The work of Portland Trails continues daily. As we are working our way through the list of 30 trails on the website, we have discovered that there are trails on the 2nd edition map that are not on the list of 30 trails AND that there are new trails being added, as well. One example is the new Bayside Trail which was recently celebrated at the July Greendrinks.
So instead of heading to Fox Street and Greendrinks, we headed directly to the Bayside Trail after dinner yesterday. What a great addition to this neighborhood! From reading the history of the trail it is clear that the neighborhood is supporting this joint effort between Portland Trails and the Trust for Public Land. The trail follows the old Union Branch railroad easement and connects the Back Cove and Eastern Prom trails to Elm Street. Signs marking the trail and the supporters of the decade long trail planning help walkers who are not familiar with this area locate the trail. This was one trail we could walk without changing into our sneakers and it is generally flat and bricked. Fundraising for this project continues as the vision for this area includes landscaping, public art and benches. As trail advocates have boasted, when it is completed, this trail will have provided an “extreme makeover” for this area of Bayside. Photos from the trail:
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