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This page provides a guide to abandoned railroad right-of-ways converted to rail-trails for hiking, cycling, horseback riding, snowmobiling, and recreation in Eastern USA and Canada.
Airline Rail Trail - 50 mile rail-trail on the former New Haven Railroad from near the Connecticut River to the Massachusetts border
Alburg Recreational Rail-Trail - 3.5-mile cinder and gravel rail-trail between Alburg Village and East Alburg, Vermont
Allatoona Pass - 3.4-mile rail-trail follows the original railroad grade into Allatoona Pass and proceeds to a scenic stroll along Lake Allatoona in northwest Georgia
American Tobacco Trail - Proposed 22-mile rail-trail on the former Norfolk Southern grade in the Triangle Region of North Carolina
Ammonoosuc Rail Trail - 20-mile gravel rail-trail between Littleton and Woodsville, New Hampshire
Aroostook Valley Trail - 75-mile gravel and original ballast trail through remote areas of Maine between Washburn and Van Buren on the former Aroostook Valley Railroad grade
Ashuelot Rail Trail - 23-mile rail-trail on a former Boston & Maine Railroad grade between Keene and Hinsdale in southwestern New Hampshire
Ashuwillticook Rail Trail - 11-mile rail-trail between Lanesborough and Adams, Massachusetts on the former Pittsfield & North Adams Railroad right-of-way (later Boston & Maine)
Assabet River Rail Trail - 12.5-mile paved rail-trail in Marlborough, Hudson, Stow, Maynard, and Acton, Massachusetts, along the abandoned rail bed of the former Marlborough Branch Railroad
Auburn Trail - 9-mile rail-trail between Pittsford and Farmington, New York, along the former New York Central
Baltimore & Annapolis Trail - 13 miles from Annapolis to Glen Burnie, Maryland, through mostly suburban and urban terrain; connects with additional trails around the BWI Airport
Bedford Narrow-Gauge Rail Trail - 3-mile rail-trail on the former Billerica & Bedford Railroad grade in Bedford, Massachusetts
Bellefonte Central Rail Trail - Penn State project to convert a 1.3-mile section of former Bellefonte Central railroad right-of-way into a recreation trail in State College, Pennsylvania
BeltLine - Proposed development of 22 miles of historic railroad that encircles Atlanta, Georgia, including recreation trail, parks, and transit
Bike & Hike Trail - 33.5-mile rail-trail on the former Akron, Bedford & Cleveland (ABC) Railroad between Sagamore Hills and Boston Heights, Ohio
Blackstone River Bikeway - 8-mile rail-trail in Lincoln and Cumberland, Rhode Island; the trail will ultimately extend 48 miles from Providence to Worcester, Massachusetts
Blackwater Heritage State Trail - 7-mile trail between Milton, Florida and the Whiting Field Naval Air Station on the former Florida and Alabama Railroad grade
Blue Ridge Railroad Historical Trail - 7-mile rail-trail on an incomplete nineteenth-century railbed near Walhalla, South Carolina
Bruce Freeman Rail Trail - Proposed rail trail through the communities of Lowell, Chelmsford, Westford, Carlisle, Acton, Concord, Sudbury, and Framingham in Massachusetts, following the 25-mile route of the old New Haven Railroad Framingham & Lowell line
Burlington Waterfront Bike Path - 7.5-mile paved rail-trail along the shore of Lake Champlain from Burlington, Vermont
Cady Way Trail - 3.5-mile paved rail-trail on the former East Florida and Atlantic Railroad grade between Winter Park and Orlando, Florida
Caledon Trailway - 36km rail-trail between Terra Cotta and Palgrave, Ontario, Canada
Cambridge to Paris Rail-Trail - 12-mile recreational hiking and bicycling trail between Cambridge and Paris, Ontario, Canada; follows the Grand River with spectacular river overlooks en route
Cape Cod Rail Trail - 22-mile rail-trail on the former Old Colony Railroad grade through the towns of Dennis, Harwich, Brewster, Orleans, Eastham, and Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Capital Crescent Trail - 11-mile rail-trail on the former B&O Railroad Georgetown Branch between Georgetown, Bethesda, and Silver Spring, Maryland
Cardinal Greenway - Recreation trail on 60 miles of former CSX railroad between Marion and Richmond in East Central Indiana
Carrabassett River Trail - 6-mile rail-trail on the former Sandy River & Rangely Lakes Railroad grade between Carrabassett and Bigelow, Maine
Catskill Scenic Trail - 19-mile rail-trail on a former Ulster & Delaware Railroad grade between Bloomville and Grand Gorge, New York
Chautauqua Rails to Trails - Guide to the multiuse trails of Chautauqua County, New York
Chester Creek Rail-Trail - Trail under construction in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Clarion/Little Toby Trail - 18-mile rail-trail on the former Pennsylvania Railroad Clearfield Branch along the Clarion River between Ridgway and Brockway in the Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania
Cochituate Rail Trail - 4-mile rail-trail under development between the Village of Saxonville in Framingham to Natick Center, Massachusetts
Columbia Trail - 7-mile rail-trail on the former High Bridge Branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey; High Bridge, New Jersey
Confederation Trail - 357km of rail-trails follow the route of the Prince Edward Island Railway on Prince Edward Island, Canada
Conotton Creek Trail - 11.4-mile rail-through through northern Harrison County, Ohio, on the former Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad grade
Creekside Trail - 17.8-mile paved rail-trail between Xenia Station and Eastwood MetroPark, Ohio
Cross Vermont Trail Association - Building a 75-mile trail, including existing railbeds, from Vermont's western border on Lake Champlain to its eastern border in the Village of Wells River on the Connecticut River
Cumberland Valley Rails-to-Trails Council - 11-mile rail-trail from Shippensburg to Newville, Pennsylvania
D&H Rail Trail - 38-mile rail-trail from the Simpson Viaduct at Route 171 north through Lanesboro, Pennsylvania to the New York State border
Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail (DRHT) - Proposed 15.7-mile rail-trail in King George, Virginia
Decker's Creek Trail - 18-mile rail-trail on the former Morgantown & Kingwood Railroad grade between Morgantown and Reedsville, West Virginia
Delaware and Hudson Rail-Trail - 20-mile rail-trail on a former D&H right-of-way between West Rupert and Castleton, Vermont
Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail - 70-mile rail-trail between Milford, Trenton, and New Brunswick, New Jersey on the former Belvidere & Delaware River Railway grade
East Bay Bike Path - 14-mile rail-trail runs south from India Point Park in Providence to Independence Park in Bristol, Rhode Island
Eastern Trail - 47-mile rail-trail under development on the former Eastern Railroad grade between South Portland, Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Easton-Clayton Rail Trail - Partially completed rail-trail on the former Chesapeake Railroad right-of-way between Easton, Maryland and Clayton, Delaware
Elora Cataract Trailway - 47km rail-trail on the route of the former Credit Valley Railway, later Canadian Pacific's Elora Subdivision, in south-central Ontario, Canada
Farmington Canal Rail-to-Trail Association - Maintains the Farmington Canal Heritage Greenway which covers 84 miles from New Haven, Connecticut to Northampton, Massachusetts
Farmington Valley Greenway - 25-mile multi-use trail under construction through five towns in the Farmington Valley of Central Connecticut
Firelands Rails to Trails - 3.3-mile rail-trail between Norwalk and Monroeville, Ohio, part of the Huron County Rail Trail across northern Ohio
Friends of Northampton Trails and Greenways (FNTG) - Dedicated to expanding the rail-trail network in Northampton, Massachusetts
Friends of the High Line - Non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and reuse of the High Line, a 1.5 mile elevated rail structure on the West Side of Manhattan, New York
Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail State Park - 16-mile rail-trail from Gainesville to Hawthorne, Florida, through the Paynes Prairie Preserve Park and the Lockloosa Wildlife Management Area
Gainesville-Waldo Road Greenway - 2.6-mile paved rail-trail in Gainesville, Florida
Gen. James A. Van Fleet State Trail - 29-mile paved rail-trail near Lakeland, Florida
Genesee Valley Greenway, Friends of the - Planned 90-mile path over former Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way through woodlands, farmlands, and peaceful stream valleys, from Lake Ontario in Rochester to Letchworth State Park and on south to New York's Southern Tier
Georgian Trail - 35km rail-trail between Collingwood and Meaford, Ontario, Canada
Ghost Town Trail - 36-mile crushed stone rail-trail on the former Ebensburg & Blacklick Railroad between Saylor Park and Ebensburg in western Pennsylvania
Grand Trunk Trail, The - Rail-trail on former Canadian National grade across the Sarnia Bridge in St. Marys, Ontario, Canada
Granite Town Rail-Trail - 3-mile cinder rail-trail on the former Brookline & Milford Railroad grade in Milford, New Hampshire
Great Allegheny Passage - 150-mile system of biking and hiking trails linking Cumberland, Maryland and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a connection to the C&O Canal Towpath to Washington, DC
Greenbrier River Trail - 79-mile rail-trail on the former Greenbrier Division of the C&O Railway, traversing 35 bridges and 2 tunnels in eastern West Virginia
Greenville Junction to Shirley Mills Rail Trail - 6.5-mile gravel and dirt rail-trail on the former Bangor & Aroostook Railroad grade through the bogs between Greenville Junction (Moosehead Lake) and Shirley Mills (Shirley Pond), Maine
Hamilton - Brantford Rail Trail - 32km trail consisting of the West Hamilton - Jerseyville Trail and the Jerseyville - Brantford Trail, originally the right-of-way of the Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway; Ontario, Canada
Harlem Valley Rail Trail - 43-mile paved rail-trail under development in the Harlem Valley and Taconic Hills of eastern New York, over the former New York and Harlem Railroad
Hart-Montague Bicycle Trail - 23-mile paved rail-trail between Hart and Montague, Michigan on a former Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad grade
Henry Hudson Trail - 22-mile multi-use rail-trail in Monmouth County, New Jersey
Heritage Rail Trail - 7-mile paved rail-trail between Hilliard and Plain City in central Ohio
Hillsboro Branch Rail-Trail - 8-mile rail-trail on the former Boston & Maine Railroad grade between Bennington and Hillsboro, New Hampshire
Hoosier Rails-to-Trails Council - Promotes trails of all kinds in Indiana, with a focus on multi-use rail-trails in the early stages of concept and development
Hop River State Park Trail - 19-mile rail-trail from Manchester to Columbia/Windham, Connecticut
Hudson Valley Rail-Trail - 5-mile rail-trail in Ulster County, New York
Huron River Greenway - 7-mile rail-trail on the former Wheeling and Lake Erie Huron Branch between Huron and Milan in north central Ohio
Huron Valley Rail Trail - 10.5-mile trail on the former Grand Trunk Railroad from South Lyon, Michigan
Ironton Rail Trail - 9.2-mile rail-trail on the former Ironton Railroad grade between Whitehall and North Whitehall, Pennsylvania
Island Line Trail - 5-mile rail-trail on the former Rutland-Canadian Railroad's causeway to the Lake Champlain Islands, Vermont
Jay to Farmington Rail Trail - 13-mile rail-trail on the former Maine Central Railroad grade between Jay and Farmington in western Maine
Jesse E. Bushaw Memorial Trail - 5-mile rail-trail on the former Boston & Maine Railroad grade between Warren and Glencliff, New Hampshire
Joseph B. Clarke Rail-Trail - 3-mile rail-trail between Tappan and Orangeburg, New York
Junction and Breakwater Trail - 6-mile rail-trail follows the former Penn Central Rail Line on the southwestern side of Cape Henlopen State Park at Wolfe Neck, midway between Lewes and Rehoboth, Delaware
K&P Trail - 40km rail-trail between Snow Road Station and Barryvale, Ontario, Canada
Kal-Haven Trail - 34-mile rail-trail between South Haven and Kalamazoo, Michigan on the abandoned Kalamazoo & South Haven Railroad grade
Kentucky Rails to Trails Council - News, photos, and information about rails-to-trails projects in Kentucky
Keuka Outlet Trail - 7-mile rail-trail on the former Fall Brook Railroad railbed between Penn Yan on Keuka Lake and Dresden on Seneca Lake, New York
Kokosing Gap Trail - 14-mile paved rail-trail between Mount Vernon and Danville, Ohio on a former Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way
Lacey Rail-Trail Environmental Committee - Preserving the Central Jersey Railroad right-of-way in Lacey Township, New Jersey, solely as a bike and pedestrian trail
Lagrange Right-of-Way Trail - 15-mile gravel rail-trail on the former Bangor & Aroostook Railroad grade between Lagrange and Medford, Maine
Lamoille Valley Rail Trail - Planned 92-mile rail-trail on the former St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain Railroad route between St. Johnsbury and Swanton, Vermont
Le P’tit Train du Nord - 120-mile rail-trail between Saint-Jérôme and Mont-Laurier, Quebec, Canada
Lebanon Valley Rails to Trails - 15-mile rail-trail under development on the former Cornwall-Lebanon Railroad grade from the Lancaster/Lebanon County line to the City of Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Lehigh Gorge State Park Trail - 26-mile trail between Jim Thorpe and White Haven in the Western Pococnos, Pennsylvania
Lester Rail Trail - 3.2-mile rail-trail in York Township, Ohio
Little Beaver Creek Greenway Trail - 11-mile paved rail-trail on former Erie Lackawanna right-of-way between Lisbon and Leetonia, Ohio
Little Miami Scenic Trail - 72-mile rail-trail from Springfield in Clark County to Loveland and Milford in Hamilton County, Ohio, over former Little Miami Railroad right-of-way
Luzerne County Rail Trail - 1.8-mile rail-trail in Pittston, Pennsylvania, with a planned 11-mile extension
Manhan Rail Trail - 4.2-mile rail-trail in Easthampton, Massachusetts
Marblehead Rail-Trail - 5-mile gravel rail-trail on the former Eastern Railroad's Swampscott Branch between Marblehead, Salem, and Swampscott, Massachusetts
Mason Railroad Trail - 7-mile rail-trail from Wilton, New Hampshire to Townsend, Massachusetts
Mason-Greenville Railroad Trail - 7-mile rail-trail on the former Boston & Maine Railroad grade between Mason and Greenville in southern New Hampshire
Mass Central Rail Trail - Rail-trail under development on a former 104-mile Boston & Maine Railroad grade between Northampton and Boston, Massachusetts
Metropolitan Branch Trail - Proposed 8-mile multi-use trail from Silver Spring, Maryland to Union Station in Washington, DC, along the MetroRail Red Line
Miami Valley Ohio Rails-To-Trails - Information about all rail-trails in southwest Ohio, with trail descriptions, pictures, and maps
Minuteman Bikeway - 11-mile paved trail through the Boston, Massachusetts suburbs of Bedford, Lexington, Arlington, and Cambridge, converted in 1993 from a railroad grade
Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail - 26-mile crushed limestone rail-trail on the former Central Vermont Railway's Richford Branch between St. Albans and Richford, Vermont
Mohawk Hudson Bikeway Trail - 35-mile paved trail along the Mohawk and Hudson rivers between Rotterdam and Cohoes, New York
Mon River Trails Conservancy - 51-mile rail-trail in North Central West Virginia on abandoned rail corridors along the Monongahela River and Deckers Creek near Morgantown
Monadnock Branch Rail-Trail - 9-mile rail-trail between Winchendon and East Jaffrey, New Hampshire
Monon Trail - 15-mile rail-trail along the former Monon Railroad grade between Carmel and Indianapolis, Indiana
Monroe Housatonic Railbed Trail - 4-mile rail-trail on a former Housatonic Railroad grade in Monroe, Connecticut
Montour Trail, The - 46-mile rail-trail from Coraopolis to Clairton, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, over the abandoned right-of-way of the Montour Railroad and the Peters Creek Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Montpelier & Wells River Trail - 14.5-mile rail-trail on the former Montpelier & Wells River Railroad grade between Ricker Pond State Park and Marshfield, Vermont
Moonville Rail Trail - Recreation trail on the former B&O railroad grade between Zaleski and Mineral, Ohio
Moosup Valley Trail - 8-mile rail-trail in northeastern Connecticut on the railbed of the Moosup Sterling Line, part of the Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad
Musketawa Trail - 26-mile paved rail-trail between Muskegon and Marne, Michigan on the former Muskegon, Grand Rapids, and Indiana Railroad grade
Nashua River Rail Trail - 11-mile rail-trail through Ayer, Groton, Pepperell, and Dunstable, Massachusetts on the former Hollis Branch of the Boston & Maine Railroad
Neponset River Greenway - Rail-trail under development near Boston, Massachusetts over the former Dorchester and Milton Branch Railway
New River Trail - 57-mile rail-trail in southwestern Virginia with two tunnels and nearly 30 bridges
North Bend Rail Trail - 72-mile rail-trail in north central West Virginia on the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's Parkersburg Branch, includes 10 tunnels and 36 bridges between Parkersburg and Clarksburg
North Bend Rail Trail Tunnels - Photos and history of all present and former railroad tunnels along the West Virginia rail-trail
North Carolina Rail-Trails - News, maps, and information about rails-to-trails projects in North Carolina
North County Trailway - 22.1-mile rail-trail on the former New York & Putnam Railroad grade between the Putnam County border and Eastview, New York, where it joins the South County Trailway
North Simcoe Rail Trail - 30km rail-trail between Barrie and Elmvale, Ontario, Canada, on the former North Simcoe Railway (later Canadian National)
Northern Central & York County Heritage Trails - 41-mile crushed gravel rail-trail on a former Northern Central Railroad grade between Ashland, Maryland and York, Pennsylvania through Gunpowder Falls State Park
Northern Central Railroad Trail - 20-mile crushed stone rail-trail on the former Northern Central Railroad grade between Ashland, Maryland and the Pennsylvania state line
Northern Line Rail-Trail - 56-mile rail-trail under construction on the former Boston & Maine Railroad grade between Boscawen and Lebanon, New Hampshire
Northern Rail Trail - 23-mile rail-trail in the scenic Mascoma Valley of central New Hampshire, along the old roadbed of the Boston & Maine Railroad's Northern Line between Lebanon and Grafton
Norwottuck Rail Trail - 11-mile rail-trail along the former Boston & Maine Railroad right-of-way through the towns of Northampton, Hadley, and Amherst, Massachusetts
O&W Rail Trail - 20-mile rail-trail from Simpson to Orson, Pennsylvania, over the former New York, Ontario, and Western Railroad grade
Ogden Mine Railroad Path - 2.4-mile rail-trail within Mahlon Dickerson Reservation in Hurdtown, New Jersey
Ohio to Erie Trail - Network of trails being built from Cincinnati to Cleveland, Ohio, using lands formerly occupied by railroads and canals
OhioBikeways.net - Informational directory with reviews and maps of Ohio's rail-trails and bikeways
Old Narrow Gauge Volunteer Trail - 1.25-mile rail-trail on the former Kennebec Central Railroad roadbed in Randolph, Maine
Ontario Pathways - 24-mile rail-trail between Stanley, Canandaigua, and Phelps, New York
Ontario Rail Trails - Trail information, photos, and maps including Hamilton-Brantford, Cambridge-Paris, Caledon, Georgian, Elora-Cataract, Niagara River, Beaver River Wetland, and other trails
Paulinskill Valley Rail Trail - 27-mile cinder rail-trail on the former New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad grade between Sparta Junction and Columbia, New Jersey
Paulinskill Valley Trail Committee - Organization of volunteers dedicated to promoting the public interest, appreciation, and conservation of the resources of Kittatinny Valley State Park including the Paulinskill Valley Trail (27 miles) and the Sussex Branch Trail (20 miles) in New Jersey
Pere Marquette Rail Trail, Friends of - 30-mile paved rail-trail from Midland to Clare, Michigan on abandoned CSX Railroad property, originally the Pere Marquette Railroad
Perkiomen Trail - 19-mile cinder trail on the former Perkiomen Railway (later Reading Railroad) grade between Oaks and Perkiomenville in southeast Pennsylvania
Phoenix Bike Trail - 3-mile paved rail-trail in Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Pine Creek Rail Trail - 58-mile crushed stone rail-trail between Ansonia and Jersey Shore in Tioga State Forest, Pennsylvania
Pinellas Trail - 34-mile corridor of abandoned CSX railroad right-of-way from Tarpon Springs to St. Petersburg, Florida
Portsmouth Branch Rail-Trail - 25-mile rail-trail on a former Boston & Maine Railroad grade between Massabesic and Rockingham in southern New Hampshire
Pumpkinvine Nature Trail - 17-mile linear park under construction on the former Pumpkinvine Railroad corridor between Goshen, Middlebury, and Shipshewana in north central Indiana
Rail-Trail Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania - Information about regional trails including the D&H Rail-Trail and O&W Rail-Trail
Railroad Grade Road - 10-mile paved rail-trail between Fleetwood and Todd, North Carolina
Railroad Run - Half-mile rail-trail on a former railroad grade in Saratoga Springs, New York
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy - Preserves unused rail corridors in the US by transforming them into trails
Rockingham Recreational Trail - Fremont Branch - 18-mile rail-trail on the former Boston & Maine Railroad grade between Derry and Fremont in southern New Hampshire
Saginaw Valley Rail Trail - 10-mile rail-trail between St. Charles and Saginaw, Michigan
Salem - Londonderry Trail - 14-mile rail-trail on the former Boston & Maine Railroad grade between Salem and Londonderry, New Hampshire
Silver Comet Trail - 62-mile paved rail-trail on a former Seaboard Air Line grade from Smyrna, Georgia through Cobb, Paulding, and Polk counties to a connection with the Chief Ladiga Trail at the Alabama border
Solon To Bingham Rail Trail - 7-mile crushed stone trail on a former logging railroad grade between Bingham and Salon, Maine, connecting with the Kennebec Valley Trail to Emden
South County Trailway - 14.1-mile rail-trail on the former New York & Putnam Railroad grade between the New York City border and Eastview, New York, where it joins the North County Trailway
Southern New England Trunkline Trail - 22-mile rail-trail between Franklin and Douglas, Massachusetts
Squannacook River Rail Trail - Proposed 3.3 mile recreational trail in Townsend and Groton, Massachusetts
St. John Valley Heritage Trail - 16-mile rail-trail from Fort Kent, Maine that follows the St. John River
St. Mark's Trail - 14-mile paved trail near Florida State University on a former Tallahassee Rail Road grade
Stony Valley Railroad Grade - 22-mile crushed stone rail-trail betweeen Ellendale Forge and Lebanon Reservoir, Pennsylvania
Sugar River Recreation Trail - 8-mile gravel rail-trail on the former Claremont & Concord Railroad grade between Newport and Claremont, New Hampshire
Sussex Branch Rail Trail - 21-mile rail-trail on the former Erie Lackawanna Railroad Sussex Branch between Byram and Branchville, New Jersey
Swamp Fox National Recreation Trail - 42-mile rail-trail through the swampy wetlands and coastal pine forests of Francis Marion National Forest, Charleston County, South Carolina
Swatara State Park Rail Trail - 10-mile trail follows the old railroad bed of the Lebanon & Tremont Branch of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad in southeastern Pennsylvania
Switchback Trail - 18-mile rail-trail on the former Switchback Gravity Railroad between Summit Hill and Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Tallahassee-St. Marks Historic Railroad Trail - 19-mile paved rail-trail between St. Marks and Tallahassee, Florida
Tallulah Falls Rail-Trail - 1.7-mile paved rail-trail in Tallulah Gorge State Park, Georgia
Thermal Belt Rail-Trail - 8-mile crushed gravel rail-trail between Spindale and Gilkey, North Carolina
Trans Canada Trail - Constructing an 18,000 kilometer trail across Canada
Triangle Rails to Trails Conservancy - Works with local and state government officials in North Carolina to preserve local abandoned railroad corridors for future transportation and other interim uses such as recreational trails
Uhthoff and Lightfoot Millennium Trails - 28km rail-trail between Orillia and Coldwater, Ontario, Canada, on a former Canadian Pacific Railway grade
Upper Charles Trail - 27-mile rail-trail under construction, connecting Milford, Hopkinton, Ashland, Sherborn, and Holliston, Massachusetts
V&E Greenline - 1.7-mile rail-trail tours urban neighborhoods and gardens in Memphis, Tennessee
Victoria & Haliburton Rail Trail - 90km rail-trail between Lindsay and Haliburton, Ontario, Canada, on the former Victoria Railway (later Canadian National)
Virginia Creeper Trail - 34.5-mile rail-trail from Whitetop to Abingdon, Virginia
Wabash Cannonball Trail - 63-mile rail-trail on a former Norfolk Southern grade in northwest Ohio
Wallkill Valley Rail Trail - 12.2-mile crushed stone rail-trail between Gardiner and New Paltz, New York
Ware River Rail-Trail - 22-mile rail-trail between Coldbrook and Winchendon, Massachusetts
Warren-East Haverhill Railroad Grade Trail - 10-mile rail-trail on a former Boston & Maine Railroad grade between Warren and Haverhill, New Hampshire
Washington & Old Dominion Trail Guide - Mile-by-mile guide to the W&OD rail-trail that stretches 45 miles from the Shirlington area of Arlington County to rural Purcellville, Virginia
Washington and Baltimore Rail Trails - Information about approximately 20 rail-trails in the Mid-Atlantic, including Baltimore/Washington
Washington and Old Dominion Trail, Friends of the - Dedicated to the preservation, enhancement, and promotion of the 45-mile multi-use W&OD rail-trail between Alexandria and Purcellville, Virginia
Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis Trail, The - 22-mile trail constructed on the old WB&A Railroad alignment between Lanham and Annapolis, Maryland
West Orange Trail - 19-mile paved rail-trail through Winter Garden and Apopka, Florida
West Virginia Rails-to-Trails Council - Collection of individuals, civic groups, and organizations joined together to promote the development of rail-trails
Western Maryland Rail Trail - 22.5-mile paved rail-trail on a former Western Maryland Railroad grade between Fort Frederick, Hancock, and Pearre Station, Maryland, along the Potomac River across from the C&O Towpath
White Pine Trail - 92-mile rail-trail from Comstock Park to Cadillac, Michigan over former Penn Central Railroad right-of-way
Whitefield-Gorham Rail-Trail - 18-mile unimproved rail-trail on the former New Hampshire & Vermont Railroad between Wambek Jct and Gorham, New Hampshire
Windham Rail Trail - 4-mile paved rail trail in Windham, New Hampshire
Withlacoochee Rails to Trails - 46-mile paved rail-trail between Dunnellon and Trilby, Florida
Wolfeboro-Sanbornville Recreational Trail (Cotton Valley Trail) - 12-mile rail-trail between the eastern shores of Lake Winnepesaukee at Wolfeboro and a restored railroad turntable at Sanbornville, New Hampshire
Youghiogheny River Trail - 43-mile limestone surfaced trail built on the right-of-way of the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad between McKeesport and Connellsville, Pennsylvania
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