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  East to West Rails and Trails
  America · canals · Conservation · destination management · Friends and Family Travel · hub and spoke transport · intercity transit · Travel · travel plan
  The Great American Rail-Trail is the nation's first cross-country multiuse trail, stretching more than 3,700 miles between Washington, D.C., and Washington State. This infrastructure connects thousands of miles of rail-trails and multiuse trails, serving those living along the route as well as visitors from around the country and the world.
  A unique experience away from vehicle traffic, with gentle grades, for all types of trail users, from long-distance cyclists and runners to casual daily explorers developed in partnership with state agencies, nonprofits, volunteers and trail partners country wide to ensure a contiguous and direct route.
  A nation connected by trails
  The gateways to the Great American Rail-Trail:
  D.C. and Maryland's Capital Crescent Trail D.C. and Maryland's C&O Canal Towpath
  West Virginia and Pennsylvania's Panhandle Trail Ohio's Ohio to Erie Trail
  Indiana's Cardinal Greenway Illinois' Hennepin Canal Parkway Iowa's Cedar Valley Nature Trail
  Nebraska's Cowboy Recreation and Nature Trail Wyoming's Casper Rail Trail
  Montana's Headwaters Trail System Idaho's Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes
  Washington's Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail
  The Great American Rail-Trail is a signature project of Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, the nation's largest trails organization—with a grassroots community more than 1 million strong—dedicated to connecting people and communities through a nationwide network of public trails, many from former rail lines. The "Great American" is the most ambitious project in its TrailNation™ portfolio—the organization's initiative to encourage the rapid replication of regional trail networks across the country.