Dec 20 2011

Rail Trails: Top Ten

The folks at Adventure Cycling have come up with their list of favorite rail-trails, & I’d say they’ve compiled a great one. Here are their ten best trails, in no particular order:

1. George S. Mickelson Trail, South Dakota; length: 109 miles.

2. Great Allegheny Passage, Maryland-Pennsylvania; length: 141 miles.

3. Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes, Idaho; length: 72 miles.

trail sign for Alabama's Chief Ladiga Trail

Alabama's Chief Ladiga Trail

4. Katy Trail State Park, Missouri; length: 238 miles.

5. Paul Bunyan State Trail, Minnesota; length: 111 miles.

6. Raccoon River Valley Trail, Iowa; length: 56 miles.

7. Iron Horse State Park, Washington; length: 100+ miles.

8. Chief Ladiga Trail, Alabama; length: 33 miles.

9. Elroy-Sparta State Trail, Wisconsin; length: 32 miles.

10. Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail, California; length: 25 miles.

Thanks to Adventure Cycling for including that list. Check out their page & let them know what you think or leave a comment below with your favorite rail-trail experiences.

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    • Ross-Barry Finlayson on 12/20/2011 at
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    Great blog Kevin. My god,how I would love to come to the ‘States and check-out some of those trails.

  2. You would have a blast, Barry. They are so scenic & peaceful yet exhilarating at the same time.

  3. These all look like awesome trails! Rail trails rule!

    1. I couldn’t have said it better myself, Steve. We are in 100% agreement on that one. (-:

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