Rail trails are former railway lines that have been converted to paths designed for pedestrian, bicycle, equestrian and/or light motorised traffic. Most are shared-use paths, offering at least pedestrians and cyclists recreational access and right-of-way to the routes.(PDF) Final Draft July, 2006 The Indiana State Trails, Greenways and Bikeways Plan at Indiana Trails Plan (DNR)
Rail trails around the world longer than include the following:
Asia Burma Parts of Burma Railway.
Israel The Jerusalem Railway Park.
Japan Kōchi Aki Bicycle Path 高知安芸自転車道 on the former "Tosa Electric Railway Aki Line". Maple Yaba Cycling Road メイプル耶馬サイクリングロード from Nakatsu to the Morizane Hot Springs in Yamakuni.
Malaysia/Singapore Parts of Johor Bahru-Tanjong Pagar KTM railway, known as the Green Corridor.
South Korea Section of the historic Jungang line between Paldang and Yangpyeong.
Taiwan DongFeng Bicycle Green Way 東豐自行車綠廊 and HuoFeng Bike Path 后豐鐵馬道 in Taichung City, connects the towns of FengYuan, HouLi and DongShi Tanya Shen Green Bikeway 潭雅神綠園道 from TanZi to DaYa, Taichung City Taolin Bikeway 桃林鐵路自行車道 on the Linkou Line, 1968 build for the coal transport from Taoyuan to the Linkou Power Plant.
Europe Austria A more complete reference can be found at www.bahntrassenradeln.de.
Dampfross und Drahtesel on the former :de:Stammersdorfer Lokalbahn :de:Traisentalradweg on the former :de:Leobersdorfer Bahn Reichraminger Hintergebirgs on former :de:Waldbahn Reichraming Part of :de:Steyrtalradweg follows the former :de:Steyrtalbahn Salzkammergut-Lokalbahn-Radweg on the former :de:Salzkammergut-Lokalbahn between Strobl and St. Gilgen :de:Salzkammergut-Radweg on the former :de:Ischlerbahn and :de:Salzkammergut-Lokalbahn from Salzburg to Bad Ischl :de:Feistritztal-Radweg: the first between Ratten and :de:Birkfeld on a dismantled part of the :de:Feistritztalbahn.
Belgium Line 29 from Aarschot to Herentals Line 29 north of Turnhout towards the Dutch border Line 38 from Liège to Hombourg (Ravel 5) Line 62 from Ostend to Torhout Line 108 from Binche to Erquelinnes Parts of line 109 from Chimay to Froidchapelle, from Faurœulx to Estinnes, and from Faurœulx to Thuin Line 142 from Namur to Hoegaarden (Ravel 2) Most of Line 160 from Brussels to Tervuren Part of line 163A from Sainte-Cécile to Muno.
Croatia Parenzana from Koper to Poreč.
Czechia Line 14a from Horní Žďár to Jáchymov Line 144 from Loket to Horní Slavkov Line 257 from Kyjov to Mutěnice Line 302 from Nezamyslice to Morkovice-Slížany Line 326 from Hostašovice to Nový Jičín Line 703 from Cheb to Hundsbach.
Denmark Fodsporet: between Slagelse and Næstved, via Dalmose, plus between Dalmose and Skælskør in the south-eastern part of Sjælland; opened 2011 Himmerlandsstien: between Viborg and Løgstør, in the northern part of Jutland; opened 2007 (Danish: :da:Himmerlandsstien) Naturstien Horsens-Silkeborg: Naturetrail, between Horsens and Silkeborg, in the middle of Jutland.
Finland Baana, a section of the former Helsinki harbour railway line.
France
France had rail trails with a total length of as at November 2025. More projects are being planned or under construction; these are some already in place: Avenue Verte between St-Aubin-le-Cauf (near Dieppe) and Forges-les-Eaux Promenade plantée (walk with trees) in the 12th arrondissement of Paris; built on the former railway line between Bastille and the eastern suburbs of Paris (1859-1969) Coulée verte (green belt) , on the former railway lines from Amiens and Beauvais, was opened for the traffic between 1874 and 1972 or 1990 Coulée verte , on the former transversal line (closed in 1979) between the station of Colombes and the station of Les Vallées la Garenne-Colombes Roger Lapébie path runs for from Bordeaux, through Créon and onto Sauveterre-de-Guyenne Voie verte (green way) in the Vosges, linking Remiremont to Bussang, and Remiremont to Cornimont Voie verte from Givry to Mâcon Voie verte from Mios to Bazas, in the Aquitaine.
Germany There were 613 rail trails with a total length of in September 2013; eighty more projects are being planned or under construction. These are some of the longest rail trails: Bahnradweg Hessen with a total length of following old tracks of the Vogelsbergbahn, Vogelsberger Südbahn, Biebertalbahn and Ulstertalbahn. Bockl-Radweg in Bavaria with a total length of on the old track, from Neustadt a.d. Waldnaab to Eslarn Freital East–Possendorf railway line was a standard-gauge branch line near Dresden, in Saxony Maare-Mosel-Radweg with on the old trackbed Nordbahntrasse trail crosses the city of Wuppertal Ruwer-Hochwald-Radweg, with on the former trackbed Schinderhannes-Radweg, with on the former trackbed of the Hunsrück Railway Vennbahn trail is a cross-border trail between Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg, which follows the route of the former Vennbahn railway line for approximately from the city of Aachen through the High Fens – Eifel Nature Park and the Ardennes to Troisvierges.
Hungary Part of line 11 from Szentkirályszabadja to Balatonalmádi Line 25 from Bagod to Zalalövő Part of line 49 from Tamási to Pári Part of line 63 from Pécs to Pellérd Part of line 65 from Harkány to Drávaszabolcs Part of the former narrow gauge line from Sátoraljaújhely to Pálháza Part of the former line from Bárdudvarnok to Lipótfa.
Ireland Connemara Greenway: between Galway and Clifden, in County Galway Great Southern Trail: West Limerick/North Kerry; the route was taken by the Limerick-Tralee railway line Great Western Greenway: between Westport and Achill, County Mayo () Old Rail Trail: Athlone to Mullingar Cycleway, County Westmeath () Tralee-Fenit Greenway: the former North Kerry railway, County Kerry () Waterford Greenway: the Deise Greenway, on of the former Dungarvan to Waterford railway, County Waterford.
Italy Syracuse - Ragusa Railway, part in Val dell' Anapo Trieste - Kozina (Slovenia) Railway, passing through Val Rosandra.
Luxembourg Prince Henri railway in Clemency.
Norway Skreia Line.
Poland Stary Kolejowy Szlak Żelazny Szlak Rowerowy Ścieżka rowerowa na trasie linii kolejowej Swarzewo – Krokowa.
Portugal Ecopista do Rio Minho Ecovia do Rio Lima Ecopista do Tâmega Ecopista do Dão.
Slovenia Jesenice to Tarvisio, Italy: c. Kozina - Trieste, Italy.
Spain Senda del oso, Asturias Vía Verde de la Sierra (mountain's rail track), Cádiz and Seville Vía Verde de la Sierra de la Demanda, Burgos Vía Verde de Ojos Negros, Valencia and Teruel Girona - narrow gauge railway route 1: this route crosses three regions and twelve towns, following the valleys of the Fluvià, Brugent and Ter rivers. The trail descends smoothly from Olot () to Girona () Girona - narrow gauge railway route 2: The trail is long. With a smooth incline from Girona to Sant Feliu de Guíxols (), its highest point is at Cassà de la Selva (). From Girona to Sant Feliu, it passes through the Gironès and the Baix Empordà; from the Ter River basin, it crosses the Selva depression and ends in the Ridaura valley.
Sweden Banvallsleden (c. ) Sjuhäradsrundan Borås to Ulricehamn () Ätradalsleden Falköping to Ambjörnarp ().
United Kingdom England Addiscombe Railway Park: to , in Croydon, south London () Alban Way: to , Hertfordshire () Angel Walk: to , north London () Apethorne Junction to : Hyde, Greater Manchester () Ashchurch-Tewkesbury: to : Gloucestershire () Auckland Way: to , County Durham () Ayot Greenway: to , Hertfordshire () Beckton Corridor: Beckton DLR station to Connaught Bridge, east London () Belmont Trail: to Harrow, north-west London () to : Isle of Wight () Bermondsey (Stubbs Drive to Surrey Canal Road): south London () Biddulph Valley Way: , Cheshire, to Mossley, Staffordshire () Bingham Linear Walk: Nottinghamshire () Blackwater Rail Trail: to , Essex () Bowes Railway Path: to Tanfield Railway Museum, Tyne and Wear () Bradley Fold Cycleway: Bolton to Bury, Greater Manchester Brampton Valley Way: to , Northamptonshire () Brandon to Bishop Auckland: Broompark to Bishop Auckland, County Durham () Bridport to West Bay: Dorset () Bristol and Bath Railway Path: Bristol to Bath, Somerset () Bubwith Rail Trail: to , East Riding of Yorkshire () Railway Walk: Buckinghamshire () : Suffolk () Bure Valley Path: to , Norfolk () Camel Trail: to Wenford Bridge, Cornwall () Castle Eden Walkway: to , County Durham () Castleman Trailway: to Upton Country Park, Hampshire () Centurion Way: to , West Sussex () Chedworth Nature Reserve: to , Gloucestershire () Chippenham to Calne Railway Path: to , Wiltshire () Chiseldon to Marlborough Railway Path: Wiltshire () Cinder Track: to , North Yorkshire () Cloud Trail: , Leicestershire, to Chellaston, Derbyshire (part of National Cycle Route no. 6) Cole Green Way: to Hertford, Hertfordshire () Consett and Sunderland Railway Path: County Durham () Cotgrave Country Park: Nottinghamshire () Cotmanhay Linear Park: Derbyshire () Crab and Winkle Way: uses part of Canterbury and Whitstable Railway, Kent () Cuckoo Trail: to , East Sussex () Deerness Valley Way: Broompark to , County Durham Delph Donkey Trail: to , Greater Manchester () Derwent Walk: to , County Durham () to Railway Track: Devon () Downs Link: to , and , Surrey/West Sussex () Drakes Trail: to , Devon () Dyke Railway Trail: Hangleton to Brighton & Hove Golf Club, East Sussex () Ebury Way: to near , Hertfordshire () Eling Way: to Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire () to , Devon () Fallowfield Loop: to , Greater Manchester () Five Pits Trail: to , Derbyshire () Flitch Way: , Hertfordshire to , Essex () Forest Way: to , East/West Sussex () to : Isle of Wight Garstang and Knot-End Railway: The Fylde, Lancashire () to , along the original Whitby and Pickering Railway alignment , Norfolk () to Stokes Bay: Hampshire () Gosport to , Hampshire () Granite Way: to , Devon () Great Central Walk: to Brownsover, Warwickshire () Great Central Way: Braunstone Gate to Glenhills, Leicestershire () Great Eastern Linear Park: , Suffolk () Great Northern Railway Trail: to , West Yorkshire Hadleigh Railway Walk: to , Suffolk () Hamble Rail Trail: to Southampton Water, Hampshire () Harborne Walkway: to , Birmingham, West Midlands () Hart to Haswell Walkway: Monk Hesleden to , County Durham Haverhill, Suffolk () Hawthorn to Ryhope Way: Seaton to , County Durham Hayling Billy Trail: to South Hayling, Hampshire () High Peak Trail: to Cromford, Derbyshire () Hincaster Trailway: Hincaster to , Cumbria Honeybourne Line Walk: to just short of , Gloucestershire () Hornsea Rail Trail: to , East Riding of Yorkshire () Hudson Way: Market Weighton to , East Riding of Yorkshire () Hull to Rail Trail: East Riding of Yorkshire () to Station Town, Wingate path: County Durham () Isabel Trail: Stafford, Staffordshire () Kelloe Way: Kelloe, County Durham () Kenilworth Greenway Linear Park: Kenilworth, Warwickshire () Keswick Railway Path: to , Cumbria () to Renishaw; part of the Trans Pennine Trail, Derbyshire Kirklees Trail: to , Greater Manchester Lakenham Way: Norwich, Norfolk () to , Lancashire () Lancaster to , Lancashire Lanchester Valley Railway path: to , County Durham () to , Suffolk () Ledbury Town Trail: , Herefordshire () to : Leicestershire Lines Way: to Allerton Bywater, West Yorkshire () to Liss Forest Road: Hampshire () Longdendale Trail: to , Derbyshire (); forms part of the Trans Pennine Trail Lune Estuary Path: Lancaster to Glasson Dock, Lancashire Manifold Way: Hulme End to Waterhouses, Staffordshire () Marriott's Way: to , Norfolk () Meon Valley Railway Line: to Knowle Junction, Hampshire () Mercian Way: to near Bridgnorth, Shropshire Merton Park Green Walks: to , London () Meltham Greenway: , West Yorkshire () Middlewood Way: , Cheshire, to , Greater Manchester () Millennium Greenway: , Cheshire, to , Flintshire, Wales ()