Our site can help you find out what fine rail-trails are already here in North Carolina and how NCRT is working to get more developed. That's why this site is important. You'll discover that surplus rail corridors are valuable public assets and well worth preserving.
Want to help? Start by becoming a member of North Carolina Rail-Trails!
Railroad lines once brought our communities to life. They brought commerce to town, enriched community culture and provided easy access to travel far and wide. These monumental infrastructure investments have existed a century or more. Today, it is a nearly 50/50 chance that any one corridor has fallen into disuse and already may have disappeared through neglect and lack of vision. Practically no public thought is given to preserving or utilizing these valuable assets. Surviving rail corridors beg your attention. Let yourself imagine how these assets again can serve for another 100 years.
View a listing by region of the rail-trails in your area.
Visit our calendar for events related to rail-trails in North Carolina.
See our new Fact Sheet on NCRT
See our Flickr group for photos of people using rail-trails in North Carolina.
