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Brian from Kansas City on 12/6/2011 3:06:01 PM:

Last year we rode every inch of the Katy Trail. Loved it. Now we are wishing to do another long rail to trail ride. Anyone know of anything reasonable?

gene from Indiana on 12/7/2011 12:40:23 AM:

Try the Cowboy Trail in Nebraska. (www.bikecowboytrail.com) the trail is 185 miles long but doesn't have the amenities the the Katy Trail has. While they use crushed limestone, they also use that pink, granite ballast from the CNW RR. The bridge is out several miles west of the starting point of Norfolk, NE but you can get around that.
Ride in the middle of the trail. They've got the Texas "goathead" sandburr there. You may need Kevlar in your tires. I rode two days in late September and pulled a Burley trailer. The Visitors Bureau in Norfolk is 402-371-2932 or you could write Nebraska Game and Parks Department, P O Box 30370, Lincoln, NE 68503-0370
A lot of information needs to be updated for that trail. It goes from Norfolk to Valentine.

Paulie from Knoxville on 12/7/2011 7:45:59 AM:

Hey Brian, If your looking for long trails try these-

C & O/GAP Trails- Pitts Pa. to DC 330ish miles

GA Comet/Cheif Ladiga Trials- Atlanta Ga. to Anniston Al. 100+ miles

kc from nj on 12/7/2011 9:41:37 AM:

I LOVED the C&O and GAP trails (DC to Pittsburgh). It was by far the best vacation I EVER took including foreign destinations.

Trek on 12/7/2011 2:01:09 PM:

There is a good network of trails in Wisconsin with the Great River State Trail, La Crosse River State Trail, Elroy-Sparta State Trail, Omaha 400, etc.

Also, the Mickelson in South Dakota is worth the trip.

Ray (webmaster) on 12/7/2011 5:29:37 PM:

The above comments give me a good opening to plug a few other websites that I run.

Silver Comet / Chief Ladiga (GA/AL): www.bikeSilverComet.com

C&O / Great Allegheny Passage (MD/PA): www.bikeCandO.com

Cowboy Trail (NE): www.bikeCowboyTrail.com

All three offer nice long rides in the 100's of miles.

Happy trails!

gene from Indiana on 12/8/2011 12:26:34 AM:

Subscribe to Adventure Cycling in Missoula, MT (www.adventurecycling.org). Ohio has a trail from Cincinnati to London, near Columbus but am not sure of the facilities. You might stay at Xenia
It is supposed to go to Cleveland on the old Pennsylvania Railroad. The parts i've been on were paved. I used to work for the PRR in the 60s.
Another site you might try is: www.nbtda.com (I think) for the National Bicycle Tour Directors Association for multi day organized rides. This country has some great places to ride.

Almost Retired from Ohio on 12/9/2011 7:47:30 AM:

Rails to Trails is doing the Greenway Sojourn July 17-24 They park in Piitsburg, bus to DC & ride back on C&O+GAP Tent camping,2meals & shower truck, bus ride, for about $975 Check out Wilderness Voyageurs they are doing the logistics for them this year. I've done it once, prefer riding south(more down hill) Katy Ride should be the same week. I'm going back & doing the Katy :)

El Toro on 12/9/2011 9:56:55 AM:

The trail in Ohio is called the Little Miami Scenic Trail.
The Prairie Spirit Trail in eastern Kansas (Ottawa to Iola) is now 54 miles long. There are facilities/supplies/housing that make this a neat down and back weekend.

Kansas has several other trails in progress that are coming together nicely. In the next 3-4 years there were be several of them linked together that will make for some great "adventures".

Almost Retired from Ohio on 12/9/2011 11:10:42 AM:

Greenway Sojourn is in JUNE 17 - 24 OOPS !
Doing th Michigander July 15 - 20 6 Day loop ride from Mackinaw City at the tip of the hand & back. ( Getting my rides mixed up! ) It's hard getting old!

festus on 12/12/2011 8:27:49 PM:

check out the creeper trail thats runs from abingdon, va to white top, va. 35 miles long. fantastic scenery. done half of it. would love to do the entire trail.

kc from nj on 12/13/2011 9:25:34 AM:

One more suggestion: http://www.eriecanalway.gov/
Planning on doing this one this spring.

Brad P. from Pea Ridge on 12/16/2011 10:38:50 PM:

Heard a lot about these great southern trails: the Tammany Trace and Miss. River Levee Trail in New Orleans and the Longleaf Trace in Miss. Might check them out soon as the weather is still in the 60s/70s along those trails.

Brad P. from Pea Ridge on 12/16/2011 10:45:44 PM:

One more thing: I wanted to bike the Tammany Trace last year but chickened out because I usually bike solo. Did I mention it's near New Orleans (nuff said)? I do have some pepper spray.
One more great trail: some rich dude in Tulsa donated 12 million dollars to fix up Tulsa's RiverFront trail. I biked it last week and it's very nice. They have separate bike lanes for walkers/joggers and bikers along with no road crossings and several awesome bridges over the Arkansas River.

Greg Forrester from Glasgow, MT on 12/18/2011 8:41:46 AM:

There are 2 scenic hard pack limestone surfaced rail trails in the Cheboygan,MI area, North Central State Trail 62 miles and Northeast State Trail 71 miles long. I rode them both in October and was treated to fantastic fall color.

walker0114 from Harrisonville, MO on 1/2/2012 12:57:01 PM:

Check out the Mickelson Trail in South Dakota.

Anonymous on 1/15/2012 9:38:18 PM:

It's not a trail, per say, but a week of biking from town to town 50-65 miles avg. Check out the OK Freewheel web site. One week of biking S to N. Shuttle from Tulsa to southern site provided if needed. Approx $175 for fruit stops, campground,luggage transported to next town, etc. We've ridden it since 1984. Approx 900 riders. Fantastic

SusieQ from Morristown, TN on 2/26/2012 12:32:23 PM:

A friend and I are planning our first riding of the whole trail. Could you send me your list of accommodations/eateries and comments? skschmid@yahoo.com

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