Longest Bike Trails in the US: 21 Ranked for eBikes

21 trails of 100 miles or more · 5,786 US trail listings screened in all 50 states and DC · 360.3 miles at the top · 172 manager and statute quotations checked word for word · verified November 4, 2026

How we verified this: We screened every trail TrailLink lists in the 50 states and DC (5,786 listings, read November 3, 2026), added the long trails named in published lists, in our state trail atlases and in AI search answers, and kept each trail a bicycle may ride end to end at 100 miles or more by its manager's own figure.

Every length and e-bike rule below is quoted from the agency or group that runs the trail, or from the law that governs it, read November 4, 2026; where we print another publisher's figure, that publisher is named beside it, and where no rule is published, the page says so. Full method.

Quick Answer: The longest bike trail in the US is New York's Erie Canalway Trail: 360.3 miles from Buffalo to Albany, open to Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes under a 15 mph limit. Next come Arizona's Maricopa Trail (more than 315 miles, a loop around metropolitan Phoenix), Washington's Palouse to Cascades (251 or 285 miles) and Missouri's Katy Trail (240).

Two routes run longer than any single trail: the 750-mile Empire State Trail, which joins the Erie Canalway to two other trails and some road sections, and the Great American Rail-Trail, 3,760 miles from Washington, D.C., to Washington State, 55.5% of it built.

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The Katy Trail's crushed-limestone path beneath a limestone bluff in Missouri, in a scene generated with Playcut from a Missouri State Parks photograph of the trail.

Why the longest bike trail in the US has three answers

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's 2026 assessment counts 2,086.2 of the Great American Rail-Trail's 3,760 miles as built, leaving 1,673.8 miles of gaps. Pick a trail by length alone and you can arrive with a bike its manager bars; in Nebraska, riding a barred machine is a Class III misdemeanor. This guide ranks the 21 trails of 100 miles or more, quotes each published e-bike rule and counts your charges.

The three answers come from three ways of counting. The longest single trail is the Erie Canalway, which the New York State Canal Corporation says "extends 360.3 miles from Buffalo to Albany linking the cities of Rochester, Syracuse and Utica". The longest rail-trail claim belongs to Missouri, whose park agency calls the 240-mile Katy "the longest developed rail-trail in the country".

The third answer is a route. The Canal Corporation's own page calls the Erie Canalway "part of the 750-mile Empire State Trail, the longest multi-use recreational trail in the nation", and that route joins trails with on-road sections. The Great American Rail-Trail runs five times as far and is a little over half built.

Each answer carries its own e-bike rule, and the rules change along the way. A Class 3 e-bike is barred on the Erie Canalway, a Class 2 throttle bike on Washington's long-distance trails, and any e-bike on North Dakota's Maah Daah Hey. On the C&O Canal you must pedal.

In this guide

• Methodology: how we ranked them
• The ranking at a glance: 21 trails of 100 miles or more
• TrailLink and the managers side by side: why the lengths differ
• 300 miles and up: the Erie Canalway and the Maricopa Trail
• 200 to 300 miles: Palouse to Cascades, the Katy and the Cowboy
• 150 to 200 miles: the C&O Canal, the Mesabi and the Great Allegheny Passage
• 125 to 150 miles: five trails from Pennsylvania to Texas
• 100 to 125 miles: eight trails from Florida to Oregon
• A 334-mile ride without cars: Pittsburgh to Washington
• The longest paved bike trails
• Long routes and trail systems
• Long trails a bike cannot ride end to end
• The longest bike trail in every state
• Which e-bike class rides which long trail
• Battery math: how many charges a long trail takes
• Planning a multi-day e-bike trip on a long trail
• What changes next on these trails
• Where riders get caught out
• Our picks for a long trail
• Before you go: a long-trail checklist
• Longest bike trails in the US: frequently asked questions

Methodology: how we ranked them

A trail made this list when its manager's own figure reaches 100 miles and a bicycle may ride its whole length, paved, crushed stone or natural surface. Routes stitched from several trails or roads are listed separately, and long footpaths are named and set aside, so every row is one trail a bicycle is allowed on along its whole length, though two carry closures today.

We started from TrailLink, the trail finder run by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, reading the full trail table on every state page and DC's: 5,786 listings. A second sweep took in the trail names of 80 miles or more from published lists, our own state atlases and the answers AI search engines gave, which added trails TrailLink lists short or not at all.

Each trail's length and e-bike rule were then read at its manager, in the manager's words, on November 4, 2026: of 145 manager, agency and law pages requested, 108 were read in full and 37 were unreachable, blocked automated reading or returned no text. Where the manager's page could not be read, we print the figure of the publisher we could read and name it in the table; those trails are listed in Limitations.

"Not settled" means the manager's words do not decide a class, and the page gives both readings. Our reading of each rule is labelled as ours; the rule itself is the manager's or the law's own sentence, linked.

Every trail in this page's tables, with its length, its rule per class and its source links, is in a public dataset you can reuse: CSV and JSON.

By Milad Ghobadibeygvand, BScN (Western University, 2014), Redtail eBikes. Every rule and length on this page was read November 3 or 4, 2026, and every quotation matched word for word to the copy we saved. Found a trail whose length or rule has changed? Email its name and a link to the manager's page to support@redtailebikes.com, and we will read that row again.

The ranking at a glance: 21 trails of 100 miles or more

The Erie Canalway Trail leads at 360.3 miles, and the managers' rules split three ways: 11 of the 21 admit a Class 1 e-bike outright, 5 admit a throttle bike outright and 1 admits none. The e-bike column gives each trail's rule in a few words, with the full sentence quoted in the trail's own section below.

Ranked by the manager's figure, with ties in table order. Miles as published; a "Figure from" link opens the page the figure was read from on November 4, 2026.

Only the Erie Canalway and the Maricopa Trail pass 300 miles, and the bottom eight trails sit within 18 miles of each other.

TrailLink and the managers side by side: why the lengths differ

TrailLink's listed length differs from the manager's own figure on 14 of the 15 ranked trails we could compare, by as much as 28 miles. Cut the list at 100 miles on TrailLink's numbers and the Hennepin Canal and Wild Rivers would drop off, along with the Maricopa Trail, which TrailLink does not list.

Manager's figure read November 4, 2026; TrailLink listing read November 3, 2026. Positive differences mean the manager's figure is longer.

Red is the manager's figure and grey TrailLink's; the gap runs both ways, longer for some trails and shorter for others.

The managers' own pages show you where the counts part. Scottsdale measures the Arizona Canal Trail along "both sides of the Arizona Canal", Illinois adds the feeder canal path to the Hennepin's towpath miles, and the Mesabi counts miles still being finished. When you plan, use the manager's figure and the manager's map, since the manager also sets the closures and the e-bike rule you ride under.

300 miles and up: the Erie Canalway and the Maricopa Trail

Only two trails pass 300 miles: New York's Erie Canalway at 360.3, with a published e-bike rule, and Arizona's Maricopa Trail at more than 315, a loop where the county has not said whether an e-bike counts as motorized. The Erie Canalway is the one you can plan an e-bike trip on today.

Erie Canalway Trail, New York: 360.3 miles

The Erie Canalway runs from Buffalo to Albany, and Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes ride it. The Canal Corporation's trail page allows "Class 1&2 E-bikes, those that are not capable of peddle-assist beyond 20 mile per hour" when they have "fully operative pedals for propulsion by human power", and lists Class 3 under "Prohibited Uses".

Everyone keeps to "the Trail's 15 mile per hour speed limit, unless otherwise posted". At that pace you ride the whole trail in about 24 hours, and our CMB 8-Speed model needs five full charges for you to do it with easy pedaling (battery math).

The trail also counts toward the Empire State Trail, and New York State Parks and the Canal Corporation "have adopted policies allowing Class 1 and 2 E-Bikes" on the sections they run. Our New York trails atlas covers the state's other e-bike rules.

Maricopa Trail, Arizona: more than 315 miles

The Maricopa Trail circles the Phoenix area for "more than 315 miles", and whether an e-bike may ride it is not settled by the county's words. The county calls it "a multi-use trail system that forms a loop around the Phoenix metropolitan area", says "The Maricopa Trail is for non-motorized use only" and adds that "Some sections may have specific use restrictions, so always check posted signage."

One reading treats a pedal-assist e-bike as a bicycle and lets it ride where bicycles do; the other treats any motor as motorized. Until the county names e-bikes, read the sign at each section before you ride one there, and check its alerts: on November 4, 2026, they listed "Temporary construction at Skunk Creek Crossing". Our Phoenix trails guide covers its sections around the city.

200 to 300 miles: Palouse to Cascades, the Katy and the Cowboy

Three trails fall between 200 and 300 miles, and each answers the e-bike question differently: Washington admits Class 1 and Class 3, Missouri admits "electrically assisted pedal-powered bicycles", and Nebraska's law leaves the Cowboy Trail to its owner. Together they give you more than 700 miles of riding.

Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail, Washington: 251 or 285 miles

Washington State Parks gives two lengths for this trail, and Class 2 throttle bikes are not admitted on it. The park page says "this 251-mile trail runs in sections from Cedar Falls near North Bend east to the Idaho border", while the agency's e-bike information sheet gives "285 miles from North Bend to the Idaho border".

The park lists three sections, West at 18 miles, Central at 107 and East at 126, which add to 251. Plan on 285 if you mean to ride the whole corridor, and check the sections between before you set out.

The sheet's rule is short: "Class 1 and Class 3 pedal-assist e-bikes are allowed on state park non-motorized long-distance trails." If your bike has a throttle, it is not on that list, and neither is any bike in our picks; our Washington trails atlas covers each class's rules across the state.

Katy Trail State Park, Missouri: 240 miles

The Katy "is 240 miles long and runs between Clinton and Machens", and a Class 1 e-bike rides it; for Class 2 and Class 3, the park's words leave the question open. Its general information page says "Electrically assisted pedal-powered bicycles and tricycles (maximum speed of 20 mph) are allowed."

Missouri's law gives the second reading. Under § 307.194.7 RSMo, an agency "may prohibit the operation of a class 1 electric bicycle or class 2 electric bicycle on that path" only "Following notice and a public hearing", and "may prohibit the operation of a class 3 electric bicycle on that path".

Read narrowly, the park's sentence describes a Class 1 bike. Read with the statute, a Class 2 bike stays welcome unless the agency has barred it after a hearing, and the park pages we read state no such bar. Ride the Katy on pedal assist at 20 mph or less, and ask Missouri State Parks before you plan on the throttle; our Missouri e-bike law guide sets out the statute.

Cowboy Recreation and Nature Trail, Nebraska: 220.3 miles

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's 2026 route assessment gives the Cowboy Trail "Total Length / Total Length Along Great American 220.3 / 220.3", so every mile of it is part of the Great American Rail-Trail. TrailLink's listing sends riders to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission for it.

Nebraska's law hands that call to the owner. Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-678 lets an owner authorize its supervising official "to permit, control, or prohibit operation of any motor vehicle, minibike, motorcycle, off-road recreational vehicle of any or all types, electric bicycles".

The same section makes riding against that call a crime: "Any person who operates any of such vehicles without the permission of the appropriate governmental entity or in a place, time, or manner which has been prohibited by such entity shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor." Read the commission's current trail rules before you ride an e-bike there.

150 to 200 miles: the C&O Canal, the Mesabi and the Great Allegheny Passage

The C&O Canal Towpath at 184.5 miles, the Mesabi Trail at over 160 and the Great Allegheny Passage at 150 make up the middle of the ranking, and two of them join at Cumberland, Maryland, into a 334-mile ride without cars. All three let you ride an e-bike on most or all of their length, each with its own conditions.

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath, DC and Maryland: 184.5 miles

The National Park Service's Park Planner says "The Canal Towpath provides 184.5 miles", and e-bikes ride it if you pedal. The park's compendium lists the Canal Towpath among "Trail areas where e-bikes are allowed" with "(Pedaling required)", and adds: "The maximum speed on these routes is 15 mph."

The park's bicycling page puts the pedaling rule plainly: "using the electric motor to move an e-bike without pedaling is prohibited." You may carry a throttle; you may not ride on it alone. The compendium adds that "Violations of compendium restrictions are violations of 36 CFR and subject to penalties as stated in 36 CFR 1.3", which sets "the criminal penalties provided under 18 U.S.C. 1865".

Two of the park's own texts draw the motor line differently. The bicycling page describes "an electric motor of less than 750 watts (1 horsepower)", while the regulation it applies, 36 CFR 1.4, says "an electric motor of not more than 750 watts". A bike rated under 750 W is inside both; of our picks, that is the CMB 8-Speed at 500 W and the A7's Large frame.

Mesabi Trail, Minnesota: over 160 miles

The Mesabi Trail's own pages give two figures, and both are about pavement. Its about page says "Currently over 160+ miles are finished, making the Mesabi Trail one of the longest paved bike trails in Minnesota", and "When totally complete (in 1-2 years), it will traverse almost 165 miles"; its home page says "over 150 miles of paved trail".

Its trail use policies settle the e-bike question in one line: "Electric assist (E-bikes) are allowed on the Trail, e-motos are not." No class is named; read plainly, the sentence lets you ride a Class 1, 2 or 3 e-bike there. Our Minnesota e-bike law guide has the state's definition.

Great Allegheny Passage, Pennsylvania and Maryland: 150 miles

The Great Allegheny Passage "offers 150 miles of spectacular biking and hiking from Cumberland, Md. to Pittsburgh", and its Pennsylvania miles admit e-bikes that meet three conditions. The trail's rules page says power-driven devices "may be used in Pennsylvania, provided" that "Motors on electric vehicles are 750 watts or less", "Devices weigh less than 100 lbs." and "Devices have fully operating pedals".

The weight line matters if your bike is heavy. The TIGER RE weighs 98 lb on its maker's page, inside the limit with 2 lb to spare, and every pick on this page has a motor of 750 W or less.

The Maryland end is less clear. Allegany County's rules say "Motorized vehicles are prohibited on the trail except for emergency response vehicles or those authorized by the County", and they do not name e-bikes. Ask the county before you ride a motor through to Cumberland.

125 to 150 miles: five trails from Pennsylvania to Texas

Five trails sit between 125 and 150 miles: the D&L in Pennsylvania, North Dakota's Maah Daah Hey, Minnesota's North Shore, Washington's Columbia Plateau and the Northeast Texas Trail. The North Shore is a natural-surface trail, the Columbia Plateau is partly closed and the Maah Daah Hey bars e-bikes outright, so this band needs the most checking before you go.

D&L Trail, Pennsylvania: 144.7 miles

TrailLink lists the D&L at 144.7 miles; the Delaware & Lehigh corridor's own pages we read give no total, but they mark its newest link. A recent crossing, the corridor says, "provides a safe connection to 57 miles of continuous D&L Trail from Black Diamond Trailhead in Mountaintop, PA to Canal Street Park Trailhead in Northampton, PA."

The corridor's pages state no e-bike rule. Pennsylvania's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources sets one for state parks and forests: "On non-motorized trails, riders must pedal to move the bike. Using the throttle alone is not allowed." TrailLink's listing names "Lehigh Gorge State Park" among its related pages, and inside a Pennsylvania state park that rule applies, so ride the D&L with pedal assist.

Maah Daah Hey Trail, North Dakota: 144 miles

The Maah Daah Hey is a 144-mile trail "Winding through North Dakota's badlands", and it is closed to e-bikes. The Forest Service says "The 144-mile Maah Daah Hey Trail stretches from the Burning Coal Vein Campground", and that "All trails are designated for non-motorized use only. As a result, motorized vehicles—including e-bikes, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), utility terrain vehicles (UTVs), and snowmobiles—are prohibited."

Ride it on a conventional mountain bike, or plan your e-bike trip on a trail that admits one. Our public land e-bike guide explains how the federal land agencies decide.

C.J. Ramstad/North Shore State Trail, Minnesota: 142 miles

The North Shore State Trail is "a 142-mile long multi-purpose, natural surface trail from Duluth to Grand Marais", and it lists mountain biking among its uses. Snowmobiling is one of its listed uses, and the trail page says "Motorized vehicles are not allowed for recreation purposes on the trail, except for snowmobiles and ATVs (where designated)."

Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources allows "Electric-assist or pedal-assist bicycles" on state trails "if they meet the following definition in Minnesota Statutes 169.011, Subdivision 27", which includes a motor "that has a power output of not more than 750 watts". On it you are mountain biking on a natural surface.

Columbia Plateau State Park Trail, Washington: 130 miles

The 130-mile Columbia Plateau trail "starts southwest of Spokane", and part of it is closed. The park posts a "Partial Trail Closure due to flooding washout between lower Monumental Dam and Kahlotus, WA until further notice."

It follows the same state rule as Palouse to Cascades: Class 1 and Class 3 pedal-assist e-bikes are allowed, so a throttle bike is not. Check the closure notice on the park page before you plan a through ride.

Northeast Texas Trail: 130 miles

The Northeast Texas Trail is "A 130-mile recreational trail rolling over rural Northeast Texas", and its rules do not settle e-bikes. The coalition's safety rules say "No motorized vehicles permitted except for authorized patrol vehicles. Bicycle speed limit is 14 mph."

If you ride a pedal-assist e-bike, one reading counts it as a bicycle under that 14 mph limit; another counts any motor as motorized. TrailLink lists only 102 miles of it, the widest gap in our comparison. Our Texas trails atlas covers the agencies along it.

100 to 125 miles: eight trails from Florida to Oregon

Eight trails fall between 100 and 125 miles, and the band holds the clearest rules on this page as well as the least settled. Minnesota's Paul Bunyan admits all three classes, South Dakota's Mickelson admits Class 1 only, and Florida's two long trails start from a state law that lets e-bikes ride where bicycles may.

Flint Hills Trail State Park, Kansas: 118 miles

The Flint Hills Trail "stretches for 118 miles across east-central Kansas, from Osawatomie in the east to Herington in the west", says Kanza Rail-Trails Conservancy, which "built over 60 miles" of it. It "was designated a state park in 2018 and is now managed by the Kansas Dept. of Wildlife and Parks", and Kanza describes it as "Open to any non-motorized vehicles and horses", which does not name e-bikes.

Read the state park's own rules before you ride one; our Kansas e-bike law guide has the state's definitions.

Paul Bunyan State Trail, Minnesota: 115 miles

"The Paul Bunyan State Trail is 115 miles long, not including a couple of short on-road connections through the cities of Baxter and Bemidji", and the state's e-bike rule admits all three classes up to 750 W. Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources calls it "the longest of Minnesota's state trails and the longest continuously paved rail-trail in the country".

The state rule is the one quoted for the North Shore: e-bikes within Minnesota's definition, motor "not more than 750 watts", ride wherever bicycles may. On pavement, you cover it in two charges of our CMB 8-Speed model if you pedal easily.

Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, Florida: 114.16 miles

TrailLink lists the trail around Lake Okeechobee at 114.16 miles and sends riders to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for it ("Visit LOST - Army Corps Engineers"). Florida's law starts from yes: under § 316.20655(7), "An operator may ride an electric bicycle where bicycles are allowed, including, but not limited to, streets, highways, roadways, shoulders, bicycle lanes, and bicycle or multiuse paths."

Check the Corps' Lake Okeechobee page for its trail rules before you ride. Our Florida trails atlas covers the state's other long paths.

George S. Mickelson Trail, South Dakota: 109 miles

"The trail is 109 miles long and contains more than 100 converted railroad bridges and 4 rock tunnels", and it admits one class of e-bike. South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks says: "Electric wheelchairs and Class 1 e-bikes are allowed on the trail."

A Class 1 bike assists only while you pedal and stops at 20 mph, so a bike with a throttle is out. None of our picks fits this trail; email us before you buy for it and we will read the rule against the bike with you.

Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail: 106 miles

TrailLink lists the Overseas Heritage Trail at 106 miles and points to Florida State Parks for it. Its listing carries a notice that the trail "is currently closed from mile marker 71 to mile marker 71.5". The same state law applies as at Lake Okeechobee: an e-bike may ride "where bicycles are allowed", so the park's own posted rules decide each section.

Hennepin Canal Parkway, Illinois: 104.5 miles

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources calls it "the 104.5-mile linear park spanning five Illinois counties", and says "The towpath provides 155 miles of hiking/biking fun from the Illinois River to the Rock River, with the feeder canal path to Rock Falls." We rank it on the linear park's 104.5 miles; the towpath figure adds the feeder canal path.

The department's page states no e-bike rule, so ask before you ride one. TrailLink lists it at 93 miles, one of three trails a TrailLink-only cut would miss.

Wild Rivers State Trail, Wisconsin: 104 miles

"The Wild Rivers State Trail stretches 104 miles through Douglas, Washburn and Barron counties in northwest Wisconsin", and Class 1 and Class 3 e-bikes may ride it at up to 15 mph. The Department of Natural Resources' biking page says those classes "are allowed on many bicycle trails, but must observe a 15-mile-per-hour speed limit", and its table marks Wild Rivers "Yes".

The department files it under "Off-road bicycle trails", which it says "are often in the woods", and it draws the same class line as Washington's trails: if your bike has a throttle, it stays off. Our Wisconsin trails atlas lists the state's other e-bike trails.

OC&E Woods Line State Trail, Oregon: 100 miles

Oregon Parks and Recreation calls it "Oregon's longest linear park. The 100-mile trail is built on the old railbed of the Oregon, California and Eastern Railroad (OC&E)." Two closures are posted. A notice effective September 3, 2026, says "the trail will remain closed from Hildebrand Road to Sprague River until restoration work can be completed", and "The Woods Line section will remain closed at this time" after the 2021 Bootleg Fire.

Oregon's rule admits all three classes where bicycles ride: under OAR 736-010-0026(6), "A person may operate an electric assisted bicycle on trails at any park property where bicycles are allowed except where designated to specifically exclude, prohibit or conditionally restrict such activity".

The surface changes along the way, from "7.6 paved miles" to "31 miles on gravel" and "33 miles on loose rock", and "there is no drinking water available on the OC&E trail". The park asks you to "call for the most up to date conditions at 541-783-2471". Our Oregon trails atlas covers the state's other rail-trails.

A 334-mile ride without cars: Pittsburgh to Washington

Joined at Cumberland, Maryland, the Great Allegheny Passage and the C&O Canal Towpath give 334 miles of trail from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C., the longest ride we found that an agency along it calls continuous and off-road. Allegany County puts it in one sentence: "travelers can enjoy a continuous, off-road trail experience for 334 miles from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Washington, D.C."

The e-bike rules change at the state line. In Pennsylvania the Passage admits a bike of "750 watts or less" that weighs "less than 100 lbs." and has working pedals. Allegany County's rules for the Maryland end bar "Motorized vehicles" and do not name e-bikes, and on the C&O "using the electric motor to move an e-bike without pedaling is prohibited", at up to 15 mph.

If your bike is rated under 750 W and weighs under 100 lb, and you ride it with pedal assist, it fits the Passage's and the C&O's written rules. The one open question is Allegany County's rule, which bars "Motorized vehicles" without naming e-bikes. At 15 mph the 334 miles take about 22 hours of riding, and the CMB 8-Speed model needs five full charges for them with easy pedaling.

The longest paved bike trails

Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources calls the 115-mile Paul Bunyan State Trail "the longest continuously paved rail-trail in the country". The Mesabi Trail has more miles finished, over 160, and calls itself "one of the longest paved bike trails in Minnesota", so the two claims answer different questions.

Two shorter trails make paved claims of their own. Iowa's Raccoon River Valley Trail "features a 72-mile loop within 89 miles of multi-use recreational trail" and calls itself "the longest paved loop trail in the nation"; its FAQ says "Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes are permitted." Michigan's White Pine Trail answers simply: "The full 92 miles is paved."

On pavement, the range figures on this page hold best for your planning. Our Iowa trails atlas and Michigan trails atlas cover the e-bike rules on both.

Long routes and trail systems

Six named routes are longer than most single trails, from the Great American Rail-Trail at 3,760 miles to Tucson's Loop at more than 138, and apart from the Loop, which bars e-bikes, none has a single e-bike rule. Each trail along them keeps its own, so you check each section's rule, and the Empire State Trail adds one statewide line, a Class 3 ban.

Read November 4, 2026. The Great American Rail-Trail figures are Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's 2026 route assessment.

The Great American Rail-Trail is the long one. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy calls it "the nation's first cross-country multiuse trail, stretching more than 3,700 miles between Washington, D.C., and Washington State", and its 2026 assessment totals 3,760.0 miles, 2,086.2 of them existing, with 81 gaps. Our Great American Rail-Trail guide works through it state by state.

The Empire State Trail runs "from New York City through the Hudson River Valley, west to Buffalo along the Erie Canal, and north to the Champlain Valley and Adirondacks".

Its FAQ says "The state law bans Class 3 E-Bikes on trails" and leaves Class 1 and 2 to "the state or local government entity that owns a particular off-road trail section"; its "On-road sections are intended for experienced bicyclists comfortable riding on road shoulders, adjacent to motor vehicles."

If you ride an e-bike, Tucson's Loop is a no. Pima County answers "Can I ride my motorcycle or electric bike on The Loop?" with "No. The Loop is a multi-use path and is heavily used by pedestrians; therefore, for safety purposes, no motorized vehicles or devices are allowed."

Federal law now asks for more. A 2025 law, 16 U.S.C. § 8421, gave the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture 18 months to identify "not fewer than 10 long-distance bike trails that make use of trails and roads in existence on January 4, 2025", defining one as a continuous route that "is not less than 80 miles in length" and "primarily makes use of dirt or natural surface trails".

Long trails a bike cannot ride end to end

Three long Minnesota trails are not bike trails from end to end: the Superior Hiking Trail is a footpath, the Taconite is paved for biking for only its first six miles, and the Arrowhead's manager calls about 69 of its 135 miles suitable for summer riding. None belongs in an e-bike trip plan as a through ride.

The Superior Hiking Trail Association calls its trail "a rugged footpath on Minnesota's North Shore". The Taconite State Trail "stretches 165 miles from Grand Rapids to Ely", but "The first six miles from Grand Rapids are paved for biking and in-line skating. The remainder of the natural surface trail is used primarily for snowmobiling in the winter."

The David Dill/Arrowhead State Trail runs 135 miles, and "Approximately 69 miles of the trail are suitable for horseback riding, mountain biking and hiking in the summer". By its manager's count, then, about half the trail is summer riding.

The longest bike trail in every state

For each state and DC, the table names the longest single trail a bicycle may ride and its e-bike rule, read at the manager or a named partner for 44 of the 51; for the other 7 it gives TrailLink's longest listing. A trail crossing a state line counts in each state, at full length.

Read November 3 and 4, 2026. "Not stated" means the page we read gives no e-bike rule; it does not mean e-bikes are allowed or barred.

Before you plan from the table, note five rows. Ohio is a tie on built miles: the Towpath Trail has "93 miles of the 101-mile Towpath Trail" completed, and the Great Miami River Trail gives "The trail's 93 miles". Massachusetts' agency prints both 25 and 26 miles for the Cape Cod Rail Trail on one page.

Two of them carry odd rules, quoted as written: West Virginia's and Michigan's. West Virginia State Parks' Greenbrier River Trail page says "Class 1, 2, and 3 bicycle tires are permitted.", which names classes but not e-bikes. Idaho's Weiser River Trail is clearer: "Pedal assist E-bikes are allowed, with a top speed of 20 miles per hour. E-bikes that can exceed speeds of 20 miles per hour are not allowed. Throttle use prohibited."

Michigan's White Pine Trail carries a permit rule: "Class 2 and Class 3 ebikes are prohibited for use on non-motorized trails, except for Class 2 ebikes for individuals for mobility purposes as long as they applied for and received a no-cost permit to do so." In Arizona, Scottsdale calls the Arizona Canal Trail, at almost 70 miles, "one of the longest in Maricopa County"; the Maricopa Trail is longer and takes the state's row.

Our state atlases go deeper: Texas, Florida, Ohio, Indiana, Idaho and the rest, all listed on our e-bike trails by state hub.

Which e-bike class rides which long trail

A Class 1 e-bike is admitted outright on 11 of the 21 longest trails, more than either other class; a Class 2 throttle bike on 5, and a Class 3 on 8. The table gives every trail's answer for each class, read from the manager's rule or the governing law.

Class 2, the throttle class, is barred on five of the 21 longest trails, more than Class 1 or Class 3.

In the federal definitions in 36 CFR 1.4, Class 1 assists only while you pedal and stops at 20 mph, Class 2 has a motor that "may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle" up to 20 mph, and Class 3 assists while you pedal to 28 mph.

Our reading of each trail's rule as quoted in the trail sections above, November 4, 2026. "With conditions" means the rule admits the class only as the section describes, such as pedaling on the C&O or the Pennsylvania weight and wattage limits on the Great Allegheny Passage.

Check the class on your bike's label before its battery. Washington's long-distance trails, Wild Rivers and the Mickelson leave Class 2 out, so if you plan one of those, take a pedal-assist bike with no throttle. On the C&O any of the three classes works if you keep pedaling, and Pennsylvania's state parks and forests also require pedaling.

Battery math: how many charges a long trail takes

On the Erie Canalway, a 180 lb rider pedaling easily at 15 mph needs five full charges of the CMB 8-Speed's 691.2 Wh battery; the shortest trails here take two. The figures come from the range model in our CMB 8-Speed review: about 74 miles a charge with easy pedaling at 15 mph on flat pavement.

14 built trails that do not bar a throttle bike, longest first. Charges are the trail's miles divided by 74 and rounded up; moving time is miles at 15 mph, the speed limit on the Erie Canalway and the C&O. The Mesabi row uses 160 miles.

Treat these counts as your floor. The model rides flat pavement, and crushed stone, natural surface, headwinds, cargo and hills all cost more. If you ride on the throttle alone, the same battery computes to about 44 miles at 15 mph, so the Erie Canalway would take nine charges, and the C&O bars that way of riding.

Palouse to Cascades, the Columbia Plateau, the Mickelson and Wild Rivers are left out of the table because each bars a throttle bike, and the CMB 8-Speed has one. Three more are left out: the Maah Daah Hey bars e-bikes, and the pavement model does not fit the North Shore's natural surface or the Maricopa Trail, whose surface the county's pages do not describe.

Planning a multi-day e-bike trip on a long trail

Plan a long e-bike trip around three things the managers publish: the e-bike rule, the speed limit and the closures, then fit your daily miles to the charges you can make. A charge a day at 74 miles keeps most trails here to two to five riding days on a bike like the CMB 8-Speed.

Start with the rule for each section. The Empire State Trail, the Great American Rail-Trail and the Great Allegheny Passage all change rules along the way, and the class on your bike decides where you may ride.

Then read the speed limits and the conditions. The Erie Canalway posts 15 mph for everyone; the C&O, Wild Rivers and most of the Ohio & Erie Towpath hold e-bikes to 15; and the Northeast Texas Trail sets 14 mph for bicycles. The OC&E has no drinking water, and it and the Columbia Plateau carry closure notices.

Then set your days. If your bike's battery covers a day's miles with a margin, you can charge each night; if not, plan a midday stop where you can plug in, or carry a second battery where your maker sells one. Our long-range e-bike guide compares how makers measure range.

Renting is an option on one trail we read: Virginia's New River Trail State Park, "a 57-mile linear park that follows an abandoned railroad right-of-way", says "The park rents bicycles and e-bikes both at Foster Falls and Cliffview."

What changes next on these trails

Several of these trails are still growing or partly closed, so a length or a route you read today can change before you ride. The managers' own pages name the next changes: trails being finished, routes with gaps to close, and closures waiting on repairs. Check these before you book a trip around one of them.

• The Mesabi Trail says that "When totally complete (in 1-2 years), it will traverse almost 165 miles" (its about page).
• The Great American Rail-Trail has 1,673.8 miles of gaps, in 81 separate gaps, in Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's 2026 assessment.
• The Florida Coast-to-Coast Trail is "currently 88 percent complete" (Florida's Office of Greenways and Trails).
• The Santa Ana River Trail "will span 110 miles" when completed (San Bernardino County), and Arkansas' Delta Heritage Trail has "74.1 miles of trail completed" of a planned 84.5 (Arkansas State Parks).
• The OC&E stays closed from Hildebrand Road to Sprague River "until restoration work can be completed", and the Columbia Plateau's washout closure runs "until further notice".
• Federal law gave the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture 18 months from January 4, 2025, to identify at least 10 long-distance bike trails (16 U.S.C. § 8421).

Where riders get caught out

The traps below are rules read too late: a throttle on a pedal-assist-only trail, a Class 3 on a trail that bars it, or a 750 W motor where the text says "less than 750 watts". Each trap below is in the manager's or the law's own words, with the way around it.

The throttle trap on Washington's long trails. Washington State Parks admits "Class 1 and Class 3 pedal-assist e-bikes" on its long-distance trails. A throttle bike is not on that list, and Wisconsin's Wild Rivers and South Dakota's Mickelson leave Class 2 out as well, so choose a pedal-assist bike for all four.

The Class 3 trap in New York. The Erie Canalway lists Class 3 e-bikes under "Prohibited Uses", and the Empire State Trail's FAQ says "The state law bans Class 3 E-Bikes on trails." A 28 mph pedal-assist bike stays home for a New York trail trip.

The pedaling trap on the C&O. "Using the electric motor to move an e-bike without pedaling is prohibited", so a throttle-only day on the towpath breaks the park's rule. Pennsylvania's state parks and forests say the same: "Using the throttle alone is not allowed."

The 750-watt trap on the C&O. The park's bicycling page says "less than 750 watts" and the federal regulation says "not more than 750 watts". At 750 W on the label, you are inside one and outside the other; a bike rated under 750 W, such as the CMB 8-Speed, clears both.

The weight trap on the Great Allegheny Passage. Pennsylvania's rule asks that "Devices weigh less than 100 lbs." Weigh the bike as your maker states it before you count on a heavy fat-tire machine there.

The closure trap. The Columbia Plateau trail is closed between Lower Monumental Dam and Kahlotus "until further notice", and the OC&E is closed from Hildebrand Road to Sprague River and along the Woods Line. Read the manager's notices the week you ride.

The "longest" trap. The Taconite is paved for biking for only its first six miles, the Arrowhead's manager calls about 69 of its 135 miles suitable for summer riding, and the Superior Hiking Trail is a footpath.

Our picks for a long trail

For a long trail, you want a big battery, a motor rated 750 W or less, a bike under 100 lb and all-day comfort on crushed stone. Each pick has a throttle and a default 20 mph limit, so each rides as Class 2: welcome on the 5 trails that admit Class 2 and on the Passage's Pennsylvania miles, and not on the four pedal-assist-only trails. Each card tells you how it fares on the C&O.

Prices are from our store on November 4, 2026, and each maker's figures are linked.

Buying from us: each bike above ships free within the contiguous United States, sold by the Florida company named in our terms of service. Orders are dispatched within 1–3 business days, and most e-bikes arrive within 5–10 business days after dispatch, as our shipping policy sets out.

If a box arrives damaged, note it on the carrier's paperwork and email us photos within 48 hours of delivery, and we file the freight claim for you; a defect is covered by the manufacturer's warranty, and we coordinate the repair or replacement (refund policy).

You can pay with Shop Pay, Apple Pay or Google Pay where your browser offers them. Planning a trail none of these fits, such as the Mickelson? Email support@redtailebikes.com with the trail's name and we will read its rule against the bikes we sell, or start with our e-bike buying guide.

Before you go: a long-trail checklist

Run these eight checks the week you ride, because rules, closures and speed limits change and the manager's page is the one that counts. Most items repeat a rule or notice quoted above, so you can confirm each in a minute before you load the bike.

1. Read the e-bike rule for every section on the manager's own page, and match it to the class on your bike's label.
2. Check the motor's watt rating against the trail's wording, "less than" or "not more than" 750 watts.
3. Weigh the bike as its maker states it if you are riding the Great Allegheny Passage in Pennsylvania (under 100 lb).
4. Read the closure notices the week you ride, on the manager's page.
5. Note the speed limits: 15 mph for everyone on the Erie Canalway; 15 for e-bikes on the C&O, Wild Rivers and most of the Ohio & Erie Towpath; 14 for bicycles on the Northeast Texas Trail.
6. Count your charges from the battery table, then add margin for stone, wind and cargo.
7. Plan each night where you can plug in, and carry the charger.
8. Carry water where the manager says there is none, as on the OC&E.

Longest bike trails in the US: frequently asked questions

What is the longest bike trail in the US?

The Erie Canalway Trail in New York, at 360.3 miles from Buffalo to Albany by the New York State Canal Corporation's figure. Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes may ride it under a 15 mph limit, and Class 3 is prohibited. Two routes are longer, the 750-mile Empire State Trail and the 3,760-mile Great American Rail-Trail, but each joins several trails, and the Empire State Trail some road sections.

What is the longest rail trail in the US?

Missouri State Parks calls the 240-mile Katy Trail "the longest developed rail-trail in the country". Washington's Palouse to Cascades is longer on both of its state's figures, 251 and 285 miles, and Washington State Parks lists it among long-distance trails it says are mostly converted rail trails. Class 1 e-bikes may ride both; Washington's rule lists Class 1 and Class 3 only.

What's the farthest you can ride in the US without sharing a road with cars?

The longest we found that an agency along it calls continuous and off-road: 334 miles from Pittsburgh to Washington, D.C., on the Great Allegheny Passage and the C&O Canal Towpath, "a continuous, off-road trail experience" in Allegany County's words. The Erie Canalway is longer, but its manager does not call it off-road end to end. On an e-bike, keep under 750 W and 100 lb and pedal on the C&O.

What is the longest connected bike route in the US?

The Great American Rail-Trail, at 3,760.0 miles between Washington, D.C., and Washington State in Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's 2026 assessment, with 2,086.2 miles built and 81 gaps. Each trail along it keeps its own e-bike rule. New York calls its 750-mile Empire State Trail "the longest multi-use recreational trail in the nation"; it includes some on-road sections.

What is the longest paved bike trail in the US?

Minnesota's Department of Natural Resources calls the 115-mile Paul Bunyan State Trail "the longest continuously paved rail-trail in the country", and it admits Class 1, 2 and 3 e-bikes up to 750 W. The Mesabi Trail, also in Minnesota, says it has over 160 miles finished and is "one of the longest paved bike trails in Minnesota".

Are e-bikes allowed on rail trails?

On many, but the trail's manager decides, and the answer differs by class. Washington admits Class 1 and Class 3 on its long-distance trails, New York's canal trail admits Class 1 and 2, South Dakota's Mickelson admits Class 1 only, and North Dakota's Maah Daah Hey bars all e-bikes. Florida's law lets an e-bike ride "where bicycles are allowed".

Are e-bikes allowed on the Katy Trail?

Missouri State Parks says "Electrically assisted pedal-powered bicycles and tricycles (maximum speed of 20 mph) are allowed." A Class 1 bike fits that sentence. For a Class 2 throttle bike the park's words leave it open, while Missouri's statute lets an agency bar Class 1 or 2 only after notice and a public hearing. Ride on pedal assist at 20 mph or less.

How long is the Katy Trail?

Missouri State Parks says the Katy "is 240 miles long and runs between Clinton and Machens". TrailLink lists it at 238.7 miles. At 15 mph the full trail is 16 hours of riding, and our CMB 8-Speed model needs four full charges for it with easy pedaling.

How long is the C&O Canal trail?

The National Park Service's Park Planner says "The Canal Towpath provides 184.5 miles", from Washington, D.C., to Cumberland, Maryland. E-bikes may ride the towpath with "Pedaling required" and a 15 mph maximum. Joined to the Great Allegheny Passage at Cumberland, it makes a 334-mile car-free ride to Pittsburgh.

How long is the Cape Cod Rail Trail?

The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation prints both figures on one page: "the 25-mile trail" and "the 26 mile paved trail". It holds Massachusetts' row on our state table; the Mass Central Rail Trail follows "a former 104 mile railroad" and "will be over 110 miles when completed", its trail group says.

What is the longest bike trail in Minnesota?

The Mesabi Trail, with "over 160+ miles" finished and almost 165 planned, by its own figures; it allows e-bikes and bars e-motos. The Paul Bunyan, at 115 miles, is "the longest of Minnesota's state trails". The Taconite State Trail is longer at 165 miles, but only its first six miles are paved for biking.

What is the longest bike trail in Ohio?

A tie on built miles: the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail has 93 of its 101 miles completed, and the Great Miami River Trail runs 93 miles. The Towpath admits Class 1 and 2 e-bikes at 15 mph on most of it. Miami Valley Trails describes one of its local trails as "part of the 353-mile Ohio to Erie Trail".

What is the longest bike trail in Florida?

TrailLink lists the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail at 114.16 miles and the Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail at 106. The Florida Coast-to-Coast Trail will span "approximately 250 miles" and is "88 percent complete". Florida law lets an e-bike ride where bicycles are allowed, and each trail's manager posts its own rules.

What is the longest bike trail in Maryland?

The C&O Canal Towpath, 184.5 miles by the National Park Service's figure, from Washington, D.C., to Cumberland. E-bikes may ride it if you pedal, at up to 15 mph. The Great Allegheny Passage enters Maryland at its Cumberland end, where Allegany County's rules bar motorized vehicles and do not name e-bikes.

What is the longest bike trail in Michigan?

The Fred Meijer White Pine Trail, where "The full 92 miles is paved." Class 1 e-bikes may ride it; Class 2 needs a no-cost mobility permit, and Class 3 is prohibited, by the rule its Friends group publishes. Our Michigan trails atlas covers the state's other long trails.

Are electric bikes allowed on rail trails in Pennsylvania?

In state parks and forests, yes, if you pedal: "Using the throttle alone is not allowed." On the Great Allegheny Passage, Pennsylvania's miles admit e-bikes with motors of "750 watts or less" that weigh "less than 100 lbs." and have working pedals. Other trails follow their own managers' rules.

Why are e-bikes not allowed on some trails?

Because the manager has designated the trail for non-motorized use or for pedestrians' safety. The Forest Service says the Maah Daah Hey's trails "are designated for non-motorized use only", so e-bikes "are prohibited", and Pima County bars them from Tucson's Loop because it "is heavily used by pedestrians". A class rule, like Washington's, bars some e-bikes and admits others.

How long does it take to bike 100 miles?

About 6 hours and 40 minutes of riding at 15 mph, the speed limit on the Erie Canalway and the C&O, plus your stops. On an e-bike, the battery sets the plan as much as the clock: our CMB 8-Speed model covers about 74 miles a charge with easy pedaling at that speed, so 100 miles takes two charges.

The bottom line

For the longest trip on one trail, ride New York's Erie Canalway on a Class 1 or Class 2 e-bike; for 334 miles without cars, ride Pittsburgh to Washington on a bike under 750 W and 100 lb, pedaling on the C&O. For Palouse to Cascades, the Columbia Plateau, Wild Rivers or the Mickelson, bring a pedal-assist bike with no throttle.

If you are buying for these trails, the VTUVIA CMB 8-Speed is our first pick: 500 W clears both C&O texts, it weighs 60 lb, and its battery covers about 74 miles a charge with easy pedaling. Choose the Himiway A7 if you want full suspension on rough miles, or the Qiolor TIGER RE if you want the biggest battery on flat pavement.

Limitations

These are the limits of what this page read and computed, so you can judge each row for yourself before you ride.

1. Pages we could not read. On November 4, 2026, the trail pages of the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (Cowboy Trail), the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (Flint Hills), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Lake Okeechobee), Florida State Parks (Overseas Heritage), michigan.gov (White Pine Land Use Order), and the managers of the Alaska, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, North Carolina and Oklahoma state rows refused or returned no text to us. Those rows print the figure of the publisher we could read, named in the table.
2. TrailLink figures. Lengths for the D&L, Lake Okeechobee and Overseas Heritage trails, and for seven state rows, are TrailLink's listings, not their managers'. TrailLink's figures differed from the managers' on 14 of 15 trails we could compare.
3. "Not settled" is our reading. Where a manager's words do not decide a class, the page gives both readings; the manager's posted rule on the day you ride governs.
4. Battery figures are computed. The charges and miles come from the range model in our CMB 8-Speed review: a 180 lb rider on flat pavement at 77 °F. Crushed stone, natural surface, wind, cold, cargo and hills reduce range, and other bikes use energy at other rates.
5. Search demand. We could not draw US search-volume figures for these terms on November 3, 2026, so the page states none; the questions answered come from search suggestions, People Also Ask boxes, forum threads and AI search answers we recorded.
6. One publisher per rule. Each trail rule rests on the one page of the body that manages the trail or of the law that governs it, and each bike specification on its maker's page, read directly on November 4, 2026.
7. Rules and closures change. This page expires when a manager changes a rule or lifts or adds a closure, and at the latest by November 2027.
8. Commercial interest. Redtail eBikes sells the three bikes named above.

Source register

Each row names a kind of source, its tier from T1 (the law itself or the agency that manages the trail) to T3 (a trail-listing database), what it supports on this page, and when we read it.

References

Each source links to the deepest page its publisher serves. Read November 4, 2026, unless an entry gives its own date.

1. State of New York, Empire State Trail, Empire State Trail; FAQs | Empire State Trail.
2. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, Great American Rail-Trail Route Assessment 2026; Top Trails in the United States - Rails to Trails Conservancy.
3. Playcut, Playcut.
4. New York State Canal Corporation, About the Canalway Trail.
5. Missouri State Parks, Katy Trail State Park; General Information - Katy Trail.
6. Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, E-Bike Information Sheet; Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail; Columbia Plateau State Park Trail.
7. USDA Forest Service, Dakota Prairie Grasslands, Dakota Prairie Grasslands.
8. National Park Service, Bicycling (C&O Canal NHP); C&O Canal Park Planner; Chesapeake and Ohio Canal NHP Superintendent's Compendium 2026; Bike the River Mountains Loop Trail.
9. Redtail eBikes (first-party dataset), CSV; JSON.
10. Maricopa County Parks and Recreation, Maricopa Trail FAQs.
11. Mesabi Trail (St. Louis and Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority), Explore One of The Longest Paved Bike Trails In MN; Home - Mesabi Trail; Trail Use, Rules & Regulations.
12. Great Allegheny Passage Conservancy, Great Allegheny Passage; Rules and Safety.
13. TrailLink (Rails-to-Trails Conservancy), D&L Trail (TrailLink listing); Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail (LOST) (TrailLink listing); Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail (TrailLink listing); Erie Canalway Trail (TrailLink listing); Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail (TrailLink listing); Katy Trail State Park (TrailLink listing); Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (TrailLink listing); Mesabi Trail (TrailLink listing); Great Allegheny Passage (TrailLink listing); Maah Daah Hey Trail (TrailLink listing); C.J. Ramstad/North Shore State Trail (TrailLink listing); Columbia Plateau Trail State Park (TrailLink listing); Northeast Texas Trail (TrailLink listing); Paul Bunyan State Trail (TrailLink listing); George S. Mickelson Trail (TrailLink listing); Hennepin Canal State Trail (TrailLink listing); Wild Rivers State Trail (TrailLink listing); OC&E Woods Line State Trail (TrailLink listing); Glenn Highway Trail (TrailLink listing); Ke Ala Hele Makalae (TrailLink listing); Louisville Loop (TrailLink listing); Tammany Trace (TrailLink listing); Down East Sunrise Trail (TrailLink listing); Neuse River Greenway Trail (TrailLink listing); Osage Prairie Trail (TrailLink listing). Read November 3, 2026.
14. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, C.J. Ramstad/North Shore State Trail; Paul Bunyan State Trail; E-bikes, Segways and other uses on state trails; David Dill/Taconite & Taconite State Trails; David Dill/Arrowhead State Trail.
15. NorthEast Texas Trail Coalition, NorthEast Texas Trail Coalition; Safety Rules.
16. Kanza Rail-Trails Conservancy, Flint Hills Trail.
17. South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks, George S. Mickelson Trail; Find a State Park.
18. Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Hennepin Canal State Trail.
19. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wild Rivers State Trail; Bicycle Trails.
20. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, OC and E Woods Line State Trail.
21. City of Scottsdale, Paths & Trails.
22. Missouri Revisor of Statutes, Section 307.194, RSMo.
23. Nebraska Legislature, Nebraska Revised Statute 60-678.
24. U.S. Government Publishing Office, 36 CFR 1.4, What terms do I need to know?; 16 U.S.C. § 8421, Biking on long-distance trails.
25. Qiolor, TIGER Retro Electric Bike - Cafe Racer Style, Long Range Ebike.
26. Allegany County, Maryland, Great Allegheny Passage Rules and Guidelines; Great Allegheny Passage.
27. Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Exciting New Trail Development Updates!.
28. Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, E-Bikes in Pennsylvania State Parks and Forests.
29. The Florida Senate, Florida Statutes § 316.20655, Electric bicycle regulations.
30. Oregon Secretary of State, Oregon Administrative Rules, Oregon Administrative Rules, chapter 736, division 10.
31. Raccoon River Valley Trail, Biking & Hiking Trails; FAQs | Raccoon River Valley Trail.
32. Friends of the White Pine Trail, Friends of the White Pine Trail.
33. Miami Valley Trails, Ohio to Erie Trail; Great Miami River Trail.
34. Metropolitan Transportation Commission, San Francisco Bay Trail.
35. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Greenways and Trails, Florida Coast-to-Coast Trail.
36. Pima County, About The Loop; About The Loop: FAQ.
37. Superior Hiking Trail Association, Superior Hiking Trail.
38. City of Anniston, Chief Ladiga Trail.
39. Arkansas State Parks, Delta Heritage Trail State Park.
40. San Bernardino County Regional Parks, Santa Ana River Trail & Pkwy.
41. High Line Canal Conservancy, High Line Canal Conservancy.
42. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Air Line State Park Trail.
43. Delaware Greenways, Michael N. Castle C & D Canal Trail.
44. Silver Comet Trail, Silver Comet Trail Georgia.
45. Friends of the Weiser River Trail, Weiser River Trail; Trail Rules & Etiquette.
46. Cardinal Greenways, Cardinal Greenways.
47. Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Cape Cod Rail Trail.
48. Longleaf Trace, Longleaf Trace.
49. River's Edge Trail, Home - River's Edge Trail.
50. New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation, NH State Parks.
51. Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park, Home - D & R Canal.
52. City of Albuquerque, Paseo del Bosque Trail.
53. Ohio & Erie Canalway, Frequently Asked Questions.
54. Rhode Island Department of Transportation, Washington Secondary Bike Path.
55. Greenville County Parks, Recreation and Tourism, Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail.
56. City of Alcoa, Parks & Greenways.
57. Salt Lake County Parks and Recreation, Jordan River Parkway - Parks & Recreation.
58. Vermont Agency of Transportation, Vermont Rail Trails.
59. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, New River Trail State Park.
60. West Virginia State Parks, Activities at Greenbrier River Trail.
61. City of Cheyenne, Greater Cheyenne Greenway – City of Cheyenne.
62. VTUVIA, VTUVIA CMB Mid-Drive Electric City Bike| Long Range.
63. Himiway, Himiway A7 Commuter eBike: 750W, 70-Mile Range, Full Suspension.
64. Mass Central Rail Trail, Home | MassCentralRailTrail.
65. Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Commons.
66. Creative Commons, public domain mark.

Image credit: the cover scenes of the Katy Trail were generated with Nano Banana Pro on Playcut (playcut.ai) from a photograph of the trail by Missouri State Parks (Wikimedia Commons, public domain mark); their type was set in-house.