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| SEABROOK NH RECREATIONAL TRAILS |
The East Coast Greenway is the power behind this project, a non-profit organization that works via a staff based in Wakefield, RI and volunteer committees in each state to spearhead and coordinate this enormous trail-building effort. The Alliance will not own or directly manage any portion of this trail. Rather, it will be owned and managed by municipal, county and state agencies. The Alliance works to ensure continuity and a consistent quality of route. The off-road portions of the Greenway serve muscle-powered users of all abilities including cyclists, walkers, skaters, skiers, equestrians, and people in wheelchairs. Increased public use will be facilitated by moving more miles of this route off-road and by the marking of the route with ECG trail markers, the publication of maps, cue sheets and user guides, and the provision of common services such as food, accommodations, and emergency services. |
| The East Coast Greenway Alliance is a group that partners with local, state and national agencies and organization to promote the establishment, stewardship and public enjoyment of an off-road multi-user trail linking cities from Maine to Fla. Along with their help and the involvement of the NHDOT, National Park Service Service, Rockingham Planning Commission, Seacoast Area Bicycle Routes (SABR), Eastern Trail Alliance, Bike/Walk Alliance of NH (BWANH) and Coastal Trails Coalition, we hope to accomplish this off-road trail in NH. |
government, in 1969 approximately half of all students in the U.S. walked or bicycled to school, and 87 percent of children who lived within one mile of school came on foot or by bicycle (Bureau of Transportation Statistics 1969). But by the year 2003 the situation had changed, with only about 15 percent of U.S. students making the trip to school under their own power (Environmental Protection Agency 2003). |
| What is the East Coast Greenway? The East Coast Greenway (ECG) is often referred to as an ‘urban Appalachian Trail’. It is an offroad, multi-use trail that extends 2,950 miles through 25 cities along the East Coast from Calais, Maine to Key West, Florida. The trail is approximately 21% complete as off-road path. The balance of the trail is currently on roads. The ECG is open to walkers, cyclists, skaters, and other non-motorized uses. |
New Hampshire? The goals of the current planning process are to identify preferred on-road and off-road routes for the NH segment of the East Coast Greenway; develop an implementation plan addressing trail funding and management; and begin building public support for trail development. The study area for the project includes eight Seacoast communities: Seabrook, Hampton Falls, Hampton, N. Hampton, Greenland, Rye, New Castle, and Portsmouth. While an informal planning effort in 2001 identified potential on- and off-routes along the NH Seacoast, this current project is designed to include more extensive community involvement to lay the groundwork for trail implementation in coming years. |
What is the potential for the East Coast Greenway in the Seacoast? The New Hampshire segment of the East Coast Greenway is envisioned to be a recreational resource available to everyone: adults, families, children; residents and visitors. The Greenway has the potential to connect to numerous adjacent natural, historic, scenic and recreational resources. |
| POW WOW RIVERWALK AMESBURY, MA |
| SCARBOROUGH MARSH EASTERN TRAIL -MAINE |
| EVENTS |
| THE SEABROOK NH PORTION OF THE EAST COAST GREENWAY TRAIL SYSTEM. |
| Welcome! PLEASE VISIT OUR SITE Seabrook Rail Trail Coalition is a citizen organization dedicated to the development of an off-road recreational trail from the Massachusetts border to the Hampton Falls town line. The Seabrook trail will be a part of the East Coast Greenway Alliance. We invite you to join us in this vision for the future. |
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Who should attend? Anyone interested in supporting development of this trail. People who like to walk, bicycle, stroll with their children or exercise outside in a safe enviroment. |
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