Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

The mission of Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) is to create a nationwide network of trails from former rail lines and connecting corridors to build healthier places for healthier people.

Everything we do at Rails-to-Trails Conservancy supports local efforts to transform the dream of a trail into a tangible community asset.

• We promote policy at the national and state levels to create the conditions that make trail building possible.
• We are a leader in the fight to protect the federal Transportation Enhancements program, which is the largest source of funding for trail development.
• We steadfastly defend the federal railbanking statute in the Congress and the courts as an essential tool to preserve unused rail corridors.
• We catalyze action at the local level by providing information, technical assistance and training that local trail builders need to succeed.
• We provide leadership to the trails and greenways movement.