Merrymeeting Trail Initiative
Our goal is to create a regional trail from Topsham through Bowdoinham and Richmond to Gardiner, which connects: the Androscoggin River Pedestrian Bike Path in Topsham, the Village Area in Bowdoinham, the Village Area in Richmond, and the Kennebec River Rail Trail in Gardiner.
Take a look at our project update as of June, 2009.
The creation of this trail would connect two existing regional trails, the Androscoggin River Pedestrian Bike Path in Topsham and the Kennebec River Rail Trail in Gardiner, which would serve to connect the cities of Brunswick and Augusta. By connecting with these existing regional trails the Merrymeeting Trail would connect to the East Coast Greenway on either end. The East Coast Greenway is a national trail that connects existing and planned trails, in a continuous, safe, green route that is 3,000 miles long, which connects Calais, Maine (located at the Canadian border) with Key West, Florida.
The last meeting was July 13th at the Bowdoinham Town Office. Click to see the agenda
We have a workplan in place in order to accomplish our goals. Click here.
If you are interested in becoming involved, contact one of the people below.
Take a look at a brief summary of the project's goals.
Contacts:
Bowdoinham – Nicole Briand- Town Planner 666-5531
Topsham – Rod Melanson- Town Planner 725-1724
Richmond – Darryl Sterling- Economic Development Director 737-4305
Gardiner – Jason Simcock—Planning and Development Director 582-6888