This Unique Rail-Trail Biking Experience In Louisiana Belongs On Your Bucket List
By Jackie Ann|Published July 11, 2022
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Jackie Ann
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Louisiana native and LSU Alum (Geaux Tigers!), Jackie has lived in Louisiana for over three decades and currently lives in New Orleans. She's been writing for OnlyInYourState since 2016 and can often be found with a coffee at her side, dreaming of her next adventure.
Many years ago, the Illinois Central Railroad played an important role in the growth of St. Tammany Parish. As technology advanced, the railroad became less appealing as a method of transportation both for products and people, leaving miles and miles of railroad tracks abandoned. In 1992, St. Tammany Parish purchased the abandoned section of the railroad with the hopes to revive it and make it a popular method of transportation once again, this time as a rail-trail experience for pedestrians and cyclists in Louisiana.
Visit the Tammany Trace Bike Trail to learn more, and start planning your adventure on this Louisiana rail-trail today! Once you’ve tackled the longest rail-trail in Louisiana, lace up your hiking boots and explore the Wild Azalea Trail, the longest primitive trail in Louisiana.
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