Missouri's
Rock Island Trail
is growing! The Rock Island intersects the Katy Trail at Windsor, linking to Kansas City. It will eventually stretch over 200 miles,
giving Missouri an amazing 450 mile trail loop.
Just across the Mississippi River from Portage des Sioux (near the Katy's eastern end at Machens)
is the
Great River Road bike trail,
which runs along the Illinois side of the river for 21 miles.
In southwest Missouri, the
Frisco Highline Trail
will take you across 16 old railroad bridges in its 36 mile journey between Springfield and Bolivar.
If you like the Katy Trail, you'll also enjoy the
C&O Canal Towpath Trail.
The C&O runs 185 miles from
Washington DC to Cumberland Maryland, along the banks of the Potomac River.
The
Great Allegheny Passage (GAP)
connects to the C&O at Cumberland MD and runs across a significant part of
Pennsylvania.
Together, the C&O and GAP enable you to ride 335 miles from
Pittsburgh to Washington DC.
Western
Virginia is home to one of America's most scenic trails,
the
Virginia Creeper Trail.
New York's
Erie Canal bike trail runs from Buffalo to Albany, crossing most of upstate New York
as part of the
Empire State Trail, America's longest multi-use trail at over 750 miles.
In
Illinois, the
I&M Canal Trail
and
Hennepin Canal Parkway
will take you across the state, from Joliet to the Quad Cities.
The
Silver Comet Trail in
Georgia connects up with the
Chief Ladiga Trail in
Alabama,
giving you nearly 100 miles of scenic paved trail.
The
Cowboy Trail in Nebraska will eventually
stretch over 300 miles - even longer than the Katy Trail.
Minnesota's
Paul Bunyan Trail covers over 120 miles,
past shimmering lakes and through scenic forests.
The
Elroy-Sparta Trail in
Wisconsin connects
with the 400 State Trail, La Salle Trail, and Great River Trail for a 101 mile route.
Between Dallas and Texarkana is the
North East Texas Trail (NETT),
following 133 miles of the old Chaparral and Union Pacific railroad routes.
South Dakota's
Mickelson Trail takes you through breathtaking scenery
where you can still feel and experience the old West.