Category Archives: rides

National Meetings in Portland May 18-19!

Photo by Tony  Barrett, ECG Trail Council May 18 – 19, join us at our national Trail Council meeting in Portland, Maine! The events start with a 31-mile bike ride from Kennebunk on Friday May 18- ride info and registration … Continue reading

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ECG Week-a-Year Tour 2012, Portland to Hartford, Aug. 19 – 25

We are very excited about the second annual Week-a-Year Tour which will go from Portland, Maine to Hartford, Connecticut! This diverse route will go along the coast in Southern Maine, through the cities of Boston, MA and Providence, RI. We’ll be … Continue reading

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Join Us Dec. 10th for the ECG’s 20th Anniversary Kickoff Celebrations!

Join us in NYC to kick off the East Coast Greenway’s 20th Anniversary! The idea of an East Coast Greenway for safe biking and walking along the eastern seaboard emerged in November 1991. Just after Thanksgiving that year, a group … Continue reading

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Ohio Farmer Finds Maine Bicycle Navigation Frustrating Until the Eastern Trail

by Tony Barrett, ECGA Boardmember It’s not surprising when bicyclists pass me going up hills (I’m a slow bicyclist) but this guy was loaded down with gear and he just breezed by me with a quick ‘hello’. I pulled out … Continue reading

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The Sweetest Homecoming: Almost 200 enjoy Cross Triangle Greenway ride!

When we began organizing the Cross Triangle Greenway bike ride a couple months ago, I hoped for at least 30 participants and no hurricane. What ended up happening last Friday was perfect weather and a crowd of almost 200 participants … Continue reading

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Fall Greenway Rides Building Community

This Fall is full of group rides along the East Coast Greenway — from Maine to North Carolina and many communities in between. We had a lovely ride from Yale University to the Town of Simsbury in Connecticut, the third … Continue reading

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Sneak Preview: Cross Triangle Greenway ride is 39 miles of beautiful diversity!

by Dennis Markatos-Soriano We’ve been planning for a while to host a big bike ride on Friday, October 22nd between two of central North Carolina’s landmarks. I’ve been promoting it with friends, family and colleagues. But you can’t really know … Continue reading

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Trail Provides Relief for Long-Distance Traveler

by Tony Barrett of Maine, ECGA Board Secretary I was traveling on US 1 near Whiting, a terrible section of highway — no paved shoulder, broken edges and poor sightlines — and I came up behind a bicyclist. I pulled … Continue reading

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