For the first time in history, a coast-to-coast bike trail will connect 3,700 miles of the country from Washington, D.C. to Washington State consisting of 12 different states. The Great American Rail-Trail was announced by the non-profit Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, which has been working with state and local governments to transform former railroad corridors into multi-purpose public paths for the last year and a half. More than 50% of the trail is already in place using pre-existing trails developed along the same course charted by the railroad a century ago. •Capital Crescent Trail, Washington, D.C., and Maryland •Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Washington, D.C., and Maryland •Panhandle Trail, Pennsylvania and West Virginia •Ohio to Erie Trail, Ohio •Cardinal Greenway, Indiana •Hennepin Canal Parkway, Illinois •Cedar Valley Nature Trail, Iowa •Cowboy Recreation and Nature Trail, Nebraska •Casper Rail Trail, Wyoming •Headwaters Trail System, Montana •Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes, Idaho •Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, Washington ________________________________________ Resource: Bikepacking.com ________________________________________ #extraordinaryouniverse #railtrail #bikelife #bikes #travel #usa #trails #nature #mtbiking #coasttocoast #railroad #crosscountry #awesome #outdoors #Washington #montana #idaho #wyoming #maryland #washingtondc #iowa #nebraska #ohio #westvirginia #illinois #ohio #traveler #backpacking (at United States) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0crh0enXUg/?igshid=a50afjtcu8bw