Celebrate Trails Day
Bridge ride with RICH CITY Rides | Photo by Laura Cohen
Save the Date: April 26, 2025
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Hosted on the fourth Saturday of April, Celebrate Trails Day is an annual spring celebration of America’s trails. Started by Rails to Trails Conservancy in 2013, the celebration invites everyone outside to experience the joy and impact of America’s trails.
Celebrate Trails Day is more than a day outside; it’s a day of action. The nation’s 42,000+ miles of multiuse trails on the ground nationwide lay the foundation for 150+ trail networks in development—giving us all plenty of places to get outside! These spaces bring incredible value to our everyday lives, improving the quality of life where people live, work and play. When we show up on trails, we send a message loud and clear that these spaces are essential to our communities. As we get closer to this year’s celebration on Saturday, April 26, we will share more information about events and other ways to engage. Let us know that you’re planning to celebrate with us so we can send you updates about all the ways you can be part of Celebrate Trails Day.
Celebrate With Us
Let us know that you’re planning to participate in Celebrate Trails Day—by doing so, you can enter to win great prizes!
Partner With Us
Every Celebrate Trails Day, Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC) teams up with partners—trail groups, agencies, nonprofits, businesses, brands, clubs and every other type of organization in between—to inspire tens of thousands of people to get outside and celebrate trails.
With your help, we can invite everyone to spend the day on the trail to shine a bright light on the incredible impact that trails deliver to communities nationwide.
2025 Event Map
Inspiration for the Celebration
To inspire everyone to get out on the trails for this year’s celebration and more often in their day-to-day lives, we’ve curated some resources to help you plan a day of biking, walking, hiking, running and/or exploring outdoors.
Find Trails
To explore trails near you and nationwide, use our free trail-guide app and website, TrailLink.
Trail Use Tips and Resources
Prepare for your next trail visit by checking out these helpful tips, ideas, activities and resources.
“I see more than a day outside. I see myself connecting with nature and feeling at ease. I feel my body getting stronger and reaching new goals. And I will continue to take up space outside especially on trails and bring others along with me!”
2025 Sponsors
Premier Sponsor
Sponsors + Supporters
Interested in sponsorship opportunities? Contact our team.
Big Celebration —Nationwide Impact
Trails make it easier for everyone to safely get outdoors and get around by foot, bike and wheelchair. These essential outdoor spaces bring powerful economic opportunity to communities big, small and in between; create healthier, safer and more vibrant places; and provide ways for us to connect and add more joy to our everyday lives.
In 2024, tens of thousands of people attended hundreds of group rides, nature walks, family-friendly festivals, volunteer cleanups and other events planned by our partners for Celebrate Trails Day, demonstrating appreciation and demand for trails and trail networks nationwide.
2024 Benefits of Trails
97%
of people report that trails make a difference for their mental health and well-being.81%
of people say they go to trails to be physically active.85%
of people say that having events or programming on the trail motivates them to be physically active.53%
of people report being active at least 5 days in the past week.
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Celebrate Trails Day
Hosted on the fourth Saturday of April, Celebrate Trails Day is an annual spring celebration of America’s trails. Started by Rails to Trails Conservancy in 2013, the celebration encourages people all across the country to get outside and enjoy the nation’s exceptional trails and trail systems.