MCP server

BikeTheRail Official

org.biketherail/trails

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Look up U.S. rail-trails: search, nearby trails, trail facts, trailheads and closures.

Website

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

biketherail.org (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

4

Token cost

About 1,098 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http trails https://biketherail.org/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

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

Gemini CLI

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

Cursor

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

VS Code

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

Antigravity

agy mcp add trails https://biketherail.org/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"trails","server_url":"https://biketherail.org/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"trails","server_url":"https://biketherail.org/mcp"}

Tools

• get_trail ~181 tokens
  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. Takes the slug from search_trails or trails_near
• list_closures ~130 tokens
  Current trail closures and detours posted by trail managers and agencies, optionally for one state, with the source notice. Trails not listed have no reported closure.
• search_trails ~397 tokens
  Find U.S. rail-trails, canal towpaths and greenways by name, state, surface, kind and length. Returns each trail's page URL and slug (for get_trail). With no query, lists the longest trails that match the filters.
• trails_near ~390 tokens
  Trails within a radius of a latitude and longitude, nearest first, with the distance to the closest point of each trail. For a town or address, pass its coordinates. Optional filters as in search_trails.

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