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Nevada
Historic Railroad Trail
COUNTY:
Clark
ROUTE:
Lake Mead Visitor Center >
Hoover Dam
LENGTH:
3.7 miles (dirt, gravel)
CONNECTS TO:
River Mountains Loop
Trail, local trails into Henderson
HIGHLIGHTS:
Lake Mead National
Recreation Area; leads to Hoover
Dam, completed in 1936
Ohio
Great Miami River Trail
COUNTIES:
Butler, Miami,
Montgomery, Warren
ROUTE:
Piqua > Fairfield
LENGTH:
86.2 miles (asphalt)
CONNECTS TO:
330-mile Miami
Valley Trails
HIGHLIGHTS:
Intersects with Mad
River Trail to reach Ntl. Aviation
Heritage Area, inc. Wright Brothers
Museum, Ntl. Aviation Hall of Fame,
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
*Trail is closed from Fifth Street and
Helena Street in downtown Dayton
until 2017.
Pennsylvania
Schuylkill
River Trail
COUNTIES:
Montgomery,
Philadelphia
ROUTE:
Valley Forge > Philadelphia
LENGTH:
27 miles (asphalt)
CONNECTS TO:
750-mile Circuit
Trails
HIGHLIGHTS:
Valley Forge Ntl.
Historical Park; less than 2 miles
from Independence Hall, Liberty
Bell; Ntl. Constitution Center
South Dakota
George S.
Mickelson Trail
COUNTIES:
Custer, Fall River,
Lawrence River, Pennington
ROUTE:
Deadwood > Edgemont
LENGTH:
109 miles (crushed stone)
CONNECTS TO:
Custer State Park
Spur
HIGHLIGHTS:
Famous Wild West town
of Deadwood, Crazy Horse Monument,
Mount Rushmore Ntl. Memorial
Texas
Historic Battlefield Trail
COUNTY:
Cameron
ROUTE:
Brownsville > Palo Alto
Battlefield
LENGTH:
8.5 miles (asphalt)
HIGHLIGHTS:
Palo Alto Battlefield
National Historical Park at northern
trailhead—was site of first battle of
Mexican-American War in 1846
The 2.3-miles-and-growing Eastside Trail—part of the
Atlanta BeltLine—stretches from Piedmont Park to Inman
Park, a half mile from the Martin Luther King Jr. National
Historic Site. Included are King’s boyhood home; his final
resting place with late wife Coretta Scott King; and Ebene-
zer Baptist Church, where he and his father preached.
•
Length: 2.3 miles
Surface: Concrete
Uses: Biking, walking, inline skating; wheelchair accessible
Georgia
EASTSIDE TRAIL – ATLANTA BELTLINE
This V-shaped trail’s western prong runs south from
Frenchtown toward Trenton and past Washington
Crossing Historic Park, where Gen. George Washington
led his troops across the icy Delaware River on Christ-
mas Day 1776 to beat the Hessians in Trenton.
•
Length: 69.5 miles
Surfaces: Crushed stone, gravel
Uses: Mountain biking, walking, horseback riding, fishing,
cross-country skiing; wheelchair accessible
New Jersey
DELAWARE AND RARITAN (D&R) CANAL STATE PARK
Stretching from Long Beach to Ilwaco in Pacific County,
this trail follows part of the route of Meriwether Lewis
and William Clark’s famous Corps of Discovery Expedi-
tion 200 years ago. Along the path are several bronze
commemorative sculptures, as well as public art,
wildlife and breathtaking scenery.
•
Length: 8.3 miles
Surface: Asphalt
Uses: Biking, walking, inline skating; wheelchair accessible
Washington
DISCOVERY TRAIL
FALL 2016 RAILS TO TRAILS
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