The 50 Best Bike Trails in America

Ambitions as a rider.

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Biking: It’s so hot right now. Blame it on the poor economy or recent track bike trends, but you can’t walk into a party these days without noticing at least half the room with their right pants leg rolled up. So what’s the big deal? Great biking boils down to enjoying yourself outside and exploring new terrain. Want to get in on the secret cult of biking?

Check out the 50 Best Bike Trails in America. Explore a few and find out what the fuss is all about. 

Written by Sarah Raz

50. Louisville Riverwalk

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49. The Oklahoma River Trail

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48. Great Glen Trails

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47. Long Leaf Trace

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46. River to Sea Bikeway

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45. Southern Delaware Heritage Bike Trail

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44. Farmington Canal Heritage Trail

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43. Prairie Spirit Rail Trail

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42. Medicine Bow Rail-Trail

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41. East Bay Bike Path

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40. Arkansas River Trail

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39. Ohio to Erie Trail

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38. Cape Cod Rail Trail

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37. Des Plaines River Trail

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36. Greenbrier River Trail

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35. Tammany Trace

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34. Chief Ladiga Trail

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33. Huntington Beach State Park Path

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32. Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park

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31. The Cowboy Recreation and Nature Trail

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30. Eastern Trail

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29. Moab Canyon Pathway

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28. High Trestle Trail

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27. Cloud Climbing Rail Trail

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26. Island Line Trail

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25. Cardinal Greenways Trail

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24. Silver Comet Trail

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23. Fresno-Sauceda Loop

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22. Shark Valley Trails

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21. Route of the Hiawatha

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20. North Central State Trail

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19. Awa'awapuhi Trail

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18. The Erie Canalway Trail

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17. SEAtrails

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16. Great Allegheny Passage

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15. Row River Trail

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14. The Virginia Creeper Trail

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13. The Burke-Gilman Trail

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12. The Arizona Trail

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11. CAMBA

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10. Mesabi Trail

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9. Mt. Tamalpais

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8. George S. Mickelson Trail

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7. Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes

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6. The Flume Trail

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5. The Colorado Trail

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4. Natchez Trace Parkway

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3. C&O Canal Trail

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2. Katy Trail

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1. Maah Daah Hey Trail

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