World HIKING Trails Network
Uniting the World, One Trail at a Time
I was so excited when I learned that there was a World Trails Network complete with a World Trails Network Conference. Was this finally it?… the Holy Grail of trail organizations and trail websites. There are certainly some awesome organizations out there with American Trails and Rails-to-Trails Conservancy right up there at the top. But they both have a decidedly focused approach both geographically and functionally. They both mainly focus on one country and RTC focuses mostly on, understandably, rail-trails. Don’t get me wrong. I love America, and I love rail-trails. But what about everything else?
Worldwide Trails
So where was I?…. trails…world…Network… Conference… Oh yeah, now I remember. I was excited about the World Trails Network…. and I still am… to a slightly lesser degree. It turns out that all that world trails stuff was exclusively for hiking trails. Once again, I love hiking trails, but… what about bikes, trikes, Trikkes, inline skates, horses, etc.? So when it comes to a worldwide network of trails on the internet, Trailsnet.com is still it. All trails, all countries, all types of trail users all in one network. I’m not gloating. Seriously. Quite the opposite actually. Building such a network takes a lot of time and $$$$. It ain’t going to be easy my friends. But, as the saying goes: It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it.
