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Following is a list we have compiled of bike
trails around the world.
| Bicycle
Trail / Bikeway List |
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| AUSTRALIA |
Bikeway
Name |
Bikeway
Features |
Trail
Description |
| Melbourne |
Lilydale
to Warburton Rail Trail |
A,B,C,F |
38 km trail along the Yarra
River near Melbourne |
| Victoria |
Murray
To The Mountains Rail Trail |
A,B,C,F |
97 km trail thru the Owens
Valley (250km from Melbourne) |
| Western Australia |
Munda
Biddi Trail |
A,B,E,F |
Partially complete yet fabulous
1000 km trail (330 km rideable) from Mundaring
to Collie |
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| 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. |
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| INTERNATIONAL
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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| IRELAND |
Bikeway
Name |
Bikeway
Features |
Trail
Description |
| Island wide |
Great
Southern Trail |
A,B,C,D,E,F |
53 miles long; some sections
unfinished. |
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| NEW
ZEALAND |
Bikeway
Name |
Bikeway
Features |
Trail
Description |
| South Island |
Otago
Central Rail Trail |
A,B,D,E,F |
150 km trail similar to a
gravel road. |
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| NORWAY |
Bikeway
Name |
Bikeway
Features |
Trail
Description |
| Bergen-Voss |
Bergen-Voss Bikeway |
A,B,C,D |
Combination of national bike
routes. |
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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 (25 mi incomplete) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Deckers
Creek Trail |
A,B,C,D,F |
19 mile trail along Deckers
Creek w/1000 feet in elevation gain |
| West Virginia |
Greenbrier
River Trail |
A,B,D,F |
76 mile trail running along
the Greenbrier River from Caldwell to
Cass, WV. |
| West Virginia |
Mon
River Trail |
A,B,C,D,F |
26 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, I'd like to
hear about it. Contact
Me with any details you have (the
more, the better) so I can check it out. If
you wish, I'll happily credit your assistance
too. Submit
your suggestion.
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