List of rail trails in the United States

This is a list of notable rail trails in the United States.

Multi-state

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Alabama

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Alaska

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Arizona

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Arkansas

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California

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Colorado

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Connecticut

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Delaware

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Florida

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Georgia

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Idaho

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Illinois

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Indiana

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Iowa

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Kansas

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Kentucky

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In planning/under construction

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  • C&O Rail Trail, from Lexington to Coalton
  • K&I Bridge, would utilize the former and now abandoned automobile lanes

Louisiana

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Maine

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Maryland

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Massachusetts

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Michigan

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Minnesota

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Mississippi

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Missouri

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Montana

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Nebraska

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Nevada

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  • Historic Railroad Hiking Trail

New Hampshire

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New Jersey

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New Mexico

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Category:Rail trails in New Mexico

New York

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North Carolina

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• Atlantic & Yadkin Greenway - 7.8 mile segment that goes to Summerfield, NC

In planning/under construction

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Ohio

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In planning/under construction

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  • 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

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Pennsylvania

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Rhode Island

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South Carolina

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In planning/under construction

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South Dakota

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Tennessee

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • Columbia Tap, 4 miles, Houston[80]

Utah

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Virginia

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In planning/under construction

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Washington

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Washington, D.C.

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West Virginia

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Wisconsin

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Elroy-Sparta State Trail tunnel 1 of 3

Wyoming

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  • 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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