Meet the 2025 Hall of Fame Trail Nominees
Trails bring people joy while also creating opportunities to lead more active and healthier lifestyles, enjoy nature, energize the economies of the places they connect, and get around safely on foot and by bike.
While all of America’s trails deserve applause, some of the nation’s pathways go above and beyond to set the gold standard for trails everywhere. These are the exceptional trails that inspire bucket-list adventures and lifelong fans, as well as propel advancement and excellence in trail development.
Since 2007, RTC has been recognizing the nation’s most impactful rail-trails through our Hall of Fame, expanding in 2023 to include all types of multiuse trails. Dozens of trails have received this prestigious honor, chosen for merits such as as scenic value, high use, trail and trailside amenities, historical significance, accessibility, excellence in management and maintenance, and community benefit, plus connectivity locally and to regional trail and active transportation systems.
With so many great multiuse trails found across our country and such a legendary list of existing Hall of Famers, our team needs help choosing the newest addition. We narrowed it down to three nominees—each of them stellar choices, providing epic outings for people as well as outsized benefits to their communities.
Get to know the 2025 Hall of Fame trail nominees, then help us decide which trail should take the title by voting for your preferred pick between July 31 and Aug. 6!
East Central Regional Rail Trail, Florida
Spanning more than 50 miles from central Florida to its eastern coast, this nominee is one of the Sunshine State’s longest rail-trails. The East Central Regional Rail Trail forms a Y-shape as it connects several communities within Volusia and Brevard counties, providing a way for visitors and locals alike to get around without a car, options for recreation and exercise, and linkages to public transportation and cultural attractions. The popular pathway is ADA compliant and designed to welcome people of all ages and abilities, regularly hosting walkers, runners, bicyclists, inline skaters, and wildlife and nature viewers, as well as horseback riders along a parallelling equestrian path in Brevard County. Along the trail, users can expect to see lush trees and plant life, waterfronts and wetlands, and even a large tin man sculpture, as well as have easy access to the American Space Museum, other nearby space-related sites and city centers. The East Central Regional Rail Trail provides further opportunities to explore and travel the state, linking to the neighboring 25-mile Spring to Spring Trail in Volusia County and multiple developing trail networks, including the state’s 250-mile Coast to Coast Trail and 260-mile St. Johns River-to-Sea Loop, plus the 3,000-mile East Coast Greenway between Florida and Maine.