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rail trail A rail trail is a shared-use path on railway right of way. Rail trails are typically constructed after a railway has been abandoned and the track has been removed, but may also share the right of way with active railways, light rail, or streetc ...

s around the world longer than 0.1 miles (160 metres). Rail trails are former

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a p ...

lines that have been converted to paths designed for

pedestrian A pedestrian is a person traveling on foot, whether walking or running. In modern times, the term usually refers to someone walking on a road or pavement, but this was not the case historically. The meaning of pedestrian is displayed with ...

bicycle A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-powered assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A is called a cyclist, or bicyclist. B ...

, skating,

equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: *Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...

, and/or light motorized traffic. Most are multiuse

trail A trail, also known as a path or track, is an unpaved lane or small road usually passing through a natural area. In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a path or footpath is the preferred term for a pedestrian or hiking trail. ...

s offering at least pedestrians and cyclists recreational access and

right-of-way Right of way is the legal right, established by grant from a landowner or long usage (i.e. by prescription), to pass along a specific route through property belonging to another. A similar ''right of access'' also exists on land held by a gov ...

to the routes.

Asia

* Parts of ,

Johor Bahru Johor Bahru (), colloquially referred to as JB, is the capital city of the state of Johor, Malaysia. It is located at the southern end of Peninsular Malaysia,along the north bank of the Straits of Johor, opposite of the city-state Singapore. ...

(

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...

Tanjong Pagar Tanjong Pagar (New Rumi Spelling, alternatively spelled ''Tanjung Pagar'') is a historic district located within the Central Business District in Singapore, straddling the Outram, Singapore, Outram Planning Area and the Downtown Core under the ...

(

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...

)

KTM KTM AG (Kraftfahrzeug Trunkenpolz Mattighofen, formerly KTM Sportmotorcycle AG) is an Austrian motorcycle, bicycle and sports car manufacturer owned by Pierer Mobility AG and the Indian manufacturer Bajaj Auto. It was formed in 1992 but traces ...

railway, known as the Green Corridor * Parts of ,

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

Death Railway

Israel

* The Jerusalem Railway Park

South Korea

* Parts of Old Jungang line ( Paldang- Yangpyeong)

Taiwan

* Dongfeng Bicycle Green Way * Hou-Fong bike path * Tanya Shen Green Bikeway * Taolin Bikeway

Europe

Austria

A more complete reference can be found at www.bahntrassenradeln.de.

Lower Austria

* Dampfross und Drahtesel on the former :de:Stammersdorfer Lokalbahn * :de:Traisentalradweg on the former :de:Leobersdorfer Bahn

Upper Austria

* Reichraminger Hintergebirgs on former :de:Waldbahn Reichraming * Part of :de:Steyrtalradweg follows the former :de:Steyrtalbahn

Salzburg

* Salzkammergut-Lokalbahn-Radweg on the former :de:Salzkammergut-Lokalbahn between Strobl and St. Gilgen * :de:Salzkammergut-Radweg on the former :de:Ischlerbahn and :de:Salzkammergut-Lokalbahn from

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...

Bad Ischl Bad Ischl (Austrian German ) is a spa town in Austria. It lies in the southern part of Upper Austria, at the Traun River in the centre of the Salzkammergut region. The town consists of the Katastralgemeinden ''Ahorn'', ''Bad Ischl'', ''Haiden ...

Styria

* The first 18 kilometers of the :de:Feistritztal-Radweg between

Ratten Ratten is a municipality in the district of Weiz in the Austrian state of Styria. Geography Ratten lies about 25 km north of Weiz Weiz () is a town in the eastern part of the Austrian state of Styria. Population International relations ...

and :de:Birkfeld on a dismantled part of the :de:Feistritztalbahn

Belgium

* Line 29 from

Aarschot Aarschot () is a city and municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Aarschot proper and the towns of Gelrode, Langdorp and Rillaar. On January 1, 2019, Aarschot had a total pop ...

Herentals Herentals () is a city in the province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the city of Herentals proper and the towns of Morkhoven and . In 2021, Herentals had a total population of 28.194. The total area is . Saint Waltrude is the patron sain ...

* Line 29 north of

Turnhout Turnhout () is a Belgian municipality and city located in the Flemish province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the city of Turnhout proper. In 2021, Turnhout had a total population of 45,874. The total area is . The agglomeration, ho ...

towards the Dutch border * Line 38 from

Liège Liège ( , , ; wa, Lîdje ; nl, Luik ; german: Lüttich ) is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far fro ...

Hombourg Hombourg (; german: Homburg) is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. See also * Communes of the Haut-Rhin département The following is a list of the 366 communes of the French department of Haut-Rhin. T ...

(Ravel 5) * Line 62 from

Ostend Ostend ( nl, Oostende, ; french: link=no, Ostende ; german: link=no, Ostende ; vls, Ostende) is a coastal city and municipality, located in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerk ...

Torhout Torhout (; french: Thourout; vls, Toeroet) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Torhout proper, the villages of Wijnendale and Sint-Henricus, and the hamlet of De Dr ...

* Part of line 109 from

Chimay Chimay (, wa, Chimai) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. In 2006, Chimay had a population of 9,774. The area is 197.10 km2 which gives a population density of 50 inhabitants per km2. It is th ...

to Froidchapelle * Line 142 from

Namur Namur (; ; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration. Na ...

to Hoegaarden (Ravel 2) * Most of Line 160 from

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

to Tervuren * Part of line 163A from Sainte-Cécile to Muno

Czech Republic

* Line 257 from

Kyjov Kyjov (; german: Gaya or Geyen) is a town in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. A ...

to Mutěnice * Line 302 from Nezamyslice to Morkovice-Slížany * Line 326 from

Hostašovice Hostašovice is a municipality and village in Nový Jičín District in the Moravian-Silesian Region The Moravian-Silesian Region ( cs, Moravskoslezský kraj; pl, Kraj morawsko-śląski; sk, Moravsko-sliezsky kraj) is one of the 14 administra ...

to Nový Jičín

Denmark

* Fodsporet, 40 km between

Slagelse Slagelse () is a town on Zealand, Denmark. The town is the seat of Slagelse Municipality, and is the biggest town of the municipality. It is located 15 km east of Korsør, 16 km north-east of Skælskør, 33 km south-east of Kalundborg and 14 km ...

and

Næstved Næstved () is a town in the municipality of the same name, located in the southern part of the island of Zealand in Denmark. Næstved has several adult education centers, five elementary schools - and has at least one of each type of the fou ...

via Dalmose plus 12 km between Dalmose and

Skælskør Skælskør () is a town in Zealand, Denmark. It is located in Slagelse Municipality. Until 2007 Skælskør was the seat of Skælskør Municipality. The town is located 17 km southwest of Slagelse and 12 km southeast of Korsør. Skælsk ...

in the southeastern part of Sjælland opened 2011 * Himmerlandsstien, 70 km between Viborg and Løgstør in the northern part of

Jutland Jutland ( da, Jylland ; german: Jütland ; ang, Ēota land ), known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula ( la, Cimbricus Chersonesus; da, den Kimbriske Halvø, links=no or ; german: Kimbrische Halbinsel, links=no), is a peninsula of ...

opened 2007 (Danish: :da:Himmerlandsstien) * Naturstien Horsens-Silkeborg Naturetrail, 60 km between Horsens- Silkeborg in the middle of Jutland

Finland

Baana Baana is a former railway, which has been transformed into a pedestrian and cycling path as an urban renewal project in Helsinki, replacing the Helsinki harbour railway. Its length is about 1.3 kilometers (0.81 mi), starting from Kiasma. It is ...

, a 1.5-km (0.93 miles) section of the old Helsinki harbour rail line.

France

* Avenue Verte between St-Aubin-le-Cauf (near

Dieppe Dieppe (; Norman: ''Dgieppe'') is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. Dieppe is a seaport on the English Channel at the mouth of the river Arques. A regular ferry service runs to N ...

) and

Forges-les-Eaux Forges-les-Eaux () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Le Fossé was merged into Forges-les-Eaux. Geography A farming and spa town, with considerable ...

* The

promenade plantée An esplanade or promenade is a long, open, level area, usually next to a river or large body of water, where people may walk. The historical definition of ''esplanade'' was a large, open, level area outside fortress or city walls to provide cle ...

("walk with trees") (4.5 km) in the

12th arrondissement of Paris The 12th arrondissement of Paris (''XIIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France. In spoken French, it is referred to as ''le douzième'' ("the twelfth"). Situated on the right bank of the River Seine, it ...

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

; built on the former railway line between Bastille area and the eastern suburbs of Paris (1859 - 1969) * Coulée verte ("

green belt A green belt is a policy and land-use zone designation used in land-use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped, wild, or agricultural land surrounding or neighboring urban areas. Similar concepts are greenways or green wedges, which h ...

") (29 km), on the former railway lines from Amiens and Beauvais (43 km), opened for the traffic between 1874 and 1972 or 1990 * Coulée verte ("green belt") (1 km), on the former transversal railway line (closed in 1979) between the station of

Colombes Colombes () is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. In 2019, Colombes was the 53rd largest city in France. Name The name Colombes comes from Latin ''columna'' (Old French ''colombe'' ...

and the station of "Les Vallées" la Garenne-Colombes * The voie verte ("green way") is a former railway line transformed in bicycle trail in the

Vosges The Vosges ( , ; german: Vogesen ; Franconian and gsw, Vogese) are a range of low mountains in Eastern France, near its border with Germany. Together with the Palatine Forest to the north on the German side of the border, they form a singl ...

; it links

Remiremont Remiremont (; german: Romberg or ) is a town and commune in the Vosges department, northeastern France, situated in southern Grand Est. The town has been an abbatial centre since the 7th century, is an economic crossroads of the Moselle and Mos ...

Bussang Bussang (; or ''Büssing'') is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in Northeastern France. Known as the source of the Moselle River The Moselle ( , ; german: Mosel ; lb, Musel ) is a river that rises in the Vosges mount ...

and

to Cornimont * Voie verte from Givry to

Mâcon Mâcon (), historically anglicised as Mascon, is a city in east-central France. It is the prefecture of the department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Mâcon is home to near 34,000 residents, who are referred to in French as M ...

* Voie verte from Mios to Bazas, a former railway line transformed into a bicycle trail (76 km) in the

Aquitaine Aquitaine ( , , ; oc, Aquitània ; eu, Akitania; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Aguiéne''), archaic Guyenne or Guienne ( oc, Guiana), is a historical region of southwestern France and a former administrative region of the country. Since 1 Janu ...

* The Roger Lapébie bike path runs for 57 km from Bordeaux, through Créon and onto Sauveterre-de-Guyenne.

Germany

Germany has 613 rail trails with a total length of (as at September 2013). 80 more projects are being planned or under construction. These are some of the longest rail trails in Germany: * The Bahnradweg Hessen with a total length of following old tracks of the Vogelsbergbahn, Vogelsberger Südbahn, Biebertalbahn and Ulstertalbahn. * The Bockl-Radweg in Bavaria with a total length of 45 km on the old track, from Neustadt a.d. Waldnaab to Eslarn * The Maare-Mosel-Radweg with on the old rail track * The

Ruwer-Hochwald-Radweg The Ruwer-Hochwald-Radweg is a cyclable trail. It is for bicycles. It links the Moselle-valley and the Hunsrück from Trier to Hermeskeil in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The length is about 48 km: * Trier-Ruwer - Mertesdorf - Kasel - Waldra ...

with on the old rail track * The Schinderhannes-Radweg with on the old track of the

Hunsrück Railway The Hunsrück Railway (german: Hunsrückbahn) is a partially disused railway branch line in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, which branches from the West Rhine Railway in Boppard and used to run as far as Simmern. The 38 kilometre section ...

* The Vennbahn trail is a cross-border trail between Germany, Belgium und Luxembourg, which follows the route of the former Vennbahn railway line for approximately from the city of

Aachen Aachen ( ; ; Aachen dialect: ''Oche'' ; French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle; or ''Aquisgranum''; nl, Aken ; Polish: Akwizgran) is, with around 249,000 inhabitants, the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the 28th ...

through the

High Fens – Eifel Nature Park The German- Belgian High Fens – Eifel Nature Park (german: Naturpark Hohes Venn – Eifel), often called the North Eifel Nature Park (''Naturpark Nord Eifel''), is a cross-border nature park with elements in the German federal states of North Rh ...

and the

Ardennes The Ardennes (french: Ardenne ; nl, Ardennen ; german: Ardennen; wa, Årdene ; lb, Ardennen ), also known as the Ardennes Forest or Forest of Ardennes, is a region of extensive forests, rough terrain, rolling hills and ridges primarily in Be ...

to Troisvierges * The Nordbahntrasse trail crosses for 23 km the city of

Wuppertal Wuppertal (; "''Wupper Dale''") is, with a population of approximately 355,000, the seventh-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia as well as the 17th-largest city of Germany. It was founded in 1929 by the merger of the cities and tow ...

, and has so far one of the highest standards of rail trails in Germany.

Hungary

* Part of line 11 from Szentkirályszabadja to Balatonalmádi * Old track of line 25 from

Bagod Bagod is a proposed village in Zala County, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romani ...

to Zalalövő * Part of line 49 from Tamási to Pári * Part of line 63 from Pécs to Pellérd * Part of line 65 from Harkány to Drávaszabolcs * Part of the disused narrow gauge line from Sátoraljaújhely to Pálháza * Part of the disused line from Bárdudvarnok to Lipótfa

Ireland

* Athlone to Mullingar Cycleway *

Great Southern Trail The Great Southern Trail, comprising the Limerick Greenway and North Kerry Greenway, is a greenway rail trail under development in County Limerick and County Kerry in Ireland. As of October 2022, of the Limerick Greenway and of the North Kerr ...

* Great Western Greenway

In planning/under construction

* Connemara Greenway (under development) * Deise Greenway (under development), when completed, this rail trail is planned to follow the route of the former

Dungarvan Dungarvan () is a coastal town and harbour in County Waterford, on the south-east coast of Ireland. Prior to the merger of Waterford County Council with Waterford City Council in 2014, Dungarvan was the county town and administrative centre ...

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railway, passing through Stradbally and

Kilmacthomas Kilmacthomas or Kilmactomas (), often referred to locally as "Kilmac", is a town on the River Mahon in County Waterford, Ireland. It lies on the R677, a road north of the N25 national primary road from Dungarvan to Waterford. History During ...

; initial stage at the Dungarvan end has been completed * Tralee-Fenit Greenway (under development)

Isle of Man

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Steam Heritage Trail: Douglas to Peel (10 miles)

Luxembourg

* Prince Henri railway in Clemency, converted into a cycle track

Norway

* Skreia Line

Portugal

* Ecopista do Rio Minho * Ecovia do Rio Lima * Ecopista do Tâmega * Ecopista do Dão

Slovenia

* Jesenice to

Tarvisio Tarvisio (German and fur, Tarvis, sl, Trbiž) is a comune in the northeastern part of the autonomous Friuli Venezia Giulia region in Italy. Geography The town is in the Canal Valley (''Val Canale'') between the Carnic Alps and Karawanks rang ...

(Italy): (35 km approx.)

Spain

* Senda del oso,

Asturias Asturias (, ; ast, Asturies ), officially the Principality of Asturias ( es, Principado de Asturias; ast, Principáu d'Asturies; Galician-Asturian: ''Principao d'Asturias''), is an autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensiv ...

Vía Verde de la Sierra The Vía Verde de la Sierra is a rail trail for tourist use (hiking, cycling and horse riding) comprising of mountainous landscape between Puerto Serrano and Olvera villages, provinces of Cádiz and Sevilla. It is part of Vías Verdes of Spai ...

(mountain's rail track),

Cádiz Cádiz (, , ) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the Province of Cádiz, one of eight that make up the autonomous community of Andalusia. Cádiz, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Western Europe, ...

and

Seville Seville (; es, Sevilla, ) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the River Guadalquivir, in the southwest of the Iberian Penins ...

* Vía Verde de la Sierra de la Demanda,

Burgos Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Burgos. Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence o ...

* Vía Verde de Ojos Negros,

Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...

and

Teruel Teruel () is a city in Aragon, located in eastern Spain, and is also the capital of Teruel Province. It has a population of 35,675 in 2014 making it the least populated provincial capital in the country. It is noted for its harsh climate, with ...

* GIRONA - NARROW-GAUGE RAILWAY ROUTE I - This 57-km route crosses three regions and twelve towns, following the valleys of the Fluvià, Brugent and Ter rivers. The Narrow-Gauge Railway Route descends smoothly from Olot (440 m) to Girona (70 m). * GIRONA - NARROW-GAUGE RAILWAY ROUTE II - The Narrow-Gauge Railway Route stretches out 39.7 km. With a smooth incline from Girona to Sant Feliu de Guíxols (15 m), its highest point is at Cassà de la Selva (136 m). Following the old narrow-gauge railway line from Girona to Sant Feliu, you can get to know two of Girona's regions - the Gironès and the Baix Empordà - from the Ter River basin, crossing the Selva depression and ending in the Ridaura valley.

Sweden

* Banvallsleden (~ 150 km/93 miles) * Sjuhäradsrundan Borås to Ulricehamn(45 km/27 miles)
Ätradalsleden
Falköping to Ambjörnarp (93 km/ 55 miles)

United Kingdom

England

Addiscombe Railway Park Addiscombe Railway Park, also known as the Addiscombe Linear Park, is a park in Addiscombe, South London, managed by the London Borough of Croydon. The first section of the park was opened on 26 May 2007, with the second stage opened on 15 Ma ...

: Addiscombe to Woodside, South London (0.6 miles) *

Alban Way The Alban Way is a traffic free multi-user route along a former railway line in Hertfordshire, England, that has been constructed along the route of the former Hatfield to St Albans railway line. It runs from St Albans, close to St Albans Abb ...

: St Albans to Hatfield, Hertfordshire (7.5 miles) * Angel Walk: Edmonton, North London (0.2 miles) * Auckland Way: Spennymoor to Bishop Auckland, Co.Durham (4.3 miles) * Ayot Greenway: Ayot St Peter to Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire (3 miles) * Beckton Corridor: Beckton DLR station to Connaught Bridge, East London (0.5 miles) * Bedford to Sandy: Bedfordshire * Belmont Trail: Stanmore to Harrow, North West London (2.2 miles) * Bembridge to Brading: Isle of Wight * Bermondsey-Stubbs Drive to Surrey Canal Road: South London (0.5 miles approx) * Bingham Linear Park: Nottinghamshire (2 miles) * Blackwater Rail Trail: Witham to Maldon, Essex (8 miles) * Bowes Railway Path: Jarrow to Tanfield Railway Museum, Tyne and Wear (11.5 miles) *

Brampton Valley Way The Brampton Valley Way is a rail trail built on the way of the former Northampton to Market Harborough Railway in Northamptonshire, England. It forms what trail managers, Northamptonshire County Council, describe as a linear park. The rail ...

, Northampton to Market Harborough Railway, Northamptonshire (14 miles) * Brandon to Bishop Auckland Railway Path Broompark to Bishop Auckland, Co.Durham (9 miles) * Bridport to West Bay: Dorset (approx 1 mile) *

Bristol and Bath Railway Path The Bristol and Bath Railway Path is a off-road cycleway, part of National Cycle Network National Cycle Route 4. It has a wide tarmacked surface, and was used for 2.4 million trips in 2007, increasing by 10% per year. It was built by the cy ...

(13 miles) * Bubwith Rail Trail: Bubwith to Market Weighton, Yorkshire (8 miles) * Buckingham Railway Walk: Buckinghamshire (1 mile) *

Bungay Bungay () is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in the English county of Suffolk.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . It lies in the Waveney Valley, west of Beccles on the edge of The Broads, and at the neck of a mean ...

: Suffolk (1 mile) *

Bure Valley Railway The Bure Valley Railway is a minimum gauge visitors' attraction in Norfolk, England. It was created on the original disused full-gauge bed of a defunct passenger service to incorporate a new, adjacent pedestrian footpath. The railway runs fro ...

: Wroxham to Aylsham, Norfolk (9 miles) * Camel Trail: Padstow to Wenford Bridge, Cornwall (17.3 miles) * Castle Eden Walkway: Castle Eden to Thorpe Thewles, Co.Durham (9 miles) *

Castleman Trailway The Castleman Trailway is a footpath in Southern England. Portions of the trailway are also used as a cyclepath but the middle section from East Wimborne (close to The Old Thatch public house) to the River Allen bridge (just south of Wimbor ...

: Ringwood to Upton Country Park, Hampshire (16 miles) * Centurion Way: Chichester to West Dean, West Sussex (5 miles) *

Chedworth Nature Reserve Chedworth Nature Reserve () is a nature reserve in Gloucestershire.Kelham, A, Sanderson, J, Doe, J, Edgeley-Smith, M, et al., 1979, 1990, 2002 editions, 'Nature Reserves of the Gloucestershire Trust for Nature Conservation/Gloucestershire Wildl ...

: Cheltenham to Cirencester line, Gloucestershire * Chippenham to Calne Railway Path: Chippenham to Calne, Wiltshire (6 miles) * Chiseldon to Marlborough Railway Path, Wiltshire (7.3 miles) * The Cinder Track: Scarborough to Whitby, North Yorkshire (21 miles) * The Cloud Trail: Worthington to Chellaston (part of National Cycle Route no. 6) Leicestershire/Derbyshire * Cole Green Way, Welwyn Garden City to Hertford, Hertfordshire (6 miles) * Consett and Sunderland Railway Path: Co. Durham (24 miles) * Cotgrave Country Park: Nottinghamshire (2 miles) * Cotmanhay Linear Park: Derbyshire (0.4 miles) * Cowes to Newport: Isle of Wight * Crab and Winkle Line: part of Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, Kent (8 miles) *

Cuckoo Trail The Cuckoo Trail is a footpath and cycleway which runs from Hampden Park to Heathfield in East Sussex. It passes through the towns of Polegate and Hailsham, as well as the villages of Hellingly and Horam. History The Trail largely follo ...

: Hampden Park to Heathfield, East Sussex (14 miles) * Deerness Valley Way: Broompark to Crook, Co.Durham * Delph Donkey Trail: Delph to Moorgate, Greater Manchester. * Derwent Walk: Consett to Swalwell, Co.Durham (12 miles) * Dousland to Princetown Railway Track: Devon (8 miles) * Downs Link: Guildford to Steyning and Shoreham-by-Sea, Surrey/West Sussex (36.7 miles) * Drakes Trail: Plymouth to Tavistock, Devon (21 miles) * Dyke Railway Trail: Hangleton to Brighton & Hove Golf Club, East Sussex (1.25 miles) * Ebury Way Cycle Path: Rickmansworth to Watford, Hertfordshire (3.5 miles) * Exmouth to Budleigh Salterton: Devon (4 miles) * Fallowfield Loop, Fairfield to Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester (8 miles) *

Five Pits Trail Five Pits Trail The Five Pits Trail is a rail trail in Derbyshire, England. It consists of a network of surfaced walkways for recreational use. The approximately trail links Grassmoor to Tibshelf. The Trail can be extended to by continuing ...

: Grassmoor to Tibshelf, Derbyshire (5.5 miles) *

Flitch Way Flitch can refer to the following things: * Flitch (wood), a piece of wood for resawing into smaller pieces * Flitch (bacon), a side of unsliced bacon * The flitch trials of Great Dunmow * Flitch beam A flitch beam (or flitched beam) is a compou ...

: Bishops Stortford to Braintree, Essex (18 miles) *

Forest Way The Forest Way is a linear Country park providing walking, cycling, horse riding and the quiet enjoyment of the countryside. It runs for around 16 km from East Grinstead to Groombridge. The Forest Way lies within the High Weald Area of Ou ...

: East Grinstead to Groombridge, East/West Sussex (10 miles) * Freshwater to Yarmouth: Isle of Wight *

Garstang and Knot-End Railway The was a railway line, between Garstang and Pilling, across the Fylde of Lancashire, England. It was built by local agricultural interests to develop unproductive land. It had been intended to continue to Knott End but ran out of money. It ev ...

: The Fylde, Lancashire (1 mile) * Gorleston-on-sea: Norfolk (0.5 miles approx.) * Gosport to Stokes Bay: Hampshire (0.75 miles approx) * Gosport to Fort Brockhurst: Hampshire (2 miles approx) * The Granite Way, Okehampton to Lydford, Devon (11 miles) * The Great Central Walk- Leicester: Braunstone Gate to Glenhills, Leicestershire (4.5 miles) * The Great Central Walk- Rugby: Rugby to Brownsover, Warwickshire (4.5 miles) * The Great Eastern Linear Park: Lowestoft, Suffolk (1.5 miles) *

The Great Northern railway Trail The Great Northern Railway Trail is a cycleway and footpath in the Bradford District of West Yorkshire, England. The path follows the route of a former railway, that of the Great Northern railway line between Bradford and Keighley that went ...

Cullingworth to Queensbury in West Yorkshire * Hadleigh Railway Walk: Hadleigh to Raydon Wood, Suffolk (2 miles) * Hamble Rail Trail: Hamble to Southampton Water, Hampshire (4.5 miles) * Harborne Walkway: Birmingham to Harborne, West Midlands (2.4 miles) * Hart to Haswell Walkway: Monk Hesledon to Hart, Co.Durham. *

Haverhill, Suffolk Haverhill ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in the county of Suffolk, England, next to the borders of Essex and Cambridgeshire. It lies about south east of Cambridge, south west of Bury St Edmunds, and north west of Braintree and Colche ...

(1.5 miles) * Hawthorn to Ryhope Way: Seaton to South Hetton, Co.Durham * Hayfield to New Mills: Derbyshire (3 miles) * Hayling Billy Trail: Havant to South Hayling, Hampshire (5 miles) *

Hellingly Hospital Railway The Hellingly Hospital Railway was a light railway owned and operated by East Sussex County Council, used for transporting coal and passengers to Hellingly Hospital, a psychiatric hospital near Hailsham, from the London, Brighton and South Coa ...

, a branch of the

* High Peak: Hurdlow to Cromford, Derbyshire (17 miles) * Historic Rail Trail,

Goathland Goathland is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the North Riding of Yorkshire, it is in the North York Moors national park due north of Pickering, off the A169 to Whitby ...

to Grosmont, along original Whitby and Pickering Railway alignment * Honeybourne Line Walk: Cheltenham Spa, Gloucestershire *

Hornsea Rail Trail Hornsea Rail Trail is a public footpath, cycleway and bridleway which follows the route of the old Hull and Hornsea Railway in the East Riding of Yorkshire The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremoni ...

: Hull to Hornsea, East Yorkshire (26 miles) * Hudson Way: Market Weighton to Beverley, East Yorkshire (10 miles) * Hull to Winestead Rail Trail: East Yorkshire (20 miles) * Hurworth Burn to Station Town Railway Path: Hurworth Burn to Wingate, Co. Durham (1.8 miles) * Kelloe Way, Kelloe, Co.Durham (1.3 miles) * Kenilworth Greenway Linear Park, Warwickshire (4 miles) * Keswick to Threlkeld Railway Path, Cumbria (6 miles) * Killamarsh to Renishaw part of the Trans Pennine Trail: Derbyshire * Kirklees Trail: Bury to Greenmount, Lancashire. * Lakenham Way: Norwich, Norfolk (approx 1 mile) * Lancaster to Caton: Lancashire (6 miles) * Lancaster to Morecambe: Lancashire * Lanchester Valley Railway Path: Durham to Consett, County Durham (12 miles) * Lavenham to Long Melford railway walk: Suffolk (4.5 miles) *

Ledbury Ledbury is a market town and civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England, lying east of Hereford, and west of the Malvern Hills. It has a significant number of timber-framed structures, in particular along Church Lane and High Stree ...

Town Trail: Ledbury, Herefordshire (1.6 miles) * Leicester to Ratby: Leicestershire * The Lines Way Garforth to Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire (4 miles) * Liss to Liss Forest Road: Hampshire (1 mile approx.) *

Longdendale Trail The Longdendale Trail is an English long-distance rail trail following the former Woodhead railway line, which ran between Manchester and Sheffield and closed east of Hadfield in 1981. It has shallow gradients and a smooth surface that mak ...

: Hadfield to Woodhead, Derbyshire (6.5 miles) * Lune Estuary Path: Lancaster to Glasson Dock, Lancashire * Manifold Way: Hulme End to Waterhouses, Staffordshire (8 miles) * Marriott's Way: Norwich to Aylsham, Norfolk (25 miles) * Meon Valley Railway Line: West Meon to Knowle Junction, Hampshire (11 miles) * Mercian Way: Ironbridge to near Bridgnorth, Shropshire * Merton Park Green Walks: Merton Park to South Wimbledon (0.1 mile) * Meltham Greenway: Meltham, Yorkshire (0.8mls) * Middlewood Way: Macclesfield to Marple, Cheshire (10 miles)
Millennium Greenway
Mickle Trafford, Chester, Cheshire to Connahs Quay, Flintshire (10 miles) *

Milton Keynes redway system The Milton Keynes redway system (locally known as ''redways'') is an over network of shared use paths for cyclists and pedestrians in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is generally surfaced with red tarmac, and criss-crosses most of ...

: former

Wolverton–Newport Pagnell line The Wolverton–Newport Pagnell line was a railway branch line in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom running from Wolverton on the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) (today's West Coast Main Line) to Newport Pagnell. The line fully opened to ...

, Buckinghamshire * Mineral Tramway Trails: mid West Cornwall *

Monsal Trail The Monsal Trail is a cycling, horse riding and walking trail in the Derbyshire Peak District. It was constructed from a section of the former Manchester, Buxton, Matlock and Midland Junction Railway, which was built by the Midland Railway in 1 ...

: Topley Pike to Bakewell, Derbyshire (8.5 miles); * Nailsworth to Stonehouse: Gloucestershire (3 miles) * Newark Northgate to Bottesford; Nottinghamshire (4.8 miles) * Newport to Sandown: Isle of Wight * Newport to Wootton: Isle of Wight * Nickey line: Harpenden to Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire (8.6 miles) *

Nidderdale Greenway The Nidderdale Greenway is a path that runs between Harrogate and Ripley in North Yorkshire, England. It uses a former railway line that ran between Harrogate and Pateley Bridge as its course. The route connects to other cycle paths including ...

: Harrogate to Ripley, North Yorkshire (4 miles): * North Dorset Trailway: Spetisbury to Sturminster Newton (14 miles) * North Liverpool Extension Line: Merseyside * Offchurch Greenway: Leamington to Rugby, Warwickshire (1.5 miles) * Padiham Greenway: Lancashire (2 miles) * Parkend to Cinderford: Gloucestershire * Parkland Walk: Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace, London (3.1 miles) * Pegasus Way: Okehampton to Halwill, Devon * Pentewan Trail: St Austell to Pentewan, Cornwall (8 miles) * Perry Way: part of Stafford- Wellington line, Shropshire (3 miles) * Phoenix Trail: Thame, Oxfordshire to Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire (7 miles) * Pittington Way: Pittington to Hetton-le-hole, Co.Durham (0.9 miles) * Preston to Bamber Bridge: Lancashire * Preston to Grimsagh: Lancashire * Princetown Railway Walk: Princetown to Dousland, Devon * Raisby Way: Trimdon to Coxhoe, Co.Durham (1.6 miles) * Radstock to Frome: Somerset * Ripley Greenway: Ripley, Derbyshire (2 miles) * Rodwell Trail: Weymouth to Wyke Regis, Dorset (2 miles) * Roe Green Loop: Roe Green to Monton, Lancashire * Rowthorne Trail: Bolsover to Pleasley Colliery, Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire. * Sandringham Railway Path: King's Lynn (Tennyson Avenue to A1078), Norfolk (1.7 miles) * Scarborough & Whitby RailTrail, North Yorkshire *

Sett Valley Trail The Sett Valley Trail is a cycle- and bridleway in Derbyshire, England, linking the village of Hayfield and the town of New Mills (via Birch Vale, Thornsett and Ollersett). It runs along the lower valley of the River Sett and follows the tr ...

: Hayfield to New Mills, Derbyshire (2.5 miles) * Parts of the Severn and Wye Railway: Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire * Sewell Cutting Nature Reserve: Stanbridgeford to Dunstable, Bedfordshire (2.2 miles) * Shanklin to Wroxall: Isle of Wight * Sherburn Way: Sherburn Hill, Co.Durham (1.4 miles) *

Silkin Way The Silkin Way is a 23km walking and cycling route through Telford starting in Bratton and finishing in Coalport. In places the path follows the former Great Western Railway and the dry canal beds of the old Shropshire Canal and goes via Tel ...

: Malins Lee to Coalport (Ironbridge), Shropshire * Skegby Trail: Sutton-in-Ashfield to Pleasley Colliery, Nottinghamshire (5 miles) *

Southport and Cheshire Lines Extension Railway The Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway was an early British railway company operating in the then county of Lancashire. It was constructed to link the Cheshire Lines Committee railway at Aintree to Southport. It operated from 1884 to 1 ...

: Lancashire *

South Staffordshire Railway Walk The South Staffordshire Railway Walk is located in Staffordshire, England. It runs for five and a half miles (about 8.85 km) from Castlecroft to Wall Heath. It is a local nature reserve. History As the name suggests South Staffordshire ...

: Castlecroft to Wall Heath (5.5 miles) * South Tyne Trail: Haltwhistle to Alston: Northumberland/Cumbria (13 miles) * Southwell Trail: Southwell to Bilsthorpe: Nottinghamshire (7.5 miles) *

Spa Trail A spa is a location where mineral-rich spring water (and sometimes seawater) is used to give medicinal baths. Spa towns or spa resorts (including hot springs resorts) typically offer various health treatments, which are also known as baln ...

and Viking Way: Horncastle to Woodhall Spa (4.8 miles) *

Spen Valley Greenway The Spen Valley Line (also known as the Mirfield and Low Moor railway) was a railway that connected with through the Spen Valley in West Yorkshire, England. Opened up by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1847, with full opening to Lo ...

Oakenshaw to

Dewsbury Dewsbury is a minster and market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Calder and on an arm of the Calder and Hebble Navigation waterway. It is to the west of Wakefield, east of Hudd ...

, West Yorkshire (7 miles) * Stockley Trail: Bolsover, Derbyshire (2 miles) * Stratford Greenway: Stratford-upon-Avon to Long Marston, Warwickshire (4.5 miles) * Stroud to Dudbridge: Gloucestershire * Strawberry Line Trail:

Yatton railway station Yatton railway station, on the Bristol to Exeter line, is in the village of Yatton in North Somerset, England. It is west of Bristol Temple Meads railway station, and from London Paddington. Its three-letter station code is YAT. It was open ...

to Cheddar, Somerset * Parts of the Tarka Trail: Braunton to Meeth, North Devon (31 miles) * Sudbury to Long Melford: Suffolk (3 miles) * Swindon to Rushey Platt: Wiltshire * Tees Railway Path: Middleton-in-Teesdale to Cotherstone, Co.Durham (5.5 miles) * Tenterden-The Old Railway Path: Tenterden to St. Michaels, Kent (approx 1 mile) * Testway: Stonymarsh to Stockbridge, Hampshire (5 miles) * Tetbury Trail: Tetbury to Trouble House (2 miles approx.), Gloucestershire * Teversal Trail: Ashfield to Pleasley Colliery, Nottinghamshire. * Thornhill Trail: Bamford, Derbyshire (2 miles) *

Tissington Trail The Tissington Trail is a bridleway, footpath and cycleway in Derbyshire, England, along part of the trackbed of the former railway line connecting Ashbourne to Buxton. It takes its name from the village of Tissington, which it skirts. Open ...

: Parsley Hay ( High Peak Trail) to Ashbourne, Derbyshire (13 miles) * Trans Pennine Trail: Hadfield to Stocksbridge, Derbyshire/South Yorkshire * also Latchford to Broadheath, Cheshire * Two Tunnels Greenway (3.5 miles & Colliers Way (2.5 miles): Bath to Wellow * Tyne Riverside Country Park: Newcastle to Wylam (4 miles) * Varsity Way: Bedford to Sandy, Bedfordshire * Walker Riverside Park: St.Peters to Carville, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear * Waskerley Way: Consett to Stanhope, Co.Durham (9.7 miles) * Water Rail Way: Lincoln to Boston (33 miles) * Weavers Way: Bengate to Stalham, Norfolk (4.5 miles) * Weavers Way: North Walsham to Aylsham (4.5 miles) * West Auckland to Ramshaw: Co.Durham * West Bridgford Green Line: Nottinghamshire * Wetherby to Thorp Arch: Yorkshire * Wetherby to Spofforth: Yorkshire * Whitehaven to Ennerdale Cyclepath: Cumbria (10 miles) *

Wirral Way The Wirral Country Park is a country park on the Wirral Peninsula, England, lying both in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in the county of Merseyside and in the borough of Cheshire West & Chester in the county of Cheshire. It was the first d ...

: West Kirby, Merseyside to Hooton, Cheshire (13 miles) * Worth Way: Three Bridges to East Grinstead, West Sussex (7 miles) * Wray Valley Trail: Moretonhampstead to Bovey, Devon (7 miles) * Wye Valley Greenway: Chepstow to Tintern, Gloucestershire (5 miles) * Yeovil Country Park: Yeovil Pen Mill to Hendford, Somerset.(1.5 miles) * York to Osbaldwick: Yorkshire * York to Riccall Railway Path: Yorkshire (14 miles)

Northern Ireland

The Comber Greenway The Comber Greenway is a traffic-free section of the National Cycle Network that runs along the old Belfast-Comber railway line. The cycle path starts on Dee Street in east Belfast and finishes at Comber in County Down. As well as a cycling pat ...

(7 miles) * Foyle Valley Cycle Route Derry to Strabane (21 miles)

Scotland

* Ayr to Greenan: Ayrshire * Ballachulish to North Connel (sections now National Cycle Route no. 78) * Corstorphine to Balgreen: Edinburgh * Dava Way Forres to Grantown-on-Spey (24 miles) * Deeside Way Aberdeen to Ballater (41 miles) * Devon Way Dollar to Tillicoultry (3.25 miles) * Elgin to Lossiemouth * Formartine and Buchan Way Dyce to Fraserburgh and Peterhead (53 miles) * Haddington to Longniddry Railway Walk *

Hillend Loch Railway Path The Hillend Loch Railway Path, also known as the Airdrie to Bathgate Railway Path, is a rail trail located in central Scotland. The path is approximately long and follows the route of the former Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway between Airdrie, N ...

(15 miles) Airdrie to Bathgate (14 miles) * Hopeman to Burghead * Innocent Railway Edinburgh to Brunstane (8 miles) * Old Fordell Train Line Trail: Cowdenbeath (5 miles) * Paisley & Clyde railway path * Pencaitland Railway Walk, East Lothian (6.5 miles) *

Rob Roy Way The Rob Roy Way is a Scottish long distance footpath that runs from Drymen in Stirling to Pitlochry in Perth and Kinross. The path was created in 2002, and takes its name from Rob Roy MacGregor, a Scottish folk hero and outlaw of the early 18th ...

Callander to Killin * Speyside Way Craigellachie to Grantown-on-Spey (31 miles) * Strathkelvin Railway Path Gartcosh to Strathblane (6 miles) * Tweed Valley Railway Path Peebles to Inverleithen (5 miles) * Water of Leith Walkway Edinburgh to Balerno (5.25 miles)

Wales

* Aberaeron Cycle Path (2.8 miles) * Brunel Trail: Johnston to Neyland * Bryngwyn to Tryfan Junction: Gwyneth * Cilgerran to Cardigan *

Clyne Valley Country Park The Clyne Valley Country Park is an area of parkland in Britain, at Swansea in south Wales. It lies on either side of the valley of the Clyne River and comprises an area of over of land running from the sea at Blackpill, Swansea, inland to Go ...

(5 miles) * Elan Valley Trail Rhayader to Craig Goch Dam (9 miles) * Lôn Eifion (12 miles) *

Milford Haven Milford Haven ( cy, Aberdaugleddau, meaning "mouth of the two Rivers Cleddau") is both a town and a community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated on the north side of the Milford Haven Waterway, an estuary forming a natural harbour that has ...

(0.5 miles) * Lôn Las Cymru (National Cycle Route 8) * Lôn Las Menai (4.0 miles) * Part of the Lôn Las Ogwen (4 miles) *

Mawddach Trail The Mawddach Trail ( cy, Llwybr Mawddach) is a cycle path route, part of Lôn Las Cymru, which runs for some from Dolgellau to Morfa Mawddach railway station , by Barmouth bridge on the Cambrian coast. It is maintained by the Snowdonia Nati ...

Morfa Mawddach to Dolgellau (8 miles) * Prestatyn to Dyserth (2.5 miles) * Swansea to Gowerton * Swiss Valley Cycle Route: Llanelli to Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire (10.8 miles) * Parts of the

Taff Trail The Taff Trail ( cy, Taith Taf) is a popular walking and cycle path that runs for between Cardiff Bay and Brecon in Wales. It is so named because it follows the course of the River Taff. Along much of its length, it follows the National Cycl ...

Ystwyth Trail The Ystwyth Trail is a multi-use rail trail linking Aberystwyth, Llanfarian, Ystrad Meurig and Tregaron in Ceredigion, Wales. Cycling and walking are permitted along the entire length while horseriding is permitted on several sections only. T ...

Aberystwyth to Tregaron (21 miles)

Jersey

* Jersey Railway (3.75 miles)

In planning/under construction

* Wharfedale Greenway: Burley in Wharfedale to Pool in Wharfedale

North America

Bermuda

Bermuda Railway The Bermuda Railway was a common carrier line that operated in Bermuda for a brief period (October 31, 1931 – May 1, 1948). In its 17 years of existence, the railway provided frequent passenger and freight service over its length spann ...

Canada

Mexico

* The abandoned

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

Cuernavaca Cuernavaca (; nci-IPA, Cuauhnāhuac, kʷawˈnaːwak "near the woods", ) is the capital and largest city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is located around a 90-minute drive south of Mexico City using the Federal Highway 95D. The na ...

line (Linea C), transformed into a "ciclopista" or "ciclovía" (bicycle trail)http://www.fimevic.df.gob.mx/ciclovia/ciclovia.htm (in Spanish only)

United States

Oceania

Australia

Rails trails of significant length in Australia include:

New Zealand

* Dun Mountain Trail * Little River Rail Trail * Otago Central Rail Trail *

Remutaka Rail Trail The Remutaka Rail Trail (spelled ''Rimutaka Rail Trail'' prior to 2017) is a walking and cycling track in the North Island of New Zealand. It runs between Maymorn and Cross Creek, and follows of the original route of the Wairarapa Line over t ...

Pipeline trails

Trails similar to rail trails can follow other infrastructure, such as water pipelines. *

Greenway, London The Greenway is a long footpath and cycleway in London, mostly in the London Borough of Newham, on the embankment containing the Joseph Bazalgette Northern Outfall Sewer. Route The western end of the Greenway is Victoria Park, London (Londo ...

* Syndal Heatherdale Pipe Reserve Trail *

Tolt Pipeline Trail The Tolt Pipeline Trail is a wide, unpaved equestrian, pedestrian and mountain bike trail in Seattle's Eastside suburbs. It stretches along the Tolt pipeline right-of-way from Bothell, Washington to the Snoqualmie Valley Regional Trail ne ...

Canal trails

C&O Canal The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, abbreviated as the C&O Canal and occasionally called the "Grand Old Ditch," operated from 1831 until 1924 along the Potomac River between Washington, D.C. and Cumberland, Maryland. It replaced the Potomac Canal, wh ...

towpath * Long Level on the

Erie Canal The Erie Canal is a historic canal in upstate New York that runs east-west between the Hudson River and Lake Erie. Completed in 1825, the canal was the first navigable waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, vastly reducing ...

External links

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, United States
* http://www.bahntrassenradeln.de/ Railtrails in Germany and the world

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rail trails * Lists of roads Rail transport-related lists Lists of bicycle routes