1000 Great Rail-Trails A Comprehensive Directory The Official Rails-To-Trails Conservancy Directory

Where ribbons of steel once crisscrossed the nation, now there are ribbons of green. Since 1986, the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy has helped convert thousands of miles of unused railroad beds to multi-use activity trails for everyone to enjoy. Today rail-trails are found in every state and cover more than 15,000 miles nationwide. 1000 Great Rail-Trails: A Comprehensive Directory is a complete listing of every rail-trail available for public use in the United States. These flat or gentle-grade trails are the perfect place to walk, jog, bicycle, in-line skate, horseback ride -- even cross-country ski -- and offer you a year-round opportunity to get outside for exercise and recreation. Numerous access points along the length of each rail-trail allow you to take advantage of as much or as little of the trail as you want. Each complete rail-trail listing includes: trail length and endpoints; type of surface - whether paved, dirt, or gravel; types of activities allowed; and wheelchair accessibility. (5 1/2 X 8 1/2, 328 pages, maps, icons)Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Staff is the author of '1000 Great Rail-Trails A Comprehensive Directory The Official Rails-To-Trails Conservancy Directory' with ISBN 9780762709281 and ISBN 0762709286.