List of rail trails

This is a list of rail trails around the world. Rail trails are former railway lines that have been converted to paths designed for pedestrian, bicycle, skating, equestrian, and/or light motorized traffic. Most are multiuse trails offering at least pedestrians and cyclists recreational access and right-of-way to the routes.^[1]

Asia

Parts of , Johor Bahru (Malaysia)-Tanjong Pagar (Singapore) KTM railway, known as the Green Corridor
Parts of , Thailand-Burma Death Railway
The Jerusalem Railway Park.

Europe

Austria

A more complete reference can be found at www.bahntrassenradeln.de.^[2]

Lower Austria

Dampfross und Drahtesel on the former de:Stammersdorfer Lokalbahn
de:Traisentalradweg on the former de:Leobersdorfer Bahn

Upper Austria

Reichraminger Hintergebirgs on former de:Waldbahn Reichraming
Part of de:Steyrtalradweg follows the former de:Steyrtalbahn

Salzburg

Salzkammergut-Lokalbahn-Radweg on the former de:Salzkammergut-Lokalbahn between Strobl and St. Gilgen
de:Salzkammergut-Radweg on the former de:Ischlerbahn and de:Salzkammergut-Lokalbahn from Salzburg to Bad Ischl

Styria

The first 18 kilometers of the de:Feistritztal-Radweg between Ratten and de:Birkfeld on a dismantled part of the de:Feistritztalbahn

Belgium

Line 29 from Aarschot to Herentals
Line 29 north of Turnhout towards the Dutch border
Line 38 from Liege to Hombourg (Ravel 5)
Line 62 from Oostende to Torhout
Part of line 109 from Chimay to Froidchapelle
Line 142 from Namur to Hoegaarden (Ravel 2)^[3]
Most of Line 160 from Brussels to Tervuren^[4]
Part of line 163A from Sainte-Cécile to Muno

Denmark

Fodsporet, 40 km between Slagelse and Næstved via Dalmose plus 12 km between Dalmose and Skælskør in the southeastern part of Sjælland opened 2011^[5]
Himmerlandsstien, 70 km between Viborg and Løgstør in the northern part of Jutland opened 2007 (Danish: da:Himmerlandsstien)
Naturstien Horsens-Silkeborg Naturetrail, 60 km between Horsens-Silkeborg in the middle of Jutland^[6]

Finland

Baana, a 1.5-km (0.93 miles) section of the old Helsinki harbour rail line.

France

Avenue Verte between St-Aubin-le-Cauf (near Dieppe) and Forges-les-Eaux
The promenade plantée ("walk with trees") (4.5 km) in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, France; built on the former railway line between Bastille area and the eastern suburbs of Paris (???? - 1969)
Coulée verte ("green belt") (29 km), on the former railway lines from Amiens and Beauvais (43 km), opened for the traffic between 1874 and 1972 or 1990
Coulée verte ("green belt") (1 km), on the former transversal railway line (closed in 1979) between the station of Colombes and the station of "Les Vallées" la Garenne-Colombes
The voie verte ("green way") is a former railway line transformed in bicycle trail in the Vosges; it links Remiremont to Bussang and Remiremont to Cornimont
Voie verte from Givry to Mâcon
Voie verte from Mios to Bazas, a former railway line transformed into a bicycle trail (76 km) in the Aquitaine
The Roger Lapébie bike path runs for 57 km from Bordeaux, through Créon and onto Sauveterre-de-Guyenne.

Germany

Germany has 613 rail trails with a total length of 4,400 kilometres (2,700 mi) (as at Sept. 2013). 80 more projects are being planned or under construction. These are some of the longest rail trails in Germany:

The Bahnradweg Hessen with a total length of 250 kilometres (160 mi) following old tracks of the Vogelsbergbahn, Vogelsberger Südbahn, Biebertalbahn and Ulstertalbahn.
The Bockl-Radweg in Bavaria with a total length of 45 km on the old track, from Neustadt a.d. Waldnaab to Eslarn
The Maare-Mosel-Radweg with 39 kilometres (24 mi) on the old rail track
The Ruwer-Hochwald-Radweg with 44 kilometres (27 mi) on the old rail track
The Schinderhannes-Radweg with 36 kilometres (22 mi) on the old track of the Hunsrück Railway
The Vennbahn^[7] trail is a cross-border trail between Germany, Belgium und Luxembourg, which follows the route of the former Vennbahn railway line for approximately 130 kilometres (81 mi) from the city of Aachen through the High Fens – Eifel Nature Park and the Ardennes to Troisvierges

Hungary

Part of line 11 from Szentkirályszabadja to Balatonalmádi
Old track of line 25 from Bagod to Zalalövő
Part of line 49 from Tamási to Pári

Ireland

In planning/under construction

Connemara Greenway (under development)^[10]
Deise Greenway (under development), when completed, this rail trail is planned to follow the route of the former Dungarvan to Waterford railway, passing through Stradbally and Kilmacthomas; initial stage at the Dungarvan end has been completed^[11]
Tralee to Fenit Greenway (under development)^[12]

Luxembourg

Prince Henri railway in Clemency, converted into a cycle track

Norway

Skreia Line

Portugal

Ecopista do Rio Minho
Ecovia do Rio Lima
Ecopista do Tâmega

Spain

Senda del oso, Asturias
Vía Verde de la Sierra (mountain's rail track), Cádiz and Seville
Vía Verde de la Sierra de la Demanda, Burgos
GIRONA - NARROW-GAUGE RAILWAY ROUTE I - This 57-km route crosses three regions and twelve towns, following the valleys of the Fluvià, Brugent and Ter rivers. The Narrow-Gauge Railway Route descends smoothly from Olot (440 m) to Girona (70 m).
GIRONA - NARROW-GAUGE RAILWAY ROUTE II - The Narrow-Gauge Railway Route stretches out 39.7 km. With a smooth incline from Girona to Sant Feliu de Guíxols (15 m), its highest point is at Cassà de la Selva (136 m). Following the old narrow-gauge railway line from Girona to Sant Feliu, you can get to know two of Girona´s regions - the Gironès and the Baix Empordà - from the Ter River basin, crossing the Selva depression and ending in the Ridaura valley.

Sweden

Banvallsleden^[13] (~ 150 km/93 miles)
Sjuhäradsrundan Borås to Ulricehamn(45 km/27 miles)
Ätradalsleden Falköping to Ambjörnarp (93 km/ 55 miles)

United Kingdom

National Cycle Network

England

Alban Way: St Albans to Hatfield, Hertfordshire (7.5 miles)
Ayot Greenway: Ayot St Peter to Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire (3 miles)
Brampton Valley Way, Northampton to Market Harborough Railway, Northamptionshire (14 miles)
Bristol and Bath Railway Path (15 miles)
Bure Valley Railway, Wroxham to Aylsham, Norfolk (9 miles)
Camel Trail:^[14] Padstow to Wenford Bridge, Cornwall (17.3 miles)
Castleman Trailway: Ringwood to Upton Country Park, Hampshire (16 miles)
Chedworth Nature Reserve: Cheltenham to Cirencester line, Gloucestershire
Cole Green Way, Welwyn Garden City to Hertford, Hertfordshire (6 miles)
Crab and Winkle Line: Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, Kent (8 miles)
Cuckoo Trail:^[14] Hampden Park to Heathfield, East Sussex (14 miles)
Downs Link: Guildford to Steyning and Shoreham-by-Sea, Surrey/West Sussex (36.7 miles)
Ebury Way Cycle Path: Rickmansworth to Watford, Hertfordshire (3.5 miles)
Fallowfield Loop, South Manchester (8 miles)
Five Pits Trail: Grassmoor/Tibshelf, Derbyshire (5.5 miles)
Forest Way: East Grinstead to Groombridge, West Sussex (10 miles)
Garstang and Knot-End Railway: The Fylde, Lancashire (1 mile)
The Granite Way, Okehampton to Lydford, Dartmoor, Devon^[15]
Hamble Rail Trail: Hamble/Southampton Water, Hampshire (4.5 miles)
Hayling Billy Trail:^[16] Havant to South Hayling, Hampshire (10 miles)
Hellingly Hospital Railway, a branch of the Cuckoo Trail
High Peak:^[14] Hurdlow to Cromford, Derbyshire (17 miles)
Historic Rail Trail, Goathland to Grosmont, along original Whitby and Pickering Railway alignment
Hornsea Rail Trail: Hull to Hornsea, East Yorkshire (26 miles)
Kenilworth Greenway Linear Park, Warwickshire (4 miles)
Lanchester Valley Railway Path: Durham/Consett, County Durham (12 miles)
Longdendale Trail: Hadfield/Woodhead, Derbyshire (6.5 miles)
Manifold Way: Hulme End to Waterhouses, Staffordshire (8 miles)
Marriott's Way: Norwich to Aylsham, Norfolk (25 miles)
Meon Valley Railway Line: West Meon to Wickham, Hampshire (11 miles)
Middlewood Way: Macclesfield to Marple, Cheshire (10 miles)
Mineral Tramway: mid West Cornwall
Monsal Trail: Buxton/Bakewell, Derbyshire (8.5 miles)
Nickey line: Harpenden/Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire (8.6 miles)
Nidderdale Greenway: Harrogate to Ripley, North Yorkshire (4 miles):^[17]
North Dorset Trailway:^[18] Blandford and Sturminster Newton (9 miles)
North Liverpool Extension Line
Offchurch Greenway: Leamington to Rugby, Warwickshire (1.5 miles)
Parkland Walk, Finsbury Park/Alexandra Palace, London (4.5 miles)
Phoenix Trail: Thame, Oxfordshire to Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire (7 miles)
Scarborough & Whitby RailTrail, North Yorkshire
Sett Valley Trail: Hayfield to New Mills, Derbyshire (2.5 miles)
Parts of the Severn and Wye Railway: Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
Southport and Cheshire Lines Extension Railway:
Spen Valley Greenway:^[19] Oakenshaw to Dewsbury, West Yorkshire (7 miles)
Strawberry Line, Yatton railway station to Cheddar, Somerset
Parts of the Tarka Trail: Braunton to Torrington, North Devon
Testway Stonymarsh to Stockbridge, Hampshire (5 miles)
Thornhill Trail, Bamford, Derbyshire (2 miles)
Tissington Trail: Parsely Hay (High Peak Trail to Ashbourne, Derbyshire (13 miles)^[14]
Wirral Country Park, Cheshire
Worth Way Crawley to East Grinstead, West Sussex (7 miles)

Northern Ireland

The Comber Greenway (7 miles)
National Cycle Route 9

Scotland

Wales

Clyne Valley Country Park (5 miles)
Lôn Eifion (12 miles)
Lôn Las Cymru (National Cycle Route 8)
Lôn Las Menai (4.0 miles)
Part of the Lôn Las Ogwen (4 miles)
Mawddach Trail (8 miles)
Parts of the Taff Trail
Ystwyth Trail (21 miles)

Crown dependencies

Jersey Railway (3.75 miles)

In planning/under construction

Two Tunnels Shared Path on alignment of old Combe Down Tunnel on Somerset & Dorset Railway

North America

Bermuda

Bermuda Railway

Canada

Mexico

The abandoned Mexico City to Cuernavaca line (Linea C), transformed into a "ciclopista" or "ciclovía" (bicycle trail)^[20]

United States

Oceania

Australia

New South Wales

Queensland

Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, South East Queensland^[21]
Currawong Rail Trail, Yugar (Samford Valley)
Dugandan Pathway, Boonah, Scenic Rim
Fassifern Rail Trail, Boonah, Scenic Rim
Hervey Bay Railway Line, Hervey Bay
Lanita Rail Trail, Ferny Hills (alongside Samford Valley)
Lobb Street Rail Trail, Ipswich
McLean Road North, Camp Mountain (Samford Valley)
Southport Rail Trail, Southport, Gold Coast
Wamuran Rail Trail, Wamuran, near Caboolture

South Australia

Amy Gillett Bikeway, Oakbank to Mount Torrens
Coast to Vines Rail Trail
Gladstone-Laura-Wilmington Rail Trail
Nuriootpa to Angaston Rail Trail
Nurragi Conservation Reserve
Rattler Rail Trail
Riesling Trail^[22]
Westside Bike Path

Tasmania

Montezuma Falls Rail Trail

Victoria

Western Australia

Railway Reserve Heritage Trail, Shire of Mundaring^[22]

New Zealand

Pipeline trails

Trails similar to rail trails can follow other infrastructure, such as water pipelines.

Canal trails

C&O Canal towpath
Long Level on the Erie Canal

External links

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, United States
http://www.bahntrassenradeln.de/ Railtrails in Germany and the world

References

Rail trails, towpaths and other trails in Ohio

^ (PDF) Final Draft July, 2006 The Indiana State Trails, Greenways and Bikeways Plan at Indiana Trails Plan (DNR)
^ Bahntrassenradeln in Österreich
^ http://ravel.wallonie.be/opencms/opencms/fr/parcours/itineraires/ravel_2/fiche_0003.html
^ "Ligne 160: Bruxelles - Tervuren" (in French and Dutch). Retrieved 2007-03-02.
^ http://www.fodsporet.dk/ (in Danish)
^ (map with Danish text)
^ Vennbahn
^ "Home". Great Southern Trail. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
^ "Home". Great Western Greenway. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
^ Tierney, Declan (4 August 2011). "Old Clifden rail line to be turned into €6m cycle track". Connacht Tribune. Galway. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
^ "Redeveloped Rail Track in Dungarvan". Retrieved 25 October 2013.
^ "Tralee to Fenit Cycle and Walkway". Retrieved 2012-07-10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Banvallsleden - på cykel". Retrieved 2014-06-29.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Rail Trails (UK)" (Web). List and details on several trails. LPS marketing. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/outdoors/cycling/lydford.shtml
^ [1]
^ http://hedgehogcycling.co.uk/nidderdale-greenway.html
^ http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=386529
^ http://www.cyclebradford.org.uk/get-cycling/leisure-trails-places/spen-valley-greenway/
^ http://www.fimevic.df.gob.mx/ciclovia/ciclovia.htm (in Spanish only)
^ "Brisbane Valley Rail Trail". Retrieved 2009-08-30.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Railtrails Australia Home" (Web). Trail descriptions and news. Railtrails Australia, Inc. Retrieved 2007-06-03.

[1] (PDF) Final Draft July, 2006 The Indiana State Trails, Greenways and Bikeways Plan at Indiana Trails Plan (DNR)

[2] Bahntrassenradeln in Österreich

[3] ttp://ravel.wallonie.be/opencms/opencms/fr/parcours/itineraires/ravel_2/fiche_0003.html

[4] "Ligne 160: Bruxelles - Tervuren" (in French and Dutch). Retrieved 2007-03-02.

[5] ttp://www.fodsporet.dk/ (in Danish)

[6] (map with Danish text)

[7] Vennbahn

[8] "Home". Great Southern Trail. Retrieved 10 August 2011.

[9] "Home". Great Western Greenway. Retrieved 10 August 2011.

[10] Tierney, Declan (4 August 2011). "Old Clifden rail line to be turned into €6m cycle track". Connacht Tribune. Galway. Retrieved 10 August 2011.

[11] "Redeveloped Rail Track in Dungarvan". Retrieved 25 October 2013.

[12] "Tralee to Fenit Cycle and Walkway". Retrieved 2012-07-10. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[13] "Banvallsleden - på cykel". Retrieved 2014-06-29.

[e-cobr-14] "Rail Trails (UK)" (Web). List and details on several trails. LPS marketing. Retrieved 2007-04-24.

[15] ttp://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/outdoors/cycling/lydford.shtml

[16] [1]

[17] ttp://hedgehogcycling.co.uk/nidderdale-greenway.html

[18] ttp://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=386529

[19] ttp://www.cyclebradford.org.uk/get-cycling/leisure-trails-places/spen-valley-greenway/

[20] ttp://www.fimevic.df.gob.mx/ciclovia/ciclovia.htm (in Spanish only)

[Brisbane_Valley_Rail_Trail-21] "Brisbane Valley Rail Trail". Retrieved 2009-08-30.

[Railtrails_Australia-22] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Railtrails Australia Home" (Web). Trail descriptions and news. Railtrails Australia, Inc. Retrieved 2007-06-03.

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