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Our Vision
Imagine walking or biking through
off-road woodland trails from Strawberry Banke in
Portsmouth, New Hampshire to Bug Light Park on Casco Bay in
South Portland. This is the vision of the Eastern Trail
Alliance (ETA).
Ultimately, the Eastern Trail will be a
mostly off-road greenway, free from noise and air pollution,
where Maine families and visitors of all skill levels will
enjoy Maine's quiet, natural beauty. The trail will follow
the corridor of the nearly forgotten, historic Eastern
Railroad, which was the first rail line connecting Portland
with Boston.
The vision is becoming reality. South
Portland's Greenbelt, complete nearly from Casco Bay to the
Scarborough town line, is part of the Eastern Trail. A 4.1
mile section of the off-road trail now stretches from the
Black Point Road in Scarborough, across the marsh, into Old
Orchard Beach. We hope to have another major section of the
trail made off-road in 2010.
Eastern
Trail
Purpose and Need Statement (.PDF format)
NOTE: This is a proposed trail. Few
sections are open yet, and most are privately owned. Please
do not go on any section of the trail without landowner
permission. We will post information on access to all open
sections as they open.
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