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Great Bicycle Trails in North America
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Following is a list we have compiled of bike
trails in North America.
| BERMUDA |
Bikeway
Name |
Bikeway
Features |
Trail
Description |
| Island wide |
Bermuda
Railway Trail |
A,E |
Bermuda's
unique cycling and walking trail following
the route of the 1931-1948 railway. |
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| CANADA |
Bikeway
Name |
Bikeway
Features |
Trail
Description |
| British
Columbia |
Galloping
Goose |
A,B,C,D,E,F |
Mostly paved, easily
accessible bikeway. |
| British
Columbia |
Kettle
Valley Railway |
A,B,D,F |
Very long. Remote
location, few services, incredible
scenery. |
| Inter-Country Trails |
Bikeway
Name |
Bikeway
Features |
Trail
Description |
| Canada-USA |
Lake
Champlain Bikeways |
A,B,C,D,E |
1,100 mi network
of roads and paths around Lake
Champlain in New York, Quebec
and Vermont |
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| USA |
Bikeway
Name |
Bikeway
Features |
Trail
Description |
| Multi State |
Great
Allegheny Passage |
A,B,C,D,E,F |
150 mile trail from
Cumberland, MD to Pittsburgh,
PA |
| Multi State |
Mississippi
River Trail |
A,B,C,D |
2000 mi bikeway running
thru 10 states along the Mississippi
River |
| Multi State |
C&O
Canal Towpath Trail |
A,B,C,D,E |
184 mi trail along
the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal
towpath |
| Alabama |
Chief
Ladiga Trail |
A,B,C,F |
Runs 33 mi from Anniston
to the AL/GA border; will soon
connect w/the Silver Comet Trail
to Smyrna, GA |
| Florida |
Longboat
Key Trail |
B,C |
24 mi trail along
the shoulder of Gulf of Mexico
Drive on Longboat Key |
| Florida |
Pinellas
Trail |
A,B,C,F |
47 mi trail runs
north-south thru Pinellas County
in central FL |
| Florida |
Withlacoochee
State Trail |
A,B,C,F |
Near Orlando, this
46 mi trail runs from Citrus Springs
to Trilby |
| Georgia |
Silver
Comet Trail |
A,B,C,F |
Runs 33 mi from Smyrna
to the Alabama border; will soon
connect to Anniston, AL via Chief
Ladiga Trail |
| Idaho |
Coeur
d'Alene Trail |
A,B,C |
72 mi paved rail
trail |
| Idaho |
Route
of the Hiawathas |
B,D,F,G |
15 mi gravel/dirt
rail trail in the Bitterroot Mtns.
near the Idaho/Montana border |
| Idaho |
North
Idaho Centennial Trail |
A,B,C |
32 mi paved rail
trail from Washington/Idaho stateline
to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho |
| Iowa |
Cedar
Valley Nature Trail |
A,B,C,D,F,G |
52 mi trail (16 mi
asphalt; the rest is crushed limestone) |
| Louisiana |
Eastbank
Mississippi Bikepath |
A,B,C |
20+ mi urban bikeway
thru New Orleans |
| Louisiana |
Tammany
Trace |
A,B,C,F |
31 mi bikeway in
St. Tammany Parish (near New Orleans) |
| Maryland |
Capital
Crescent Trail |
A,B,C,D,F,G |
Runs 11 mi from Georgetown
to Rosemary Hills in west Silver
Spring |
| Massachusetts |
Minuteman
Bikeway |
A,B,C,F |
One of the most popular
rail-trails in the USA |
| Massachusetts |
Norwottuck
Rail Trail |
A,B,D,F |
Completed 8.5 mi
segment of the future 100 mi Mass
Central Trail |
| Minnesota |
Mesabi
Trail |
A,B,C,F |
97 mi trail from
Ely to Grand Rapids |
| Minnesota |
Paul
Bunyan Trail |
A,B,C,D,E,F |
94 mi trail from
the town of Brainerd to Bemidji |
| Mississippi |
Longleaf Trace Trail |
A,B,C,F |
41 mi trail from
Hattiesburg to Prentiss |
| Missouri |
KATY
Trail |
A,B,D,F |
225 mi/365 km path
stretching east/west across Missouri |
| Nebraska |
Cowboy
Line Trail |
A,B,D,F |
Partially complete
320 mi trail (150 rideable miles)
through the Black Hills |
| Nebraska |
Steamboat
Trace Trail |
A,B,D,F |
21 mi trail paralleling
the Missouri River from @ 6 miles
south of Nebraska City to just
south of Brownville, Nebraska |
| New Jersey |
Delaware
and Raritan Towpath |
B,F |
70 mi trail thru
central NJ |
| Ohio |
Little
Miami Scenic Trail |
A,C,F |
Runs 72 miles along
the Little Miami Scenic River
from Springfield south to Milford
(near Cincinnati) |
| Ohio |
Ohio
& Erie Canal Towpath |
A,B,D |
110 mi (60 mi completed)
canal trail from Clevelend south
to Akron & on past Canton |
| Pennsylvania |
Delaware
Canal Towpath |
A,B,D,F |
60 mi trail directly
across the Delaware from the D&R
Towpath Trail in NJ |
| Pennsylvania |
LeHigh
Gorge Rail Trail |
A,B,D,F |
26 mi trail along
LeHigh River |
| South Dakota |
George
S. Mickelson Trail |
A,B,D,F,G |
Non motorized 109
mi trail through the Black Hills |
| Vermont |
Missisquoi
Valley Rail Trail |
A,B,D,F |
26 mi non-motorized
trail through the farmlands of
Vermont |
| Virginia |
Virginia
Creeper Trail |
A,B,C,F |
Scenic, 34 mi trail
from Abingdon to the VA/NC stateline |
| Virginia |
Washington
& Old Dominion |
A,B,C,F |
Runs 45 mi in northern
Virginia from Shirlington (near
I-395) to Purcellville in Loudoun
County |
| Washington |
Spokane
Centennial Trail |
A,B,C,F |
100 mi trail along
the Spokane River from the Idaho
State line to Nine Mile Falls |
| West Virginia |
Greenbrier
River Trail |
A,B,D,F |
76 mile trail running
along the Greenbrier River from
Caldwell to Cass, WV. |
| West Virginia |
Mons
River Trail |
A,B,D,F |
42 mi trail running
along the Monongahela River |
| West Virginia |
West
Fork Rail Trail |
A,B,D,F |
28 mi limestone rail
trail running along the West Fork
of the Greenbrier River |
| Wisconsin |
Gandy
Dancer Trail |
A,B,D,F,G |
98 mi trail running
from St. Croix Falls north to
Superior |
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| Bikeway
Features: (A) - Car free bikeway.
(B) - Mixed use bikeway. (C) -
Paved bikeway (asphalt or concrete).
(D) - Semi-paved bikeway (wooden
boardwalk, bark/wood mulch or
crushed rock/limestone). (E) -
Unpaved bikeway (dirt). (F) -
Rail trail. (G) - Usage fees apply. |
Naturally,
there are many more bikeways and trails. If
you know any trails not shown, feel free to email us using the link at the top right hand side of this page.
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