New Eastern Trail bridge over the Maine Turnpike, opened 2011The Eastern Trail is a 65 mile section of the East Coast Greenway, a transportation-recreation greenway connecting Kittery, in southernmost Maine to Casco Bay in South Portland!  

Eastern Trail route signThe Eastern Trail is both a trail and a vision. The Eastern Trail has a growing span of off-road sections, as well as a scenic on-road trail 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 trail is humming with energy and events on its newly connected sections, but it’s not done growing.”  Maine Sunday Telegram, Dec. 2, 2012

We invite you to become an active part of our effort to build, enjoy, and sustain this wonderful resource.  This website will help you connect to current events, development activities, and other means of engaging with this trail and vision.

John Andrews and son in front of ET's John R. Andrews bridge in SacoIf you are new to us and to this site, the following links are a great place to start:

Also check out events that are happening on the trail, and then read the news both current and past. Also, please sign up for our mailing list so you can keep up with all the events and activities related to the trail.

The Eastern Trail is the Southern Maine section of the East Coast Greenway, a large network of trails that will connect Calais, Maine with Key West, Florida.

The Eastern Trail Alliance is the focused effort to vision, build, promote and use the trail.  It includes many supporters from all over (but particularly southern Maine), hikers, bikers, X-country skiers, birders, and other outdoor enthusiasts, dedicated to creating, enjoying and maintaining the Eastern Trail.

ET Map GuideEastern Trail Guide

This comprehensive 28-page spiral-bound booklet outlines each segment of our extensive on- and off-road trail network, providing detailed trail descriptions and maps in crisp vibrant color.

The Guide is available in several ways. One immediate way to get it is as a FREE download in a convenient, printable format (pdf).

A printed hard copy of the Trail Guide (8.5 inches by 5 inches) can be purchased from the Eastern Trail Alliance for $10 plus $3 shipping and handling. Click here to Order.

You may also buy the Trail Guide at a number of locations in southern Maine.  Click here for a list of current locations.

flickr photosharing logoClick here to view many photographs of the Eastern Trail