The film was born out of Peter Harnik’s book “From Rails to Trails: Making of America’s Active Transportation Network.” ...

"From Rails to Trails," premiering Oct. 15 on PBS, chronicles how tens of thousands of abandoned tracks were converted to trails over 60 years.

Step onto a rail trail in your community, and you’ll see parents teaching children to ride bikes, retirees walking together at sunset and neighbors greeting neighbors. These trails are not red or blue ...

Montgomery County will close a portion of the Huckleberry Trail for repairs in the Merrimac area starting Nov. 3 until March.

On a hike to Snow Lake a few years back, Michael DeCramer watched a fellow hiker accidentally kick a rock loose that hit someone farther down the trail. The near miss could have proved ...

Washington, D.C. has some of the nicest suburbs in the country, and one nearby Virginia town offers some spectacular nature ...

On shore, driftwood lined the beaches, pine needles softened the trails, and time seemed to loosen its grip. Lately, summer ...

The Washington Island Ferry crosses Death’s Door year-round, carrying cars, bikes, and bundled-up locals with practiced ease.

Welcome to 17 Miles, a travel series built on one core belief: the best way to know a city is to run through it. Whether you’re a serious marathoner, a business traveler or a hungover wedding guest ...

Life in much of America today seems fractured, offering fewer opportunities for people to meet, mingle and feel part of the same community. But there is at ...

Wallace Falls isn’t just a state park—it’s Washington’s perfect escape hatch, where waterfall therapy and forest immersion combine to remind us why the Pacific Northwest remains one of the most ...