The conservancy also is championing a national trail across 12 states from Washington to Washington, D.C., connecting many of the trails already in existence or being built.
Several states are filling the gaps between networks of rail-trails, connecting urban centers with rural areas, spectacular vistas and remote beauty. There are more than 2,100 rail-trails totaling more than 24,000 miles in the United States, according to the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. The conservancy also is championing a national trail across 12 states from Washington to Washington, D.C., connecting many of the trails already in existence or being built. About 2,000 miles of the 3,700-mile Great American Rail-Trail are in place, with 88 gaps remaining.