rail trail

plural rail trails · alternative rail-trail

1. rail transportA former railway track converted into a multi-use path, typically as a greenway for walking and cycling.

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   As railroads fell into disuse, they left behind thousand of miles of corridor and, of course, potential trails. Today, the Great Lakes region of the Midwest boasts 381 rail-trails, and Wisconsin and Michigan are constantly vying for the most rail-trail miles of all 50 states and the more than 1500 rail-trails across the United States […]

   2009, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, Rail-Trails Midwest Great Lakes: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin, Wilderness Press, →ISBN, page 1