The Conotton Creek Trail is a rail trail in Ohio , running from Bowerston to Jewett in northern Harrison County . The trail spains 11.2 miles one way or 22.4 miles round trip.
6-504: The paved multi-use trail is suitable for biking, unicycling, roller-blading, wheel chairing, jogging, and walking. It features six bridges, two of which (in Scio and Jewett) are covered. The trail has 40 birdhouses to attract tree swallows and bluebirds. The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy chose it as its "Trail of the Month" for March 2002. The trail is owned by Harrison County, and is managed by
12-596: A committee of trail advocates The trail is a part of the Great American Rail-Trail . 40°22′57″N 81°03′43″W / 40.382582°N 81.061845°W / 40.382582; -81.061845 Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Rails-to-Trails Conservancy ( RTC ) is an American nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. , that works with communities to preserve unused rail corridors by transforming them into rail trails within
18-527: Is funded by The Kresge Foundation . RTC was formed in 1986 by Peter Harnik and David Burwell. The Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (known as the 4R Act) included a little-noticed section to provide funding, information exchange and technical assistance in order to preserve these corridors and create public trails. The "railbanking" provisions of this legislation allowed disused railroad corridors to be preserved in public ownership rather than sold and irrevocably dismantled. In addition to
24-589: The United States. RTC's purpose is to create a nationwide network of trails from former rail lines and connecting corridors. In addition to its headquarters in Washington, D.C., RTC has smaller offices in California, Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio. RTC receives its funding largely from paid memberships and receives no government funding. As of December 2012, RTC had approximately 80,000 paid members,
30-494: The creation of public railtrails, railbanking legislation has also enabled the reactivation of rail service along previously disused corridors. In August 2000, RTC launched a trail-finder website with maps, photos, reviews and other information on U.S. rail trails, trails and greenways. Since 2000, RTC has used GPS mapping data to provide maps of more than 23,000 miles of trails. In 2007, RTC began recognizing rail trails with its Rail Trail Hall of Fame. The first inductees into
36-434: The remainder of its funding coming from foundation and corporate grants and major donors. RTC members have developed programs focusing on urban rail trails and trail systems since 2009, including RTC's Urban Pathways Initiative (UPI), which features ongoing programs in Washington, D.C., Camden, New Jersey, Jacksonville, Florida, Compton, California, New Orleans, Louisiana, Springfield, Massachusetts, and Cleveland, Ohio, and
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