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Abandoned ancient tracks become new walking routes, trails that meander in nature, away from traffic. Discover the Greenways!<\/h2>\n
\"Greenway
Greenway in Spain, photo by Por los caminos de M\u00e1laga via Flickr<\/div><\/div>\n

The first ecological ways born from the restoration of disused railway lines are located in the United<\/strong> States<\/strong>. It is precisely here that in the first half of the ’60s the first\u00a0greenways, and\u00a0in 1986 the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy came to life, an association that promotes the recovery of the immense disused railway<\/strong> heritage<\/strong>. The US is therefore the pioneers of the greenways, with their 1931 rail trail, for a total of 37,750 kilometers.<\/p>\n

There is the John Wayne Pioneer Trail<\/strong>, which passes from the state of Washington and is the longest one with 480 km. Then there is the W&OD Railroad Trail in Virginia which is one of the busiest with an average of 3 million users per year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"John
John Wayne Pioneer Trail. Photo by Brian Burger via Flickr<\/div><\/div>\n

We move to Europe where the first greenways were born in the late ’80s, in the United Kingdom. Here you can walk or cycle along the Bristol&Bath Railway<\/strong> Path<\/strong>, which was among the first work of recovery of a disused railway. Also Spain<\/strong> and France<\/strong> have over the years invested in greenways: the Via Verdes<\/strong><\/em> are\u00a0117, while the French V\u00e9lorail<\/em> are\u00a090.<\/p>\n

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V\u00eda Verde del Plazaola (greenway in Spain). Photo by Celes Pellegrini via Flickr<\/div><\/div>\n

Features and benefits of greenways<\/h2>\n

The greenways around the world have in common several aspects: being separated from the ordinary road network (they are almost always abandoned railways, but can also be towpaths of rivers or other paths) and dedicated exclusively for non-motorized users, they are safe<\/strong> and accessible<\/strong>; thanks to general moderate slope, it’s easy to enjoy the trails in a\u00a0slowly<\/strong> way; besides recovering rail lines also the service facilities along the way will be recovered and so, for example, the train stations become dining<\/strong> options<\/strong>.
\nAnd the benefits? They are many, and we start with the promotion of a new form of tourism<\/strong>, an\u00a0active, responsible<\/strong> and sustainable<\/strong> one. But greenways also contribute to the development<\/strong> of the less-known,<\/strong> far from mass tourism, region<\/strong> and they give citizens new spaces for outdoor activities with beneficial<\/strong> effects on their health<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"V\u00eda
V\u00eda verde de Olvera, photo by Por los caminos de M\u00e1laga via Flickr<\/div><\/div>\n

The Greenways in Italy<\/h2>\n

If the greenways around US and Europe are now well established, what is the Italian situation? The railways that are no longer used in the Italian territory are so many, but still a few have been made accessible in sustainable way. There are some individuals engaged in the promotion of the greenways in Italy, such as the Italian Greenways Association Onlus<\/strong>, but there’s not\u00a0a national vision that would make possibile the recovering\u00a0of disused railways and the promotion of\u00a0sustainable tourism in the country, with huge economic and environmental benefits. Among those greenways that have been created, we recommend you the former Treviso-Ostiglia<\/strong> railway, transformed into a beautiful cycle\u00a0path. It is 118 km long and runs throughout Veneto<\/strong> region, to arrive at the edge of the Po river. But there is also the Spoleto-Norcia in Umbria<\/strong><\/a>, or the Ospedaletti-Imperia<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0 in Liguria.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Spoleto-Norcia
Spoleto-Norcia Greenway, photo by Sara Poluzzi via Flickr<\/div><\/div>\n

Cover photo by\u00a0Dan Benton<\/a>\u00a0via Flickr<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Abandoned ancient tracks become new walking routes, trails that meander in nature, away from traffic. Discover the Greenways! The first ecological ways born from the restoration of disused railway lines are located in the United States. It is precisely here that in the first half of the ’60s the first\u00a0greenways, and\u00a0in 1986 the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":12808,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[1832,1830,1833,364,58,59,60,71,1233,73,1420],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTraveling along the greenways - Ecobnb<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The greenways are eco-friendly paths often born from the disused railway lines. 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