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The Piscataquog Trail is the western most rail trail proposed/existing recreational trail. It provides a link from the Heritage Trail and Riverwalk to the west side of the Merrimack River leading into the Town of Goffstown. This trail will utilize the abandoned Boston and Maine Railroad corridor.
The Heritage Trail is envisioned as a “Rail plus Trail” option, where the active freight railroad corridor and envisioned rail trail would share the corridor ROW. The Heritage Trail consists of two legs of the former Boston and Maine Railroad hub. It travels in the north/south direction following the Merrimack River.
The South Manchester Rail Trail is a proposed bike/pedestrian path that would connect the downtown “Millyard” area of Manchester to the Town on Londonderry. The South Manchester Rail Trail will utilize the existing Right-of-Way (ROW) of the abandoned Boston and Maine Rail.
The Rockingham Trail is a proposed paved trail that would connect the center of the City of Manchester to the Town of Auburn. The Rockingham Trail will utilize the existing Right-of-Way (ROW) of the abandoned Boston and Maine Railroad corridor. The Rockingham Trail will originate at it’s intersection with the South Manchester Trail on its west end and to the Rockingham Trail - Portsmouth Branch, an existing gravel trail in the Massabesic Lake region, on its east end.
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Quick Facts
Similar projects are underway in hundreds of cities around the country, with a national organization, rails-to-trails conservancy spearheading the effort.
- Did you know nearly half of all trips in the United States are three miles or less, and the vast majority of these trips are still taken by car? Trails and transit create opportunities to drive less.
- Choosing to walk and bike instead of driving is a positive response to the twin challenges of climate change and expanding waistlines. Burn Calories, Not Carbon!™ It's good for your body and good for our world.
- Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is already the largest transportation recycling program in the country — helping turn unused railroad lines into trails.
- Now we’re taking those trails and the people and places they connect and championing a new future for transportation: active transportation. Active transportation is travel powered by human energy using trails, walking and biking.
- To encourage active transportation, communities must create seamless networks of accessible trails, sidewalks and on-road biking facilities.
- We believe that, working together with multiple partners, we can encourage more walking, bicycling, snowshoeing and more, leading to a healthier and more enjoyable lifestyle.
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