Adirondack Park in Upstate New York is the largest publicly protected land in the mainland United States. Stretching a whopping 6 million acres, Adirondack Park is also a National Historic Landmark.

Though road trips typically mean gearing up for hours inside a car, why not try a bike ride through small towns where rural scenery can give you a welcome reprieve from the hustle and bustle of daily ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to include the link to the map. PITTSFIELD — Bicyclists, pedestrians and rail trail users just got a new tool to help plan their next trip or see a bit of ...

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Apps make it easy to map our own cycling routes, but there’s something special about pedaling along a rail-trail. The new PBS documentary, From Rails to Trails, follows the 60-year fight to convert ...

Discover this historic rail trail in Wisconsin, now a peaceful, scenic path with small towns, rolling landscapes, and ...

Note: The following story was originally slated to publish the week of July 9, 2023, until massive flooding in Vermont caused an estimated $11 million worth of damage to the new, $31 million Lamoille ...

WHEELS IN WESTERN MASS. WE CHECK BACK IN ON THE ONGOING IF VERY DIFFERENT LABORS OF SOME LONG TIME FRIENDS. THE HAPPIEST PLACES ON EARTH ARE PLACES WITH LOTS OF BIKES. FOR CRAIG DE LA PENA, BIKES ARE ...

These five rail trails offer a stress-free and sustainable way to go on a multiday cycling trip. A bicyclist crosses a bridge in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, one of many towns along the Great Allegheny ...

The Santa Cruz Branch Line has been hotly contested for years. The debate now focuses on a looming Capitola City Council decision that may allow the rail trail to detour out of the corridor, through ...

It’s been a while since train travel was the primary mode of transportation in the U.S. No wonder abandoned railroad corridors are being reinvigorated as scenic paths for cycling, jogging and walking ...