Rails To Trails Celebrates 40th Anniversary With America's Walking Club
Join us outside for Celebrate Trails Day on Saturday, April 25! This annual springtime celebration was started in 2013 by Rails to Trails Conservancy, the nation’s largest trails organization, and invites everyone to experience the country’s trails through events and self-guided activities.
Celebrate Trails Day creates a national moment of awareness and appreciation—spotlighting the joy and impact of America’s trails, and the movement that’s making it possible for more people to be able to safely walk, bike and be active outside where they live.
As part of our partnership with the AVA this year, we’re proud to be able to invite and inspire more people to enjoy walks and other types of outings along trails on the day (and beyond!). With 2026 marking several big milestones and anniversaries—Rails to Trails Conservancy’s 40th, AVA’s 50th and America’s 250th— we’re looking forward to making this the biggest, best and most impactful celebration yet.
Events and activities are planned along the 42,500+ miles of multiuse trails and 150+ trail networks around the country, including those led by the AVA. Whether you join the Nebraska Trailblazers for their “Miles of Memories Across the Mighty Missouri” event along a section of the cross-country Great American Rail-Trail the weekend before Celebrate Trails Day, or choose to go on one of the AVA’s year-round walks on April 25, or attend one of the other Celebrate Trails Day events, we hope to see you on the trail.
To explore events, opportunities to get great giveaways, and more ways to celebrate trails, visit RailsToTrails.org/CelebrateTrailsDay. For information, contact Suzanne Matyas,
Suzanne@railstotrails.org.
This article was originally written by Suzanne Matyas in the latest edition of The American Wanderer. You can read the entire publication with the button below.