Best bike trails

If running isn’t your idea of a good time, bicycling may be the next best thing in terms of staying in shape. Americans take to the nation’s roads and trails each year, and their numbers seem to grow all the time.

Not long ago, Forbes Traveler decided to identify the top bike trails in the 50 states. If you want to dust off that old 10-speed and ride like the wind, these are some of the places you’ll need to check out:

Underground Railroad Trail: Mobile, Ala. to Owen Sound, Ontario

Deschutes River Trail, Ore.

Great Divide Trail: Roosville, Mont. to Antelope Wells, N.M.

Route of the Hiawatha Trail: Idaho to Montana

Trans-America Trail, Yorktown, Va. to Astoria, Ore.

Katy Trail, Mo.

Slickrock Trail, Moab, Utah

Green Mountains Loop, Vt.

C&O Canal and Towpath and Great Allegheny Passage Trail, Washington, D.C. Area

Central Park Loop, New York, N.Y.

To learn more about what makes these trails so special, check out Forbes Traveler.