List of rail trails

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This is a list of rail trails around the world longer than 0.1 miles (160 metres). 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 Liège to Hombourg (Ravel 5)
• Line 62 from Ostend 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[]

• , 40 km between Slagelse and Næstved via Dalmose plus 12 km between Dalmose and Skælskør in the southeastern part of Sjælland opened 2011^[5]
• , 70 km between Viborg and Løgstør in the northern part of Jutland opened 2007 (Danish: da:Himmerlandsstien)
• 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 (1859 - 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 September 2013). 80 more projects are being planned or under construction. These are some of the longest rail trails in Germany:

• The with a total length of 250 kilometres (160 mi) following old tracks of the Vogelsbergbahn, , and .
• 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
• The ^[8] trail crosses for 23 km the city of Wuppertal, and has so far one of the highest standards of rail trails in Germany.

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
• Part of line 63 from Pécs to Pellérd
• Part of line 65 from Harkány to Drávaszabolcs
• Part of the disused narrow gauge line from Sátoraljaújhely to Pálháza
• Part of the disused line from Bárdudvarnok to

Ireland[]

• Athlone to Mullingar Cycleway
• Great Southern Trail^[9]
• Great Western Greenway^[10]

In planning/under construction[]

• Connemara Greenway (under development)^[11]
• 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^[12]
• Tralee-Fenit Greenway (under development)^[13]

Isle Of Man[]

• Isle Of Man Steam Heritage Trail: Douglas to Peel (10 miles)

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
• Ecopista do Dão

Slovenia[]

• Jesenice to Tarvisio (Italy): (35km approx.)

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^[14] (~ 150 km/93 miles)
• Sjuhäradsrundan Borås to Ulricehamn(45 km/27 miles)
• Ätradalsleden Falköping to Ambjörnarp (93 km/ 55 miles)

United Kingdom[]

England[]

• Addiscombe Railway Park: Addiscombe to Woodside, South London (0.6 miles)
• Alban Way: St Albans to Hatfield, Hertfordshire (7.5 miles)
• : Edmonton, North London (0.2 miles)
• : Spennymoor to Bishop Auckland, Co.Durham (4.3 miles)
• Ayot Greenway: Ayot St Peter to Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire (3 miles)
• : Beckton DLR station to Connaught Bridge, East London (0.5 miles)
• : Bedfordshire
• : Stanmore to Harrow, North West London (2.2 miles)
• : Isle of Wight
• : South London (0.5 miles approx)
• : Nottinghamshire (2 miles)
• Blackwater Trail: Witham to Maldon, Essex (8 miles)
• : Jarrow to Tanfield Railway Museum, Tyne and Wear (11.5 miles)
• Brampton Valley Way, Northampton to Market Harborough Railway, Northamptonshire (14 miles)
• Broompark to Bishop Auckland, Co.Durham (9 miles)
• : Dorset (approx 1 mile)
• Bristol and Bath Railway Path (13 miles)
• : Bubwith to Market Weighton, Yorkshire (8 miles)
• : Buckinghamshire (1 mile)
• Bungay: Suffolk (1 mile)
• Bure Valley Railway: Wroxham to Aylsham, Norfolk (9 miles)
• Camel Trail:^[15] Padstow to Wenford Bridge, Cornwall (17.3 miles)
• : Castle Eden to Thorpe Thewles, Co.Durham (5.6 miles)
• Castleman Trailway: Ringwood to Upton Country Park, Hampshire (16 miles)
• Centurion Way: Chichester to West Dean, West Sussex (5 miles)
• Chedworth Nature Reserve: Cheltenham to Cirencester line, Gloucestershire
• , Wiltshire (7.3 miles)
• : Worthington to Chellaston (part of National Cycle Route no. 6) Leicestershire/Derbyshire
• The Cinder Track: Scarborough to Whitby, North Yorkshire (21 miles)
• : Nottinghamshire (2 miles)
• Cole Green Way, Welwyn Garden City to Hertford, Hertfordshire (6 miles)
• : Co. Durham (24 miles)
• : Isle of Wight
• Crab and Winkle Line: part of Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, Kent (8 miles)
• Cuckoo Trail:^[15] Hampden Park to Heathfield, East Sussex (14 miles)
• : Broompark to Crook, Co.Durham
• : Delph to Moorgate, Greater Manchester.
• : Consett to Swalwell, Co.Durham (12 miles)
• : Devon (8 miles)
• Downs Link: Guildford to Steyning and Shoreham-by-Sea, Surrey/West Sussex (36.7 miles)
• : Plymouth to Tavistock, Devon (21 miles)
• : Hangleton to Brighton & Hove Golf Club, East Sussex (1.25 miles)
• Ebury Way Cycle Path: Rickmansworth to Watford, Hertfordshire (3.5 miles)
• Fallowfield Loop, Fairfield to Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester (8 miles)
• Five Pits Trail: Grassmoor to Tibshelf, Derbyshire (5.5 miles)
• Flitch Way: Bishops Stortford to Braintree, Essex (18 miles)
• Forest Way: East Grinstead to Groombridge, East/West Sussex (10 miles)
• : Isle of Wight
• Garstang and Knot-End Railway: The Fylde, Lancashire (1 mile)
• Gorleston-on-sea: Norfolk (0.5 miles approx.)
• : Hampshire (0.75 miles approx)
• : Hampshire (2 miles approx)
• The Granite Way, Okehampton to Lydford, Devon (11 miles)^[16]
• : Braunstone Gate to Glenhills, Leicestershire (4.5 miles)
• : Rugby to Brownsover, Warwickshire (4.5 miles)
• : Lowestoft, Suffolk (1.5 miles)
• The Great Northern railway Trail Cullingworth to Queensbury in West Yorkshire^[17]
• Hadleigh Railway Walk: Hadleigh to Raydon Wood, Suffolk (2 miles)
• Hamble Rail Trail: Hamble to Southampton Water, Hampshire (4.5 miles)
• Harborne Walkway: Birmingham to Harborne, West Midlands (2.4 miles)
• : Monk Hesledon to Hart, Co.Durham.
• Haverhill, Suffolk (1.5 miles)
• : Seaton to South Hetton, Co.Durham
• : Derbyshire (3 miles)
• Hayling Billy Trail:^[18] Havant to South Hayling, Hampshire (5 miles)
• Hellingly Hospital Railway, a branch of the Cuckoo Trail
• High Peak:^[15] Hurdlow to Cromford, Derbyshire (17 miles)
• Historic Rail Trail, Goathland to Grosmont, along original Whitby and Pickering Railway alignment
• : Cheltenham Spa, Gloucestershire
• Hornsea Rail Trail: Hull to Hornsea, East Yorkshire (26 miles)
• Hudson Way: Market Weighton to Beverley, East Yorkshire (10 miles)
• : East Yorkshire (20 miles)
• : Hurworth Burn to Wingate, Co. Durham (1.8 miles)
• , Kelloe, Co.Durham (1.3 miles)
• Kenilworth Greenway Linear Park, Warwickshire (4 miles)
• , Cumbria (6 miles)
• part of the Trans Pennine Trail: Derbyshire
• Kirklees Trail: Bury to Greenmount, Lancashire.
• : Norwich, Norfolk (approx 1 mile)
• : Lancashire (6 miles)
• : Lancashire
• Lanchester Valley Railway Path: Durham to Consett, County Durham (12 miles)
• : Suffolk (4.5 miles)
• Ledbury Town Trail: Ledbury, Herefordshire (1.6 miles)
• : Leicestershire
• : Hampshire (1 mile approx.)
• Longdendale Trail: Hadfield to Woodhead, Derbyshire (6.5 miles)
• : Lancaster to Glasson Dock, Lancashire
• 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 Knowle Junction, Hampshire (11 miles)
• Mercian Way: Ironbridge to near Bridgnorth, Shropshire
• Merton Park Green Walks: Merton Park to South Wimbledon (0.1 mile)
• Middlewood Way: Macclesfield to Marple, Cheshire (10 miles)
• Millennium Greenway: Mickle Trafford, Chester, Cheshire to Connahs Quay, Flintshire (10 miles)
• Milton Keynes redway system: former Wolverton–Newport Pagnell line, Buckinghamshire
• Mineral Tramway Trails: mid West Cornwall
• Monsal Trail: Topley Pike to Bakewell, Derbyshire (8.5 miles);
• : Gloucestershire (3 miles)
• ; Nottinghamshire (4.8 miles)
• : Isle of Wight
• : Isle of Wight
• Nickey line: Harpenden to Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire (8.6 miles)
• Nidderdale Greenway: Harrogate to Ripley, North Yorkshire (4 miles):^[19]
• : Spetisbury to Sturminster Newton (14 miles)
• North Liverpool Extension Line: Merseyside
• Offchurch Greenway: Leamington to Rugby, Warwickshire (1.5 miles)
• : Lancashire (2 miles)
• : Gloucestershire
• Parkland Walk: Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace, London (3.1 miles)
• : St Austell to Pentewan, Cornwall (8 miles)
• : part of Stafford- Wellington line, Shropshire (3 miles)
• Phoenix Trail: Thame, Oxfordshire to Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire (7 miles)
• : Pittington to Hetton-le-hole, Co.Durham (0.9 miles)
• : Lancashire
• : Lancashire
• : Trimdon to Coxhoe, Co.Durham (1.6 miles)
• : Somerset
• : Ripley, Derbyshire (2 miles)
• Rodwell Trail: Weymouth to Wyke Regis, Dorset (2 miles)
• : Roe Green to Monton, Lancashire
• : Bolsover to Pleasley Colliery, Nottinghamshire/Derbyshire.
• : Kings Lynn (Tennyson Avenue to A1078), Norfolk (1.7 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
• : Stanbridgeford to Dunstable, Bedfordshire (2.2 miles)
• : Isle of Wight
• : Sherburn Hill, Co.Durham (1.4 miles)
• : Hadley to Coalport (Ironbridge), Shropshire
• : Sutton-in-Ashfield to Pleasley Colliery, Nottinghamshire (5 miles)
• Southport and Cheshire Lines Extension Railway: Lancashire
• South Staffordshire Railway Walk: Castlecroft to Wall Heath (5.5 miles)
• : Haltwhistle to Alston: Northumberland/Cumbria (13 miles)
• : Southwell to Bilsthorpe: Nottinghamshire (7.5 miles)
• and Viking Way: Horncastle to Woodhall Spa (4.8 miles)
• Spen Valley Greenway^[20] Oakenshaw to Dewsbury, West Yorkshire (7 miles)
• : Bolsover, Derbyshire (2 miles)
• : Stratford-upon-Avon to Long Marston, Warwickshire (4.5 miles)
• Stroud to Dudbridge: Gloucestershire
• Strawberry Line Trail: Yatton railway station to Cheddar, Somerset
• Parts of the Tarka Trail: Braunton to Meeth, North Devon (31 miles)
• : Suffolk (3 miles)
• : Wiltshire
• : Middleton-in-Teesdale to Cotherstone, Co.Durham (5.5 miles)
• : Tenterden to St. Micheals, Kent (approx 1 mile)
• Testway: Stonymarsh to Stockbridge, Hampshire (5 miles)
• : Tetbury to Trouble House (1 mile approx.), Gloucestershire
• : Ashfield to Pleasley Colliery, Nottinghamshire.
• Thornhill Trail: Bamford, Derbyshire (2 miles)
• Tissington Trail: Parsley Hay (High Peak Trail) to Ashbourne, Derbyshire (13 miles)^[15]
• Trans Pennine Trail: Hadfield to Stocksbridge, Derbyshire/South Yorkshire
• also Latchford to Broadheath, Cheshire
• Two Tunnels Greenway (3.5 miles & Colliers Way (2.5 miles): Bath to Wellow
• : Bedford to Sandy, Bedfordshire
• : St.Peters to Carville, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
• : Consett to Stanhope, Co.Durham (9.7 miles)
• : Lincoln to Boston (33 miles)
• Weavers Way: Bengate to Stalham,, Norfolk (4.5 miles)
• Weavers Way: North Walsham to Aylsham (4.5 miles)
• : Co.Durham
• : Nottinghamshire
• : Yorkshire
• : Yorkshire
• : Cumbria (10 miles)
• Wirral Country Park: West Kirby, Merseyside to Hooton, Cheshire
• Worth Way: Three Bridges to East Grinstead, West Sussex (7 miles)
• : Moretonhampstead to Bovey, Devon (7 miles)
• : Chepstow to Tintern, Gloucestershire (5 miles)
• : Yeovil Pen Mill to Hendford, Somerset.(1.5 miles)
• : Yorkshire
• : Yorkshire (14 miles)

Northern Ireland[]

• The Comber Greenway (7 miles)
• Derry to Strabane (21 miles)

Scotland[]

• : Ayrshire
• (sections now National Cycle Route no. 78)
• : Edinburgh
• Dava Way Forres to Grantown-on-Spey (24 miles)
• Deeside Way Aberdeen to Ballater (41 miles)
• Devon Way Dollar to Tillicoultry (3.25 miles)
• Formartine and Buchan Way Dyce to Fraserburgh and Peterhead (53 miles)
• Hillend Loch Railway Path (15 miles)^[15] Airdrie to Bathgate (14 miles)
• Innocent Railway Edinburgh to Brunstane (8¼ miles)
• : Cowdenbeath (5 miles)
• , East Lothian (6.5 miles)
• Rob Roy Way Callander to Killin
• Speyside Way Craigellachie to Grantown-on-Spey (31 miles)
• Strathkelvin Railway Path Gartcosh to Strathblane (6 miles)
• Peebles to Inverleithen (5 miles)
• Water of Leith Walkway Edinburgh to Balerno (5.25 miles)

Wales[]

• (2.8 miles)
• : Johnston to Neyland
• : Gwyneth
• Clyne Valley Country Park (5 miles)
• Rhayader to Craig Goch Dam (9 miles)
• Lôn Eifion (12 miles)
• Milford Haven (0.5 miles)
• Lôn Las Cymru (National Cycle Route 8)
• Lôn Las Menai (4.0 miles)
• Part of the Lôn Las Ogwen (4 miles)
• Mawddach Trail Morfa Mawddach to Dolgellau (8 miles)
• (2.5 miles)
• Swiss Valley Cycle Route: Llanelli to Cross Hands, Carmarthenshire (10.8 miles)
• Parts of the Taff Trail
• Ystwyth Trail (21 miles)

Jersey[]

• Jersey Railway (3.75 miles)

In planning/under construction[]

• Wharfedale Greenway: Burley in Wharfedale to Pool in Wharfedale

North America[]

Bermuda[]

• Bermuda Railway

Canada[]

Mexico[]

• The abandoned Mexico City to Cuernavaca line (Linea C), transformed into a "ciclopista" or "ciclovía" (bicycle trail)^[21]

United States[]

Oceania[]

Australia[]

Rails trails of significant length in Australia include:

Name	State	Length	Location	Accessibility										Ref
Munda Biddi Trail	Western Australia	1,060 km (660 mi)	20 km (12 mi) west of Perth (northern end point)	●	●									[22]
Great Victorian Rail Trail	Victoria	134 km (83 mi)	110 km (68 mi) north of Melbourne	●	●	●	●		●	●				[23]
Brisbane Valley Rail Trail	Queensland	161 km (100 mi)	70 km (43 mi) west of Brisbane	●	●	●								[24]
Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail	Victoria	116 km (72 mi)	250 km (160 mi) northeast of Melbourne	●	●		●		●	●				[25]
East Gippsland Rail Trail	Victoria	94 km (58 mi)	280 km (170 mi) east of Melbourne	●	●	●	●							[26]
Kilkivan - Kingaroy Rail Trail	Queensland	89 km (55 mi)	225 km (140 mi) northwest of Brisbane	●	●	●	●						●	[27][28]
Railway Reserves Heritage Trail	Western Australia	82 km (51 mi)	19 km (12 mi) east of Perth	●	●	●								[29]
Great Southern Rail Trail and Tarra Trail	Victoria	74 km (46 mi)	130 km (81 mi) east of Melbourne	●	●	●	●		●	●				[30]
High Country Rail Trail	Victoria	65 km (40 mi)	300 km (190 mi) northeast of Melbourne	●	●	●	●		●					[31]
Gippsland Plains Rail Trail	Victoria	63 km (39 mi)	190 km (120 mi) east of Melbourne	●	●	●	●							[32]
Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail	Victoria	57 km (35 mi)	110 km (68 mi) northwest of Melbourne	●	●		●							[33]
Mt Garnet to Lappa Junction Rail Trail	Queensland	55 km (34 mi)	190 km (120 mi) southwest of Cairns	●	●			●						[34]
Denmark to Nornalup Rail Trail	Western Australia	54.5 km (33.9 mi)	415 km (258 mi) south of Perth	●	●	●								[35]
The Reisling and Rattler Trail	South Australia	54 km (34 mi)	130 km (81 mi) north of Adelaide	●	●		●		●	●				[36]
O'Keefe Rail Trail	Victoria	50 km (31 mi)	150 km (93 mi) northeast of Melbourne	●	●		●							[37]
Old Beechy Rail Trail	Victoria	50 km (31 mi)	152 km (94 mi) southwest of Melbourne	●	●									[38]

New Zealand[]

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