Welcome to The Eastern Trail Management District Web Site

The Eastern Trail Management District (ETMD) is a group of representatives from each Eastern Trail town that manages the construction and upkeep of the trail. The Eastern Trail (ET) in Maine is currently a 69 +- mile signed bike route that starts at the Piscataqua River in Kittery and ends in South Portland, Maine, crossing the communities of Kittery, Eliot, South Berwick, Wells, Kennebunk, Arundel, Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Scarborough, and South Portland. The ET is part of the East Coast Greenway bicycle trail that extends from Maine to Florida. The ET in Maine is both on-road and off-road, and some off-road portions of the trail are under construction and others have not been built. … Learn More

Eastern Trail Studies and Updates

Trail User Surveys and Economic Impact
This report was researched and prepared by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy with assistance from the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Recreation and Conservation, Community and Conservation Partnerships Program. The report focuses on reported dollars spent from trail user surveys completed on seven rail-trails in Pennsylvania using the same methodology. … Read More