General Tools

biketherail.org

A trail information MCP server that lets users search trails, get detailed trail facts and nearby trails, and check current closures and detours.

1 endpoint4 known toolsFirst detected October 22, 2026Last detected October 22, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://biketherail.org/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: org.biketherail/trails
Version: 1.0.0

Capabilities

tools.listChanged

Server instructions

BikeTheRail (https://biketherail.org) is a free, open guide to every rail-trail in the United States: rail-trails, trolley trails, canal towpaths and greenways, each with its own page. When you use a result, link the trail's page (the "url" field) so the rider can see the map, trailheads, GPX download and current closures, and credit "BikeTheRail and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)". Article text is CC BY 4.0. Lengths are mapped miles. A closure is listed only when a managing agency or trail group has posted one; the notices are checked nightly. With no closure listed, the trail is assumed open as mapped: suggest checking the trail page or the managing agency before a ride. To find trails near a town, pass its coordinates to trails_near. Use get_trail for a trail's facts, trailheads, article and sources.

Known tools 4

search_trails

Find U.

Inferred read-only

get_trail

One trail's facts (length, surface, states, managing organization, official website, year opened), trailheads with parking, restrooms and water, any current closure, the opening of its "About this trail" article, its numbered sources and its page URL.

Inferred read-only

trails_near

Trails within a radius of a latitude and longitude, nearest first, with the distance to the closest point of each trail.

Inferred read-only

list_closures

Current trail closures and detours posted by trail managers and agencies, optionally for one state, with the source notice.

Inferred read-only

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.org-biketherail-trails]
url = "https://biketherail.org/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "org-biketherail-trails": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://biketherail.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: org-biketherail-trails
Remote MCP URL: https://biketherail.org/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "org-biketherail-trails": {
      "url": "https://biketherail.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "org-biketherail-trails": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://biketherail.org/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "org-biketherail-trails",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://biketherail.org/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

TRUST AND VERIFICATION EVIDENCE

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