National Park Service units in the District of Columbia: www.nps.gov/state/dc/index.htm?program=parks
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Browse all National Recreation Trails in District of Columbia: There are 327.00 miles of NRTs in District of Columbia and 3 trails!
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Washington Area Bicyclist Association provides a tremendous resource for DC area trails as well as all bicycling issues: http://www.waba.org/
DC Bicycle Master Plan: http://ddot.dc.gov/ddot/cwp/view,a,1245,q,634448.asp
Bike Trails and B & Bs in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia: www.BBBiking.com
Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts organizes trail work, advocacy, and events in the Maryland-DC-Virginia area: http://www.more-mtb.org/
Washington DC Multi-Use Trails in the Washington, DC, area: http://www.bikewashington.org
A membership with American Trails helps insure the future of trails and greenways in America. Show your support by joining or donating today.
Descriptions and transit information for major DC area trails and bike routes are at http://bikewashington.org/trails/
The Potomac River Greenways Coalition promotes a regional network of greenways along the Potomac River and its tributaries: http://www.fairfaxtrails.org/prgc/
Great FallsTrail Blazers work to develop multi-purpose trails throughout the Great Falls community: http://www.greatfallstrailblazers.org/
Pimmit Run Trail in McLean and the Fairfax Cross-County Trail are in suburban DC: http://www.fairfaxtrails.org/index.html
The Wanderbirds Hiking Club, founded in 1934, is a non-profit, all volunteer club that organizes day hikes every Sunday, year round, for energetic folks in the Washington, DC area. You do not have to be a member of the Club to hike with us. http://www.wanderbirds.org
The Capital Hiking Club offers trips as well as trail information at: www.capitalhikingclub.org/
The Potomac Appalachian Trail Club is dedicated to the upkeep and improvement of 970 miles of trails, 30 shelters, and 23 cabins in VA, MD, WV, PA, and DC: www.potomacappalachian.org/
American Volkssport Association hosts year-round walking events; search by state
The American Discovery Trail is America's first coast-to-coast hiking, biking and equestrian trail; for information on the ADT thru DC and Maryland: http://www.discoverytrail.org/states/maryland/index.html
The Great Allegheny Passage is the main line of a trail system running from the C&O Canal Towpath at Cumberland, Maryland, to the Forks of the Ohio River at Pittsburgh on a near-level rail-trail through the Allegheny Mountains: http://www.gaptrail.org/
The Potomac Trail Council supports development of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, planned to run 425-miles between Chesapeake Bay and Allegheny Highlands in Western PA: http://www.potomactrail.org/about/index.html
Off-Road.com has motorized route descriptions for Metro DC Area trails: http://www.off-road.com/4x4web/travels/metrodc.html
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail begins in the Georgetown section of Washington, DC: http://www.fred.net/kathy/canal.html
C&O Canal Biking Guide has some good maps for bicycling the C & O Canal Trail: http://bikewashington.org/canal/
Capital Crescent Trail runs 7 miles between Georgetown and Bethesda, and 4 miles to Silver Spring: http://www.cctrail.org/
Coalition for the Metropolitan Branch Trail is working to develop a seven-mile linear park and trail running parallel to Metro's Red Line from Union Station to Silver Spring: http://www.metbranchtrail.com/ and news items at: http://washcycle.typepad.com/home/metropolitan_branch_trail/
For a locator map and detailed descriptions of rail trails in the Washington, D.C., area and a few others in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia: http://bikewashington.org/trails/dc-index.htm
Recreational Trails Program: Providing funding to all 50 states for grants programs and program management
State Trails Program contacts in all 50 states
Fishing reports, maps, photos, and videos for every fishing spot in the USA: http://www.hookandbullet.com/s/fishing-district-of-columbia/
• Transportation Reauthorization
• Land and Water Conservation Fund
• Reauthorization of the Recreational Trails Program
• CDC Offers Funding for Bike/Ped Programs
• Stimulus Funding (American Recovery & Reinvestment Act) Opportunities
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