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I'll add another ROW type: Railroads. Especially abandoned railroads.

In our area there is a federal "Rails to Trails" program. They take abandoned railroads and convert them to public, paved walking and biking trails. All good right?

Our deed, written prior to 1950, clearly stated that if the steel for the railroad ever came up, the land would revert back to the property owner. Somehow, this federal program is able to ignore property deeds. Hello public access, litter, trespassing, theft, etc.

I'm all about public access to good trails...... on Wildlife Refuges, State and National Parks, Wildlife Management Areas, etc. But not going through private property with no buffer zone whatsoever.