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Eastern Trail Alliance
Posted by Julie Villemaire
on Mar 16, 2016
Carole Brush, Executive Director presented information about the Eastern Trail which nis part of the Eastern Greenway.
First she thanked our group for our past donation in support of the trail.
The Eastern Trail (ET) is a 30% complete vision
of a 65-mile recreation/transportation greenway
connecting Casco Bay at Bug Light in South Portland
with Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
This world-class, 10-foot wide trail is enjoyed by
thousands of users for hiking, snowshoeing, crosscountry
skiing, walking, biking, birding, nature
study and many other muscle-powered healthy
activities. To provide end-to-end connectivity as offroad
construction progresses, the ET is currently a
connected series of off-road and on-road segments.
of a 65-mile recreation/transportation greenway
connecting Casco Bay at Bug Light in South Portland
with Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
This world-class, 10-foot wide trail is enjoyed by
thousands of users for hiking, snowshoeing, crosscountry
skiing, walking, biking, birding, nature
study and many other muscle-powered healthy
activities. To provide end-to-end connectivity as offroad
construction progresses, the ET is currently a
connected series of off-road and on-road segments.
The ET offers views of pristine Casco Bay at its
northern end. It crosses cities and Maine’s largest
saltwater marsh. It passes over the Maine Turnpike
as part of a 6.2-mile greenway section connecting
Biddeford, Arundel and Kennebunk. It’s near Maine’s
sandy saltwater beaches–the finest anywhere. It passes
through miles of quiet woodland with streams and
wetlands. ET explorers may see great blue heron,
snowy egrets, bald eagles, seals, wild turkey, deer,
turtles, and other Maine wildlife, and historic mills and
railroad artifacts.
northern end. It crosses cities and Maine’s largest
saltwater marsh. It passes over the Maine Turnpike
as part of a 6.2-mile greenway section connecting
Biddeford, Arundel and Kennebunk. It’s near Maine’s
sandy saltwater beaches–the finest anywhere. It passes
through miles of quiet woodland with streams and
wetlands. ET explorers may see great blue heron,
snowy egrets, bald eagles, seals, wild turkey, deer,
turtles, and other Maine wildlife, and historic mills and
railroad artifacts.
The East Coast Greenway is a developing trail system,
spanning 2,900 miles as it winds its way between
Calais, Maine and Key West, linking all the major
cities of the eastern seaboard. Like the ET, more than
25 percent of the route is already on safe, traffic-free
paths. See Greenway.Org. The Eastern Trail is the
southern Maine section of the East Coast Greenway.
spanning 2,900 miles as it winds its way between
Calais, Maine and Key West, linking all the major
cities of the eastern seaboard. Like the ET, more than
25 percent of the route is already on safe, traffic-free
paths. See Greenway.Org. The Eastern Trail is the
southern Maine section of the East Coast Greenway.
Carole suggested that they could use help of the Interact Club in future projects.
FMI: Carole Brush Executive Director ETA/ETMD P O Box 250 Saco, ME 04072 207-284-9260 office eta@easterntrail.org easterntrail@yahoo.com