Forty one new trails added to National Recreation Trails network

The 41 new additions will add almost 650 miles to the National Trails System. Spanning across 17 states, the land and water trails provide opportunities for communities to connect with nature and enjoy the great outdoors as part of a healthier lifestyle.

The announcement took place on the Lake Michigan waterfront at the new Lake Michigan Water Trail, the Chicago to New Buffalo Section. This will be the first leg of a shoreline trail that will circle the entire Lake.

The following 41 trails have been newly designated as National Recreation Trails.

ALABAMA
· Chattahoochee Valley Railroad (CVRR) Trail – Northern Section
· Chattahoochee Valley Railroad (CVRR) Trail – Southern Section
· Chewacla State Park Trail System
· Chief Ladiga Trail (Jacksonville Section)
· Chief Ladiga Trail (Piedmont Section)
· Citronelle Walking Trail

· City of Foley Antique Rose Trail
· DeSoto State Park Trail System
· Florala-Lake Jackson Scenic Trail
· Lake Guntersville State Park Trail System
· Lake Lurleen State Park Trail System
· The Larry and Ronna Dykes Trail
· Montevallo Greenway Trail
· Queen City Park Trail
· Sunset Drive Trail
· Swan Creek Greenway Trail
· Talladega-Lincoln Outdoor Park Trails (T.O.P.TRAILS)
· Tannehill Tramway Trail
· Village Pointe Preserve Park Trail System
· Wind Creek State Park Trail System
· Yoholo-Micco, The Creek Indian Trail

ARKANSAS
· Old Post Mountain Bike Trail
· Springhill Park Mountain Bike Trail

CONNECTICUT
· Quinebaug River Water Trail – Thompson Section

FLORIDA
· Tom Varn Hiking and Jogging Trail
· Withlacoochee State Trail

ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MICHIGAN
· Lake Michigan National Water Trail – Chicago to New Buffalo Segment

INDIANA
· Ray Yellig Memorial Trail

KANSAS
· Sand Creek Trail

MARYLAND

· Catoctin Trail (Blue Trail)

MASSACHUSETTS
· The Waverley Trail

MINNESOTA
· Froland Waterfowl Production Area Interpretive Trail

NEW JERSEY
· Barclay Farm Trails
· Croft Farm Trails

NEW MEXICO
· Berg/Animas Trail

OKLAHOMA
· Sandtown Nature Trail

PENNSYLVANIA
· Blue Marsh Lake Multi-Use Trail
· Susquehanna River Water Trail – West Branch

TENNESSEE
· Warriors' Path State Park Mountain Bike Trail System

WEST VIRGINIA
· McTrail
· Ralph S. Larue/West Fork Trail

The National Recreation Trail designation recognizes existing trails and trail systems that link communities to recreational opportunities on public lands and in local parks across the nation. These trails join a network of more than 1,100 previously designated trails that total more than 13,000 miles.

The National Recreation Trail program is jointly administered by the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service in conjunction with a number of other federal and nonprofit partners, notably American Trails, which hosts the National Recreation Trails website.
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