rail trail

rail trail

English

Alternative form

• rail-trail

Noun

rail trail (plural rail trails)

1. Former railway track converted into a multi-use path, typically for walking and cycling.
   • 2009, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, Rail-Trails Midwest Great Lakes: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin, Wilderness Press (→ISBN), page 1:

     As railroads fell into disuse, they left behind thousand of miles of corridor and, of course, potential trails. Today, the Great Lakes region of the Midwest boasts 381 rail-trails, and Wisconsin and Michigan are constantly vying for the most rail-trail miles of all 50 states and the more than 1500 rail-trails across the Unites States […]

Translations

former railway track

French: voie verte (fr) f, sentier ferroviaire m Spanish: vía verde f

Further reading

• rail trail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia