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List of rail trails

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.

Rail trails around the world longer than 0.1 miles (160 metres) include the following.

Asia

Israel

  • The Jerusalem Railway Park

Japan

  • Kōchi Aki Bicycle Path 高知安芸自転車道 on the former "Tosa Electric Railway Aki Line".
  • Maple Yaba Cycling Road メイプル耶馬サイクリングロード from Nakatsu to the Morizane Hot Springs in Yamakuni.

South Korea

Taiwan

  • DongFeng Bicycle Green Way 東豐自行車綠廊 and HuoFeng Bike Path 后豐鐵馬道 in Taichung City, connects the towns of FengYuan, HouLi and DongShi.
  • Tanya Shen Green Bikeway 潭雅神綠園道 from TanZi to DaYa, Taichung City.
  • Taolin Bikeway 桃林鐵路自行車道 on the Linkou Line, 1968 build for the coal transport from Taoyuan to the Linkou Power Plant.

Europe

Austria

A more complete reference can be found at www.bahntrassenradeln.de.

Lower Austria

  • Dampfross und Drahtesel on the former
  • on the former

Upper Austria

  • on former
  • Part of follows the former

Salzburg

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

Styria

  • The first 18 kilometers of the between and on a dismantled part of the

Belgium

Croatia

Czech Republic

Denmark

Finland

France

France has rail trails with a total length of (as at November 2025). More projects are being planned or under construction. These are some of rail trails in 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 (1859 - 1969)
  • Coulée verte ("green belt") (29 km), on the former (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 (as at September 2013). 80 more projects are being planned or under construction. These are some of the longest rail trails in Germany:

Hungary

Ireland

In planning/under construction

  • Connemara Greenway (under development)
  • 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
  • Tralee-Fenit Greenway (under development)

Isle of Man

Italy

  • Syracuse - Ragusa Railway, part in Val dell' Anapo converted to bike track
  • Trieste - Kozina (Slovenia) Railway, passing through Val Rosandra, now converted to a cycle and footpath

Luxembourg

  • Prince Henri railway in Clemency, converted into a cycle track

Norway

Poland

  • Ścieżka rowerowa na trasie linii kolejowej Swarzewo – Krokowa

Portugal

  • Ecopista do Rio Minho
  • Ecovia do Rio Lima
  • Ecopista do Tâmega
  • Ecopista do Dão

Slovenia

  • Jesenice to Tarvisio (Italy): (35 km approx.)
  • Kozina - Trieste (Italy) Railway, passing through Val Rosandra, now converted to a cycle and footpath

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
  • Vía Verde de Ojos Negros, Valencia and Teruel
  • 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 (~ 150 km/93 miles)
  • Sjuhäradsrundan BorÃ¥s to Ulricehamn(45 km/27 miles)
  • Ätradalsleden Falköping to Ambjörnarp (93 km/ 55 miles)

United Kingdom

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

Jersey

In planning/under construction

North America

Bermuda

Canada

Mexico

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

United States

Oceania

Australia

Rails trails of significant length in Australia include:

New Zealand

Pipeline trails

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

Canal trails

External links

References