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| Proposed route for the Great American Rail-Trail. (Map by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy) |
The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the nation's largest trails organization, has been planning an uninterrupted cross-country bike trail for the past year, but recently it published the first map of the planned route.
"The Great American Rail-Trail will stretch 3,700 miles across 12 states, from Washington DC to Washington state. Collectively, the trail will connect more than 125 currently existing trails and 90 trail gaps," McKinley Corbley reports for the Good News Network.
About 52 percent of the trails is already open for public use; RTC has announced a funding campaign to help open the other 48%. The trail could be a popular trek for serious cyclists and bring tourist dollars to rural areas and small towns along the path.
"We have the chance to create from that vision a national treasure that unites millions of people over thousands of miles of trail," said Ryan Chao, president of RTC. "This trail is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to provide—together—an enduring gift to the nation that will bring joy for generations to come."
from The Rural Blog http://bit.ly/2KsBeaI Map announced for proposed first coast to coast bike trail - Entrepreneur Generations
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