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

• Great Southern Trail^[8]
• Great Western Greenway^[9]

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

• The 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 & 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: Steyning to Shoreham-by-Sea, Surrey/West Sussex (36.7 miles)
• The 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 Grindstead 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)
• The 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)
• The 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 & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway:
• Spen Valley Greenway:^[19] Oakenshaw to Dewsbury, West Yorkshire (7 miles)
• The 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
• The Worth Way Crawley to East Grinstead, West Sussex (7 miles)

Northern Ireland

• The Comber Greenway (7 miles)
• National Cycle Route 9

Scotland

• Airdrie to Bathgate (15 miles)^[14]
• Deeside Way
• Formartine and Buchan Way (53 miles)
• Hillend Loch Railway Path (15 miles)
• Innocent Railway (8¼ miles)
• Paisley & Clyde railway path
• Strathkelvin Railway Path

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

• Fernleigh Track, Newcastle
• Parramatta-Liverpool Rail Trail
• Newnes glow worm tunnel, Wollemi National Park

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

• Ballarat–Skipton Rail Trail
• Bass Coast Rail Trail, Gippsland^[22]
• Bellarine Rail Trail, Bellarine Peninsula^[22]
• Capital City Trail, Melbourne; trail takes in the former Inner Circle railway line
• Crater to Coast Rail Trail
• East Gippsland Rail Trail, East Gippsland
• Gippsland Lakes Discovery Trail
• Gippsland Plains Rail Trail
• Goulburn River High Country Rail Trail
• Grand Ridge Rail Trail
• Great Southern Rail Trail, Gippsland^[22]
• Great Victoria Rail Trail
• High Country Rail Trail, Lake Hume
• Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail
• Moe to Yallourn Rail Trail
• Moondarra Rail Trail
• Murray to the Mountains, Wangaratta^[22]
• O'Keefe Rail Trail
• Old Beechy Rail Trail
• Outer Circle Rail Trail, Melbourne
• Port Fairy to Warrnambool Rail Trail
• Red Hill Rail Trail
• Ringwood–Belgrave Rail Trail
• Rosstown Railway Heritage Trail
• Sandridge Trail
• Tyers Valley Tramway^[22]
• Walhalla Goldfields Rail Trail
• Warburton Rail Trail, Warburton^[22]

Western Australia

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

New Zealand

• Dun Mountain Trail
• Little River Rail Trail
• Otago Central Rail Trail
• Rimutaka Rail Trail

Pipeline trails

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

• Greenway, London
• Syndal Heatherdale Pipe Reserve Trail
• Tolt Pipeline Trail

Canal trails

• C&O Canal towpath
• Long Level on the Erie Canal

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rail trails by country.

• 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

1. ↑ (PDF) Final Draft July, 2006 The Indiana State Trails, Greenways and Bikeways Plan at Indiana Trails Plan (DNR)
2. ↑ Bahntrassenradeln in Österreich
3. ↑ http://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. ↑ http://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. 
13. ↑ "Banvallsleden - på cykel". Retrieved 2014-06-29. 
14. 1 2 3 4 5 "Rail Trails (UK)" (Web). List and details on several trails. LPS marketing. Retrieved 2007-04-24. 
15. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/outdoors/cycling/lydford.shtml
16. ↑
17. ↑ http://hedgehogcycling.co.uk/nidderdale-greenway.html
18. ↑ http://www.dorsetforyou.com/index.jsp?articleid=386529
19. ↑ http://www.cyclebradford.org.uk/get-cycling/leisure-trails-places/spen-valley-greenway/
20. ↑ http://www.fimevic.df.gob.mx/ciclovia/ciclovia.htm (in Spanish only)
21. ↑ "Brisbane Valley Rail Trail". Retrieved 2009-08-30. 
22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Railtrails Australia Home" (Web). Trail descriptions and news. Railtrails Australia, Inc. Retrieved 2007-06-03.