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Mount Vernon Bicycle Trail in Washington D.C.

bike trail meanders past blooming flowers

Washington D.C. bike trails are fantastic, and the Mount Vernon bike Trail is the best of them all. Technically it is a Virginia Trail rather than a District of Coumbia trail, but let’s not get technical. The Mount Vernon Trail is a sweet rail for a whole host of reasons: 1. Just cross the Potomac …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2012/03/19/mount-vernon-bicycle-trail-in-washington-d-c/

Mississippi Forest Trail

Thanks to Larry from Mississippi for submitting the Coldwater River Nature Trail. In addition to the description below, he sent a beautiful trail picture and a link to the Desoto Greenway. Trailsnet really appreciates all trail submissions. Please join Larry in contributing to our network of trails on the internet. Coldwater River Nature Trail System …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2012/03/17/mississippi-forest-trail/

Rockingham Recreational Trail in New Hampshire is this Week’s Featured Trail

new hampshire rail trail going over scenic bridge

For active travelers, the Rockingham Recreational Trail is probably the most readily available of the New Hampshire rail trails. Due to its proximity to Manchester, New Hampshire’s largest town (and airport), the trail is a cinch to access. Once you get to Manchester, the trail is not quite so easy to find, but if you …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2012/03/15/rockingham-recreational-trail-in-new-hampshire-is-this-weeks-featured-trail/

Trail Buddies

bike riders on trail

I hand out my trailsnet business card to folks that I meet on the trail and often get emails from them. I just received one today: Kevin, It was very nice meeting you on the St. Vrain Trail yesterday. Great site, a wonderful record of riding trails. I rode the northernmost 10 miles of the …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2012/03/14/trail-buddies/

SpinPower Bicycle Phone Charger Kit Review

dynamo for bike phone charger

Bicycle Product Review Trail users have become almost as dependent on their cell phones as on their bikes. We use them for navigation, communication, entertainment and even to take the place of other utilities such as flashlights, calculators and cameras. It’s great to have all those tools in one handy little package. But the downside …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2012/03/12/spinpower-bicycle-phone-charger-kit-review/

Trail Funding Alive… For Now

trail sign

In today’s email, from Kevin Mills of Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, there was a glimmer of good news. For now, it looks like trail funding is back on the table. I am very happy and proud that both Colorado Senators Udall & Bennett not only voted in favor of the proposed amendments to reinstate trail funding, but …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2012/03/02/trail-funding-alive-for-now/