From the now-complete Adirondack Rail Trail to the ever-popular Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes, these are our top rail trails to ride across the U.S.

Efforts continue to raise $82 million for the planned public pedestrian and biking trail, affectionately known as BERT.

The 34-mile rail trail running from Lake Placid to Tupper Lake is ready for its first winter of full operation.

CORRY — A new $887,000 grant will provide the remainder of funding needed to launch a downtown Corry park featuring a brew pub, performance space and splash pad. The Appalachian Regional Commission ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

In 1963, Illinois naturalist May Watts, inspired by walking paths she’d seen in Britain, wrote a letter to the editor of the Chicago Tribune, suggesting converting a stretch of abandoned railroad into ...

I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised by the responses I got when I told people I’d just completed a three-day bike ride across a large chunk of northern Indiana. “Wow,” most said, with just a hint ...

The Burke-Gilman Trail is about 20 miles, but the road to becoming a Seattle transportation icon is vastly longer. “From Rails to Trails,” a new PBS documentary narrated by Edward Norton premiering ...

Poughkeepsie, N.Y. — Rail trails are increasingly becoming go-to paths for recreationists looking to hike, bike or walk it out in the United States. And for New Yorkers looking to enjoy the great ...