Resources

Resources

The following listings are groups associated with Rail-Trails across the country and in-state. Learn more about Rail-Trails in general by visiting our FAQs page.

Visit our maps and downloads page to see a listing of maps from trails around the state or a state map of North Carolina with both existing and proposed rail-trail projects. We have also compiled several images of rail-trails and old corridors from around the State in our Photo Gallery.

Finally, if you are interested in more detailed information on initiating a rail-trail project, please refer to our listing of Laws, Court Cases and Support Documents.

Affiliated NC Organizations

Conservation Trust for North Carolina

Earth Share of North Carolina

North Carolina Conservation Network

Catawba Valley Heritage Alliance

Highland Rail-Trail--Gaston County

Triangle Rail-to-Trails Conservancy

ATT Corridor in Chatham County circa 2002

State Rail-Trail Organizations

Greenways Foundation--Indiana

Iowa Trails Council

Kentucky Rails-to-Trails Council

Nebraska Trails Council

New Jersey Rail-Trails

Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation

Find A Trail in Tennessee

West Virginia Rails-to-Trails Council (extensive rail-trail site links)

Agencies

NC DOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Program

NC DOT Bike Routes and Maps

NC DOT Rail Division

North Carolina State Trails Program

NCSU Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management

NPS Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance

South Carolina State Trails Program (extensive searchable trails bibliography)

Surface Transportation Board

Other Organizations

Active Living By Design

American Discovery Trail

American Hiking Society

American Trails

Bikes Belong Coalition

East Coast Greenway Alliance

Greenbrier River Rail-Trail

National Parks and Recreation Association

North Carolina Active Transportation Alliance

North Carolina Railroad Company

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

RTC's Trail Link Service

Surface Transportation Policy Project

Tobacco Heritage Trail (southside VA)

Virginia Creeper Rail-Trail Guide

Washington & Old Dominion Rail-Trail

Railroad References

RailServe.com (National listing of Rail-Trails sites and more)

National Corridors Initiative Rail Serve Railroad.Net (Host of Rail-Trails Forum)

Rail-Trail Alert

A group of citizens including some public officials has formed a two counties "Friends of Ecusta Trail" group to support the establishment of a 18.5 mile rail-trail between Hendersonville and Brevard on a discontinued Norfolk-Southern RR rail corridor. They have applied to obtain designation as a non-profit group. Efforts are underway to get additional local units of government to publicly endorse the trail. They have posted a PETITION to request State and local governments to partner to create the first State Rail-Trail.

Support NCRT at your workplace

Look for North Carolina Rail-Trails and Earth Share of North Carolina in your workplace giving campaign! You can join hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians supporting our environment by making a payroll deduction contribution right at your workplace. ESNC is a giving option in all North Carolina state and federal workplaces, as well as some local government and private company campaigns. Check out ESNC's website for a complete list of employers who have opened their annual workplace campaigns to Earth Share of North Carolina.