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Rail-Trail Statistics:
The following information is updated periodically to provide current information about Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the trails movement and rail-trail use at the national and state level. Please keep in mind that RTC's information and/or numbers are not definitive, and that all counts are of rail-trails and rail-trail miles only. All statistics have been rounded down to the nearest whole number.
National Rail-Trail Trail and Trail Mileage Counts
State Rail-Trail Trail and Trail Mileage Counts
Ten Longest Rail-Trails in America
National Rail-Trail Trail and Trail Mileage Counts:
- Open: 1,534 open rail-trails for a total of 15,346 miles
- Projects: 789 rail-trail projects for a total of 9,501 miles
State Rail-Trail Trail and Trail Mileage Counts:
| |
Open |
Project |
| State |
Trails |
Miles |
Trails |
Miles |
| AK |
3 |
20 |
4 |
247 |
| AL |
11 |
59 |
3 |
8 |
| AR |
10 |
24 |
12 |
152 |
| AZ |
12 |
54 |
2 |
4 |
| CA |
77 |
360 |
42 |
404 |
| CO |
34 |
212 |
13 |
493 |
| CT |
21 |
166 |
14 |
171 |
| DC |
1 |
11 |
1 |
9 |
| DE |
5 |
7 |
4 |
23 |
| FL |
35 |
328 |
41 |
526 |
| GA |
13 |
107 |
3 |
26 |
| HI |
2 |
12 |
2 |
17 |
| IA |
63 |
605 |
17 |
296 |
| ID |
15 |
270 |
8 |
189 |
| IL |
58 |
627 |
12 |
134 |
| IN |
36 |
124 |
13 |
129 |
| KS |
11 |
57 |
30 |
483 |
| KY |
9 |
16 |
15 |
206 |
| LA |
2 |
28 |
10 |
258 |
| MA |
33 |
165 |
60 |
400 |
| MD |
24 |
137 |
12 |
133 |
| ME |
23 |
345 |
4 |
184 |
| MI |
128 |
1,576 |
27 |
290 |
| MN |
74 |
1,460 |
12 |
157 |
| MO |
9 |
289 |
12 |
100 |
| MS |
6 |
58 |
11 |
150 |
| MT |
13 |
58 |
13 |
237 |
| NC |
20 |
54 |
19 |
218 |
| ND |
4 |
28 |
3 |
75 |
| NE |
20 |
289 |
19 |
344 |
| NH |
57 |
355 |
11 |
197 |
| NJ |
47 |
233 |
12 |
107 |
| NM |
7 |
26 |
7 |
138 |
| NV |
2 |
9 |
2 |
13 |
| NY |
92 |
1,008 |
51 |
428 |
| OH |
80 |
973 |
34 |
285 |
| OK |
7 |
51 |
5 |
64 |
| OR |
15 |
209 |
12 |
28 |
| PA |
127 |
1,298 |
51 |
444 |
| RI |
12 |
48 |
5 |
47 |
| SC |
13 |
45 |
26 |
239 |
| SD |
3 |
112 |
1 |
1 |
| TN |
20 |
58 |
6 |
67 |
| TX |
15 |
177 |
29 |
465 |
| UT |
9 |
63 |
1 |
8 |
| VA |
28 |
207 |
27 |
352 |
| VT |
17 |
154 |
7 |
70 |
| WA |
68 |
651 |
34 |
144 |
| WI |
79 |
1,591 |
20 |
222 |
| WV |
61 |
486 |
9 |
54 |
| WY |
3 |
22 |
2 |
44 |
Longest Rail-Trails in America (100 miles or more)
| Name of Trail (Passage) |
State |
Number of Miles |
| Katy Trail State Park |
Missouri |
225 |
| Great Allegheny Passage |
Pennsylvania & Maryland |
150 |
| Soo Line Trail - Northern Route |
Minnesota |
148 |
| Milwaukee Road Corridor (John Wayne Pioneer Trail) |
Washington |
145 |
| Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor |
New York |
119 |
| Soo Line Trail - Southern Route |
Minnesota |
114 |
| George S. Mickelson Trail |
South Dakota |
110 |
| Paul Bunyan State Trail |
Minnesota |
110 |
| Blue Ox Trail (Voyageur Trail) |
Minnesota |
107 |
| State Line Trail |
Michigan |
102 |
| OC&E Woods Line State Trail |
Oregon |
100 |
Last Updated: 07/08
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