Category: rail-trails

Rails to Trails video from AARP

This is a nice little video that explains why rail trails are becoming so popular.Unfortunately, it starts w/ a short advertisement from an insurance company, but please stick w/ it, because the ad is short and the actually video is informative.It has some good interviews and shows just enough trail to make you anxious to …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/08/19/rails-to-trails-video-from-aarp/

What it’s like to be a bike cop on the Capital Crescent Trail

Don’t take my word for it! That seems to be the theme of my last couple blogs. Today’s blog shows just how popular bicycle commuting has become on our nation’s urban trails. And I emphasize the word shows. The Capital Crescent Trail gets so much use that it needs a trained group of bicycle cops …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/08/18/what-its-like-to-be-a-bike-cop-on-the-capital-crescent-trail/

Bike crashes

Youtube and other sites have thousands of videos of bike crashes. Many of them are pretty wicked. I have noticed one common factor. All of them are either on the road or on mountain bike trails. None of them are on rail-trails or other multi-use trails. Let’s keep it that way. Let’s keep rail trails …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/08/14/bike-crashes/

Great Allegheny Passage & C & O Trail tours

I am in the middle of planning a trip on the Great Allegheny Passage and C & O Canal Towpath trails.  And it’s a lot of work (and time).  For those of you who want to save the time and hassle of doing all the trip planning yourself, there’s a company called Mountainside Bike Tours …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/07/30/great-allegheny-passage-c-o-trail-tours/

Wheelchair Accessible Trails

I am extremely pleased to announce that I’ve discovered a website that features wheelchair accessible trails. It is www.wheelchairtrails.net. It provides access information about San Francisco Bay Area parks.You’ve probably read my rants about the senseless focus on only mountain bike trails and road bike routes. Yes, I’m an avid mountain biker, and I realize there are …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/05/11/wheelchair-accessible-trails/

Crazy Guy on a Bike

I just found an interesting website called Crazy Guy on a Bike. It features user-generated information about bike trips including information by category such as recumbent bike trips. I didn’t see anything specifically for rail-trails (multi-use).I checked out the daily log page (it wasn’t quite what I’d call a blog) of a guy who toured …

Continue reading

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/02/13/crazy-guy-on-a-bike/