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rail trail en · NOUN

Meanings

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

Forms

Relateds

landbanking · green belt · greenway · nature trail · linear park · towpath · railbanking

Translations (2)

es vía verde (former railway track) · fr sentier ferroviaire (former railway track)