# BikeTheRail > A free, open guide to every rail-trail in the United States: 5,155 rail-trails, trolley trails, canal towpaths and greenways, 35,756 mapped miles. Each trail has its own page with length, surface, trailheads, a map, GPX and GeoJSON downloads, current closures and a sourced article. Trail facts come from OpenStreetMap and public state and federal data. Each article lists the sources it was checked against and the date, and every fact on a trail page links to its source. No paywall, no account. Data built 2026-10-31. Licenses: the data is ODbL 1.0 (credit "BikeTheRail and OpenStreetMap contributors"); editorial text is CC BY 4.0, except the Riders on Reddit summaries. When you use a fact from a trail page, link the page so riders can check current conditions and closures. ## Find a trail - [Trail pages](https://biketherail.org/trail/{slug}/): one per trail; the slug is in the index below - [Trail index (JSON)](https://biketherail.org/data/index.json): every trail's slug, name, states, length_km, surface, status and kind - [One trail's data (GeoJSON)](https://biketherail.org/data/trail/{slug}.json): line, trailheads, sources and facts - [Closures and detours](https://biketherail.org/closures/): reported by trail managers and agencies, checked daily - [Map](https://biketherail.org/map/): every trail, colored by surface - [How BikeTheRail works](https://biketherail.org/about/): sources, labels, licensing - [MCP server](https://biketherail.org/mcp): read-only Model Context Protocol endpoint (streamable HTTP) for AI assistants, with search_trails, get_trail, trails_near and list_closures; every answer links the trail page. Setup: https://biketherail.org/about/#ai ## States - [Alabama](https://biketherail.org/state/AL/): 43 trails, 195 miles - [Alaska](https://biketherail.org/state/AK/): 21 trails, 106 miles - [Arizona](https://biketherail.org/state/AZ/): 74 trails, 460 miles - [Arkansas](https://biketherail.org/state/AR/): 65 trails, 257 miles - [California](https://biketherail.org/state/CA/): 382 trails, 2,145 miles - [Colorado](https://biketherail.org/state/CO/): 282 trails, 1,415 miles - [Connecticut](https://biketherail.org/state/CT/): 40 trails, 269 miles - [Delaware](https://biketherail.org/state/DE/): 15 trails, 62.4 miles - [District of Columbia](https://biketherail.org/state/DC/): 9 trails, 51.7 miles - [Florida](https://biketherail.org/state/FL/): 206 trails, 1,466 miles - [Georgia](https://biketherail.org/state/GA/): 112 trails, 575 miles - [Hawaii](https://biketherail.org/state/HI/): 7 trails, 25.4 miles - [Idaho](https://biketherail.org/state/ID/): 40 trails, 403 miles - [Illinois](https://biketherail.org/state/IL/): 270 trails, 1,952 miles - [Indiana](https://biketherail.org/state/IN/): 160 trails, 930 miles - [Iowa](https://biketherail.org/state/IA/): 182 trails, 1,318 miles - [Kansas](https://biketherail.org/state/KS/): 52 trails, 469 miles - [Kentucky](https://biketherail.org/state/KY/): 32 trails, 193 miles - [Louisiana](https://biketherail.org/state/LA/): 23 trails, 167 miles - [Maine](https://biketherail.org/state/ME/): 44 trails, 461 miles - [Maryland](https://biketherail.org/state/MD/): 67 trails, 523 miles - [Massachusetts](https://biketherail.org/state/MA/): 110 trails, 565 miles - [Michigan](https://biketherail.org/state/MI/): 208 trails, 2,154 miles - [Minnesota](https://biketherail.org/state/MN/): 236 trails, 2,260 miles - [Mississippi](https://biketherail.org/state/MS/): 8 trails, 110 miles - [Missouri](https://biketherail.org/state/MO/): 133 trails, 891 miles - [Montana](https://biketherail.org/state/MT/): 38 trails, 211 miles - [Nebraska](https://biketherail.org/state/NE/): 77 trails, 663 miles - [Nevada](https://biketherail.org/state/NV/): 55 trails, 317 miles - [New Hampshire](https://biketherail.org/state/NH/): 58 trails, 414 miles - [New Jersey](https://biketherail.org/state/NJ/): 66 trails, 436 miles - [New Mexico](https://biketherail.org/state/NM/): 35 trails, 145 miles - [New York](https://biketherail.org/state/NY/): 209 trails, 1,505 miles - [North Carolina](https://biketherail.org/state/NC/): 167 trails, 608 miles - [North Dakota](https://biketherail.org/state/ND/): 9 trails, 49.7 miles - [Ohio](https://biketherail.org/state/OH/): 189 trails, 1,534 miles - [Oklahoma](https://biketherail.org/state/OK/): 41 trails, 213 miles - [Oregon](https://biketherail.org/state/OR/): 97 trails, 537 miles - [Pennsylvania](https://biketherail.org/state/PA/): 243 trails, 1,957 miles - [Rhode Island](https://biketherail.org/state/RI/): 15 trails, 77.5 miles - [South Carolina](https://biketherail.org/state/SC/): 56 trails, 260 miles - [South Dakota](https://biketherail.org/state/SD/): 16 trails, 200 miles - [Tennessee](https://biketherail.org/state/TN/): 64 trails, 240 miles - [Texas](https://biketherail.org/state/TX/): 261 trails, 1,350 miles - [Utah](https://biketherail.org/state/UT/): 102 trails, 534 miles - [Vermont](https://biketherail.org/state/VT/): 21 trails, 228 miles - [Virginia](https://biketherail.org/state/VA/): 91 trails, 688 miles - [Washington](https://biketherail.org/state/WA/): 155 trails, 1,405 miles - [West Virginia](https://biketherail.org/state/WV/): 37 trails, 466 miles - [Wisconsin](https://biketherail.org/state/WI/): 207 trails, 2,093 miles - [Wyoming](https://biketherail.org/state/WY/): 25 trails, 200 miles ## Longest trails - [Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/palouse-to-cascades-state-park-trail/): 244-mile rail-trail in Washington - [Katy Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/katy-trail-mo/): 240-mile rail-trail in Missouri - [Cowboy Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/cowboy-trail/): 229-mile rail-trail in Nebraska - [Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath (Maryland)](https://biketherail.org/trail/chesapeake-and-ohio-canal-towpath-maryland/): 178-mile canal towpath in Maryland - [San Francisco Bay Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/san-francisco-bay-trail/): 174-mile greenway in California - [Mesabi Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/mesabi-trail/): 149-mile greenway in Minnesota - [Erie Canalway Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/erie-canalway-trail/): 147-mile canal towpath in New York - [Soo Line South Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/soo-line-trail-southern-route/): 134-mile rail-trail in Minnesota and Wisconsin - [D&L Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/d-l-trail/): 119-mile rail-trail in Pennsylvania - [Columbia Plateau Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/columbia-plateau-trail/): 118-mile rail-trail in Washington - [George S. Mickelson Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/george-s-mickelson-trail/): 114-mile rail-trail in South Dakota - [Northeast Texas Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/northeast-texas-trail/): 113-mile rail-trail in Texas - [Erie Canalway Trail (DeWitt to Green Island)](https://biketherail.org/trail/ect-erie-canalway-trail-3-dewitt-to-green-island/): 113-mile canal towpath in New York - [Great Allegheny Passage](https://biketherail.org/trail/great-allegheny-passage-pa/): 107-mile rail-trail in Pennsylvania - [Paul Bunyan State Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/paul-bunyan-state-trail/): 105-mile rail-trail in Minnesota - [White Pine Trail State Park](https://biketherail.org/trail/white-pine-trail-state-park/): 96.0-mile rail-trail in Michigan - [Lamoille Valley Rail Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/lamoille-valley-rail-trail/): 95.2-mile rail-trail in Vermont - [Nicolet State Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/nicolet-state-trail/): 92.9-mile rail-trail in Wisconsin - [Flint Hills Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/flint-hills-trail/): 92.5-mile rail-trail in Kansas - [Down East Sunrise Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/down-east-sunrise-trail/): 87.9-mile rail-trail in Maine - [Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/florida-keys-overseas-heritage-trail/): 87.1-mile rail-trail in Florida - [Modoc Line Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/modoc-line-trail/): 85.6-mile rail-trail in California - [Weiser River Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/weiser-river-trail/): 85.5-mile rail-trail in Idaho - [Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/ohio-erie-canal-towpath-trail/): 85.4-mile canal towpath in Ohio - [Sun Circle Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/sun-circle-trail/): 84.8-mile greenway in Arizona - [Gandy Dancer State Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/gandy-dancer-state-trail/): 83.1-mile rail-trail in Wisconsin and Minnesota - [Mountain-Bay State Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/mountain-bay-state-trail/): 81.0-mile rail-trail in Wisconsin - [Great Miami River Recreation Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/great-miami-river-recreation-trail/): 79.7-mile greenway in Ohio - [North Coast Inland Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/north-coast-inland-trail/): 79.6-mile rail-trail in Ohio - [Mississippi River Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/mississippi-river-trail-la/): 79.4-mile greenway in Louisiana - [Little Miami Scenic Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/little-miami-scenic-trail/): 78.1-mile rail-trail in Ohio - [Greenbrier River Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/greenbrier-river-trail/): 77.5-mile rail-trail in West Virginia - [Iron Ore Heritage Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/iron-ore-heritage-trail/): 75.2-mile rail-trail in Michigan - [North Central State Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/north-central-state-trail/): 74.9-mile rail-trail in Michigan - [Schuylkill River Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/schuylkill-river-trail/): 74.5-mile rail-trail in Pennsylvania - [Munger State Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/william-munger-state-trail/): 74.4-mile rail-trail in Minnesota - [Golden Spoke Trail Network](https://biketherail.org/trail/golden-spoke-trail-network/): 74.1-mile greenway in Utah - [Tuscobia State Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/tuscobia-state-trail/): 74.1-mile rail-trail in Wisconsin - [Knox & Kane Rail Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/knox-kane-rail-trail/): 73.9-mile rail-trail in Pennsylvania - [Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes](https://biketherail.org/trail/trail-of-the-coeur-d-alenes/): 72.5-mile rail-trail in Idaho - [Delaware & Raritan Canal Towpath](https://biketherail.org/trail/delaware-raritan-canal-towpath/): 72.1-mile canal towpath in New Jersey - [Mass Central Rail Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/mass-central-rail-trail/): 70.4-mile rail-trail in Massachusetts - [North Eastern State Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/north-eastern-state-trail/): 70.3-mile rail-trail in Michigan - [Bangor & Aroostook Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/bangor-aroostook-trail/): 69.9-mile rail-trail in Maine - [Olympic Discovery Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/olympic-discovery-trail/): 69.6-mile rail-trail in Washington - [North Bend Rail Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/north-bend-rail-trail/): 69.1-mile rail-trail in West Virginia - [Genesee Valley Greenway](https://biketherail.org/trail/genesee-valley-greenway/): 68.3-mile rail-trail in New York - [Rock Island Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/rock-island-trail/): 67.8-mile rail-trail in Missouri - [Lake Wobegon Regional Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/lake-wobegon-regional-trail/): 66.0-mile rail-trail in Minnesota - [Pine Creek Rail Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/pine-creek-rail-trail/): 65.6-mile rail-trail in Pennsylvania - [OC&E Woods Line State Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/oc-e-woods-line-state-trail/): 65.4-mile rail-trail in Oregon - [East Range Multi-Use Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/east-range-multi-use-trail/): 64.8-mile greenway in Minnesota - [Caprock Canyons Trailway](https://biketherail.org/trail/caprock-canyons-trailway/): 64.0-mile rail-trail in Texas - [Luce Line State Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/luce-line-state-trail/): 63.2-mile rail-trail in Minnesota - [High Line Canal Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/high-line-canal-trail/): 63.1-mile canal towpath in Colorado - [Wabash Cannonball Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/wabash-cannonball-trail/): 62.5-mile rail-trail in Ohio - [Illinois & Michigan Canal State Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/illinois-michigan-canal-state-trail/): 62.1-mile canal towpath in Illinois - [Santa Ana River Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/santa-ana-river-trail/): 62.1-mile greenway in California - [Trinity Trails](https://biketherail.org/trail/trinity-trails/): 61.9-mile greenway in Texas - [Grand Illinois Trail - Bureau to East Moline](https://biketherail.org/trail/grand-illinois-trail-bureau-to-east-moline/): 61.7-mile canal towpath in Illinois ## Routes made of several trails - [Colorado Front Range Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/colorado-front-range-trail/): 39.1 miles in Colorado - [Glacial Lakes State Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/glacial-lakes-state-trail/): 39.0 miles in Minnesota - [Smithville Lake Trails](https://biketherail.org/trail/smithville-lake-trails/): 24.4 miles in Missouri - [DFW Discovery Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/dfw-discovery-trail/): 21.3 miles in Texas - [Mountains to Sea Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/mountains-to-sea-trail/): 15.1 miles in California - [Toll Gate Creek Regional Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/toll-gate-creek-regional-trail/): 14.4 miles in Colorado - [Ohio-to-Indiana Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/ohio-to-indiana-trail/): 13.5 miles in Ohio - [Blackstone River Greenway (MA)](https://biketherail.org/trail/blackstone-river-greenway-ma/): 10.6 miles in Massachusetts - [Sag Valley Trail System](https://biketherail.org/trail/sag-valley-trail-system/): 9.8 miles in Illinois - [Algonquin Road Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/algonquin-road-trail/): 5.6 miles in Illinois - [East Branch DuPage River Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/east-branch-dupage-river-trail/): 4.9 miles in Illinois - [Kent Puget Power Trail](https://biketherail.org/trail/kent-puget-power-trail/): 2.9 miles in Washington - [Regional Parks Connector Bikeway](https://biketherail.org/trail/regional-parks-connector-bikeway/): 1.4 miles in California