When completed, the ambitious Great American Rail-Trail—a 3,700-mile cross-country, multiuse route—will be an epic journey from mountains to plains to the clear waters of the Pacific
, a city of 65,000 people, is one of many small towns ready to put its once bustling railway lines to use again.
“The fact that we are a paved and a multiuse trail puts us as a prime trail to visit,” says Angie Pool, who heads the , a 62-mile stretch along the Great American that passes through Muncie. “The Great American Rail-Trail will just enhance this opportunity for lovers of trail-riding across the country.”, a Muncie staple since 1865 situated less than a mile from the trail, that could be a major boon.Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.
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