Great American Rail-Trail Interactive Map and TrailLink Tutorial

Watch our tutorial on how to use the interactive map of the Great American Rail-Trail preferred route.
Explore the route: greatamericanrailtrail.org
The Great American Rail-Trail promises an all-new American experience. Through 12 states and the District of Columbia, the trail will directly serve nearly 50 million people within 50 miles of the route.

[@KJSvitko]

How great would it be to be able to ride a bicycle safely cross country.

[@twowheelblackbetty]

Two cross-country tours under my belt (and my touring partner/reliable spouse) and we are ALL-IN on this. Thank you !

[@yeayea98]

I’m from Marion Indiana! Extremely excited to know the trail passes through my home. I have a lot of time traveled on the cardinal greenway it is a great trail, happy it is apart of the great American trail 🇺🇸

[@douggrabill]

Love it…. I run it every day! Dayton, Ohio

[@CELAtvNETWORK]

This is so exciting...thank you all for such incredible work

[@robertbotta6536]

This was absolutely superb. Proud to be a member. The product is great and this tutorial is even better. Other giant apps should learn from you. Thank you.

[@rkatrails]

I'm not currently a biker but I'm becoming increasingly more interested in it, especially after discovering the Great American Rail-Trail. I'll be following Wander Women on their upcoming 2022 adventure on this trail. They're two older women in their mid 60s, they just completed hiking the Triple Crown (Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail, and the Appalachian Trail) in 2021, now they're switching it up to cross country bike touring on their Surly Disc Tracks.

[@siriosstar4789]

This is fantastic . i wish i lived in the US to ride some of this .

[@bikerider4326]

I’d LOVE to do a round trip version as soon as it’s done!

[@KJSvitko]

Bicycles make life and cities better.

[@pdizbon]

The Olympic Discovery trail is just a few blocks from us here in WA state !! B-)

[@RailstoTrailsConservancy]

You might like our video "The Olympic Discovery Trail: Connecting Opportunity on the Olympic Peninsula": th-cam.com/video/bkidTDOrCKU/w-d-xo.html

[@KJSvitko]

Ride a bike to work, school or for fun.
Bicycles make life better for you and the planet.
Fossil fuels free transportation. Take Climate Action by riding a bicycle.
Bicycles need to be a bigger part of all communities transportation system.
Trails and protected bike lanes encourage more people and children to ride bicycles.

[@bluemountaindrivepae]

It will be lots of road walking to connect existing trails.

[@RailstoTrailsConservancy]

That may be true while we work towards building out the entire trail, but there are over 2000 miles of trail already built.

[@scottmansfield154]

Although the video says the first thing that pops up when you click the ArcGIS (interactive map) is an explanation of the map navigation; what pops up currently is a prompt to enter the user name and password. But, I don't see how to create an account. I can noodle around and get to a map, but it doesn't have the trail on it. What am I missing?

[@RailstoTrailsConservancy]

Thanks for letting us know of this error. It's been fixed, so you can try it here: gis.railstotrails.org/grtamerican/

[@JohnNorton5280]

The one question I had wasn't answered. What about the white empty boxes. Is there a trail there? What about the gaps?

[@RailstoTrailsConservancy]

Great question. Each year we provide an update on the route assessment. Here's the like to the 2022 report: www.railstotrails.org/greatamericanrailtrail/#update

[@deezynar]

Is there a fee for this?

[@RailstoTrailsConservancy]

If you're asking about TrailLink, you can use the website for free but there an "unlimited" version that you can pay for offline maps and more. As for the Great American Rail-Trail, generally no fee to use trails but each trail is managed individually, so you should check the local trails to learn more about their rules and possible fees. Here's a list: www.railstotrails.org/greatamericanrailtrail/route/