List of rail trails in the United States

This is a list of notable rail trails in the United States.

Multi-state

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

  • Alpine Tunnel
  • DRGW Aspen Branch
  • Rock Island Trail
  • Switzerland Trail
  • Manitou Incline is the remains of a former 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge funicular railway with an average grade of 45% (24°) and as steep as 68% (34°) in places.

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Main article: List of rail trails in Florida
See also: List of trails in Brevard County, Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

In planning/under construction

  • C&O Rail Trail, from Lexington to Coalton
  • K&I Bridge, would utilize the former and now abandoned automobile lanes

Louisiana

  • Tammany Trace, 31 mile trail on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Main article: List of rail trails in Massachusetts

Michigan

Main article: List of rail trails in Michigan

Minnesota

Main article: List of rail trails in Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

  • Centennial Trail (Montana)
  • Olympian Trail
  • Route of the Hiawatha bike trail
  • Yellowstone Branch Line Trail

Nebraska

Nevada

  • Historic Railroad Hiking Trail

New Hampshire

New Jersey

Main article: List of rail trails in New Jersey

New Mexico

Category:Rail trails in New Mexico

New York

Main article: List of rail trails in New York

North Carolina

• Atlantic & Yadkin Greenway - 7.8 mile segment that goes to Summerfield, NC

In planning/under construction

Ohio

In planning/under construction

  • B&O Trail, Athens County; ten miles of recently purchased former B&O railroad grade in the eastern county; a Washington County group (MATAC) is working on an extension into Washington County
  • Owl Creek Trail, Knox County

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Main article: List of rail trails in Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

In planning/under construction

  • Spanish Moss Trail, northern Beaufort County; the initial three miles (of 20 miles proposed) of trail have been completed, using previous Port Royal Railroad right-of-way, currently owned by BJWSA

South Dakota

Tennessee

  • Cumberland River Bicentennial Trail, a trail that runs from downtown Nashville to Ashland City
  • Railroad Grade Road, a five-mile long paved road/trail; a former section of the old East Tennessee and Western North Carolina line west of Roan Mountain
  • Shelby Farms Greenline, a 6.6 mile trail using the previous CSX Rail right-of-way in Shelby County; an additional 7 miles are planned.
  • Tennessee Central Trail, a 4.3-mile (6.9 km) trail currently connecting Cookeville and Algood, with future plans to extend to Monterey and Baxter
  • Vollintine and Evergreen (V&E greenline), a 1.7 mile trail using the former L&N Rail right-of-way in Memphis

In planning/under construction

  • Greater Memphis Greenline, a system of trails in the Memphis area
  • The Tweetsie Trail, a ten-mile trail connecting Johnson City and Elizabethton over the route of the old ET&WNC line; the first 7.1-mile section opened in August 2014

Texas

  • Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway, a 64.25 mile trail 100 miles southeast of Amarillo
  • Denton Branch Rail Trail, 8 mile trail
  • Harrisburg-Sunset Trail, 5 mile trail in Houston
  • Katy Trail, a 3.5 mile recreational trail that runs along the abandoned right-of-way of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas (Katy) Railroad in Dallas
  • Lake Mineral Wells State Trailway, a 20-mile trail 50 miles west of Fort Worth
  • MKT Hike and Bike Trail, 6 miles, Houston Heights
  • Northeast Texas Trail, 130 miles under construction with 70 non-continuous miles open, between Farmersville (20 miles east of DFW metroplex) and New Boston (Arkansas border)

In planning/under construction

  • Columbia Tap, 4 miles, Houston

Utah

  • Denver & Rio Grande Western Rail Trail, 23.5 miles along the former D&RGW right of way in Davis County
  • Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail State Park, 28 miles along the Union Pacific Railway between Park City and Echo Reservoir
  • Porter Rockwell Trail, 3.5 miles along the Union Pacific Railway, Draper & Sandy
  • Provo River Parkway Trail, about 6.6 miles of Rio Grande Western Railway (Heber Creeper) from Provo River Bottoms to Vivian Park in Provo Canyon

In planning/under construction

  • Parley's Trail, 8 mile trail between Sugar House and the Jordan River, mostly along the D&RGW Sugar House Branch corridor

Vermont

Virginia

In planning/under construction

Washington

Main article: List of rail trails in Washington (state)

Washington, D.C.

West Virginia

Main article: List of rail trails in West Virginia

Wisconsin

Elroy-Sparta State Trail tunnel 1 of 3

Wyoming

  • City of Casper Trail System, includes several miles of former Union Pacific rail line converted to concrete and gravel paths stretching from the downtown area, east into Evansville