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This page provides a guide to abandoned railroad right-of-ways converted to rail-trails for hiking, cycling, horseback riding, and recreation in Washington, Oregon, and California.
American River Parkway Trail - 30-mile rail-trail from Old Sacramento to Folsom Dam, California
Ashland Trail - Rail-trail through creekside woods and natural areas in Ashland, Oregon
Banks-Vernonia State Trail - 21-mile rail-trail between Banks and Vernonia, Oregon
Bear Creek Greenway - 16-mile trail follows the Bear Creek streambed between Ashland and Railroad Park in Medford, Oregon
Bizz Johnson National Recreation Rail Trail - Historic Susanville Railroad Depot serves as the trailhead of the 26-mile rail-trail from Susanville, California
Burke-Gilman Trail - 27-mile trail on an abandoned Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern Railway grade in King County, Washington
Chehalis-Western Trail - 22-mile trail on the former Chehalis Western Railroad grade in Thurston County, Washington, connecting with the Yelm-Tenino Trail
East Lake Sammamish Trail - 11-mile trail on a former BNSF railroad grade along the eastern shore of Lake Sammamish from Redmond to Issaquah, Washington
Foothills Trail - 15-mile paved trail on a former Burlington Northern Railroad grade between Puyallup and South Prairie, Washington
Fresno-Clovis Rail-Trail - 13-mile paved rail-trail between Clovis and Fresno, California
Interurban Trail (King County) - 14-mile rail-trail between Tukwila and Pacific, Washington
Interurban Trail (Snohomish County) - 15-mile rail-trail between Everett and Lynnwood
Iron Goat Trail - 6-mile trail over former Great Northern Railway right-of-way in the Stevens Pass area of the Washington Cascades
Iron Horse Regional Trail - 33-mile multi-use trail follows the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way established in 1891 and abandoned in 1977; San Francisco Bay Area, California
Iverson Railroad Grade - 3-mile gravel rail-trail in Tiger Mountain State Forest, Washington
John Wayne Pioneer Trail (Iron Horse State Park) - Rail-trail follows more than 200 miles of former Milwaukee Road grade from the Cascade Mountains to the Idaho border, including the 2.3 mile long Snoqualmie Tunnel
Klickitat Trail - 31-mile trail on a former Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad grade along the Klickitat River between Lyle and Goldendale, Washington
Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail - 7.75-mile linear park, parallel to St. Mary's Road through Lafayette and Moraga, California, over former Oakland-Antioch and Eastern Railroad right-of-way
Monterey Bay Coastal Bike Trail - 29-mile rail-trail from Castroville to the Monterey Peninsula, California
Mount Tamalpais Old Railroad Grade - 6.6-mile rail-trail on the slopes of Mount Tamalpais above Mill Valley, California
Mt. Lowe Railway Loop - 11-mile trail along the ruins of the Mount Lowe Railway in Altadena, California
North Idaho Centennial Trail - 24-mile rail-trail from Post Falls to Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, joining the Spokane River Centennial Trail at the Washington state border
OC&E Woods Line State Trail - 105-mile rail-trail built on the old railbed of the Oregon, California, and Eastern Railroad between Klamath Falls, Bly, and Sycan Marsh, Oregon
Olympic Discovery Trail - Trail under development in Washington State spans 130 miles from Port Townsend to the Pacific Ocean, including many miles of former railroad grade, several trestles, and two tunnels
Preston Railroad Grade - 11.6-mile dirt rail-trail in Tiger Mountain State Forest, Washington
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy - Preserves unused rail corridors in the US by transforming them into trails
Row River National Recreation Trail - 17-mile trail on the former Oregon Pacific & Eastern Railway grade between Culp Creek and Cottage Grove, Oregon
Sacramento River Rail Trail - 5-mile crushed stone trail on the former Shasta Pacific Railroad grade between Shasta Dam and Redding, California
Sir Francis Drake Bikeway - 6-mile rail-trail between Lagunitas and Tocaloma in Samuel P. Taylor State Park in Western Marin County, California
Snoqualmie Valley Trail - 31-mile trail follows a former Milwaukee Road Railroad alignment in King County, Washington
Spokane Centennial Trail - Paved rail-trail along the Spokane River from the Idaho State line (joins the North Idaho Centennial Trail) to Nine Mile Falls, Washington
Springwater Corridor - 21-mile rail-trail on the former Portland Railway Light and Power Company right-of-way in Portland, Oregon
Spruce Railroad Trail - 4-mile rail-trail along the north shore of Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park near Port Angeles, Washington
Tony Knowles Coastal Trail - 11-mile rail-trail from downtown Anchorage to Kincaid Park along Cook Inlet; Alaska
Yelm-Tenino Trail - 14.5-mile trail on a former Burlington Northern Railroad grade between Yelm and Tenino, Washington, connecting with the Chehalis Western Trail
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