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Maine

Maine’s Down East Sunrise | Photo by Katie Guerin

Learn about trails in Maine including top trails, trail statistics, funding, projects and how you can get involved.

Top 10 Trails in Maine video (2021)

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Top 10 Trails in Maine

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State Stats

35

total rail-trails

395

miles of rail-trails

10

current projects

116

miles of potential rail-trail

5.8 M

Available Funds in the State

US Funds

FY23 Total Reserved for Transportation Alternatives and Recreational Trails Program (source: FHWA)

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Learn about Transportation Alternatives funding in the state

News & Stories from ME

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Maine's Down East Sunrise Trail | Photo by Katie Guerin

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Bridging the Gaps: Maine’s Vision for a Statewide Interconnected Trail Network

November 05, 2024

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New England Rail-Trail Network

RTC is working with trail advocates and transportation leaders from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont to advance a plan for connecting the region’s 1,000 miles of open trail.

^{Maine’s Eastern Trail | Photo courtesy Eastern Trail Alliance}

Learn more about the network