Eastern Trail Maine

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Eastern Trail

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Why This Is A Priority

The Eastern Trail connects the New Hampshire border to Portland, Maine’s largest city. The Eastern Trail is an existing system of trail segments and on-road routing, as well as a vision for safe, off-road multi-use trail connectivity between Portland and Kittery, Maine. Several gaps need to be filled to create a safe, connected corridor from Massachusetts and New Hampshire, all the way to Portland.

Eastern Trail Connectivity Feasibility Study

The Eastern Trail Connectivity Feasibility Study wrapped in 2025 and developed recommended routing for North Berwick to the New Hampshire border. Several trail project recommendations from the study have been included in the regional MPO (KACTS) long range plan.

Close the Gap Construction

The “Close the Gap” segment, 1.6 miles between South Portland and Scarborough, is under construction and is expected to be completed by the end of 2027. Once completed, this small segment will unlock nearly 14 miles of continuous trail access.

Blaze the Trail South

The “Blaze the Trail South” section from Kennebunk to North Berwick is currently in design and engineering. Construction is expected to start in 2026 and be completed in 2027.

Who’s Listening

Chelsey Berlin

Executive Director, Eastern Trail

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Remaining unplanned segment of the trail from North Berwick to Kittery wrapped feasibility in 2025

About the Eastern Trail

The Eastern Trail has 23 off-road miles from Bug Light in South Portland to Kennebunk (the East Coast Greenway uses just over 20 of them), as well as a scenic on-road route that mostly follows quiet country roads. Experienced bike riders and hikers can enjoy a beautiful journey from South Portland’s Bug Light Park on Casco Bay (near Portland) to Kittery’s Piscataqua River. The Eastern Trail continues to build recognition and popularity, both locally and nationally. In 2022, the trail was inducted into the Rail-Trail Conservancy’s national Rail-Trail Hall of Fame.

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Eastern Trail Ground Breaking

What You Can Do

Eastern Trail Campaign Updates

Learn more about the Eastern Trail’s trail building campaigns and support its work.

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Border to Boston Trail

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Capital Region East Coast Greenway Study

The Capitol Region East Coast Greenway Study will result in the preferred alignment of the last remaining 12-mile gap of the East Coast Greenway in Simsbury, Bloomfield, Hartford and East Hartford, Connecticut.
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Ongoing Projects

Trail Building Resources

Documents

Studies & Impact Reports

Research from across the East Coast Greenway corridor highlights the powerful health, safety and economic returns of active transportation investments from Maine to Florida.
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Guide

Project Funding

An overview of funding opportunities for local East Coast Greenway projects.
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Documents

Design Guide

In the latest update to the Greenway Design Guide, East Coast Greenway Alliance staff and volunteer partners have compiled information and resources for the planning, design, construction, promotion and maintenance of local East Coast Greenway segments.
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