Lower Road RUAC Analysis
The most current data on the costs and benefits of the Merrymeeting Trail was compiled by the Maine Department of Transportation as part of the 2023 Rail Corridor Use Advisory Council (RUAC) process for the Lower Road. Those materials are all publicly available here.
Capital to Coast Communications Report – 2016
Click here, or the image below for the communications report PDF
Summaries of Proposed Trail Segments
Link to PDF of summaries, or view an image of the individual segments below
A1 – Head of Tide Park Trail
A2 – Topsham to Bowdoinham Trail
B1 – Bowdoinham Village Trail
B2 – Bowdoinham to Richmond Trail (South)
B3 – Bowdoinham to Richmond Trail (North)
B4 – Richmond Village Trail (South)
C1 – Richmond Village Trail (North 1)
C2 – Richmond Village Trail (North 2)
C3 – Richmond to Gardiner Trail
C4 – South Gardiner Village Trail
C5 – Gardiner to South Gardiner Trail
Locations Overview
Feasibility Study – 2011
Click here, or the image below for the feasibility study PDF
Click the links below for PDF’s of the maps from the feasibility study
Topsham – Gardiner Maps part 1
Topsham – Gardiner Maps part 2
Merrymeeting Trail Corridor Survey – 2009
Click the images below to explore the initial evaluation of the trail corridor
Economic Impact Studies of Similar Trails
Here’s a study showing the economic impact of the Eastern Trail, a similar trail in southern Maine.
