Remember, discover, connect with the 9/11 Trail.

The 9/11 National Memorial Trail is a 1,300-mile system of trails and roadways that symbolize resiliency and character while linking the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York City, the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, VA, and the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, PA. The trail serves as a tribute to the fallen heroes who perished on September 11, 2001, and the many heroes who committed themselves to the response for their country.

​The 9/11 Trail is good for our health, our local economies, and our environment. The Trail offers walkers, runners, and cyclists a safe, accessible opportunity to experience beautiful landscapes, discover new towns, and visit historic sites of American resilience along the way. 

The nonprofit September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance works closely with local, state and federal governments, federal agencies, and fellow trail organizations to make the 1,300-mile vision a reality.

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Our Founding

The September 11th National Memorial Trail pays tribute to all those who perished and the heroic first responders who saved lives on September 11, 2001, during America's single worst terrorist attack. Nineteen al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial aircraft, crashing two planes into New York City’s World Trade Center Twin Towers and another one into the Pentagon in Washington D.C. The heroic passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 averted another attack on the nation’s capitol by forcing the plane to crash land in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

Several days later, blocks from the Pentagon and minutes from our nations’ Capitol, conservation and recreation leaders from across the country convened to attend the Mid-Atlantic Governors Conference on Greenways, Blueways and Green Infrastructure. At the concluding forum, conference chair David Brickley, director of Virginia’s Department of Conservation and Recreation, presented the vision of creating a multi-use trail as a perpetual memorial to those lost on that fateful day. The trail route would connect the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, the site of Flight 93's crash in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the Twin Towers in New York City. Conference participants responded enthusiastically and the concept moved forward.

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What others say: media clips

"An American Pilgrimage:
​Cycling the 9/11 Trail"

Feature story in the October/November 2018 issue of Adventure Cyclist magazine

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"Trail of Tributes: Sept.11th Memorial Trail Honors America's Fallen Heroes" 

​Feature story in September 2016 
​Rails to Trails magazine 

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"A ride to remember: 9/11 trail event to raise funds, awareness"

​Editorial in August 18, 2019
​Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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