Trails with a Use of hiking

Kootenai River Trail

mountain bike rider on trail

It is my understanding that this trail has been greatly improved since I took this picture last year. I’m told they’ve raised the surface in water-prone areas, added gravel, and put culverts under the trail at some of the creek crossings. Even so, this trail is best for hiking, but a mountain bike would easily …

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Western Maryland Rail Trail

bike rider on trail bridge

I envy the residents of Hancock, Maryland. They have one of the greatest loop rides in the United States right out their back door.But don’t fret; even if you don’t live in Hancock, you can still experience this wonderful bike trail with just a wee bit of advanced planning. If you are approaching the Western …

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C & O Canal Towpath Trail

trail beside historic canal

They say the C & O Canal Towpath trail is 184.5 miles long. It felt a lot more like 185 miles to me!! I’m only partially joking. You see, I had already biked most of the Great Allegheny Passage Trail in Pennsylvania before I even got started on the C & O trail. And boy was I …

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Tammany Trace trail

Tammany Trace Trail in Louisiana crosses lake pontchartrain

Tammany for nothin’ and your bikes for free. Okay, so it’s a terrible interpretation of the Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler lyrics; but wait until you get to the end of this description for an even worse lyrical massacre. However, if you want to skip the beginning and end of the article, you’ll find what’s in the …

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Trail of the Coeur d’ Alenes

This perfectly paved piece of peaceful paradise is a powerful path to plenty. Let’s list its assets: It’s long, smooth, scenic, uncrowded, plenty wide, accessible by numerous forms of human-powered transportation, set amidst forests, rivers, and a huge lake, and is planned to connect with numerous other incredible trails including the amazingRoute of the Hiawatha. …

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Route of the Hiawatha Bike Trail

Route of the Hiawatha Bike Trail

This is the one that started it all. (Not the moose, the trail) This was my first rail-trail. My daughter was a mere one-year-old and I pulled her behind my bike on a trailer. If I remember right, they didn’t have a shuttle then, or if they did, we didn’t use it. Hiawatha Bike Trail …

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