelson Firefighters, local professional foresters and Loki

WHITE HAVEN — Gov. Josh Shapiro said walking on a trail through a Pennsylvania state park or forest with his wife, Lori, their four children and their dogs relaxes him.