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Welcome to Scarborough Trails

When you tour this great town of Scarborough by foot or bicycle, we hope you enjoy the scenery, the rocky coast, the beaches, the park system and most of all the wonderful trail system that we are creating for your enjoyment.  

Here you may view maps of our local trails in Scarborough, Maine. You can also print the maps to take with you on a trail walk. These maps are for your enjoyment and are not to scale. 

Also provided is the Parks Use Ordinance outlining the rules for using the parks and recreational facilities in Town. 

The future goal is to establish a trail network that someone from every age group will enjoy. We must look at the bigger picture as we continue to grow and establish other forms of transportation within our town. Our goal is to develop a trail network that ties most all recreational opportunities together, from the beaches to the parks to the open greenways.

We hope you find the information here of value. We also wish to know if you have suggestions for making this website more useful. 


Feature Article: Eastern Trail Alliance’s Fundraising Goal is in Sight



Help Us Close the Gap!

The Eastern Trail is a vital multi-use trail of state-wide significance in Maine. The trail extends 65 miles from South Portland to Kittery, and travels by scenic woods, tidal marshes, and classic Maine villages. Since its creation sixteen years ago, the trail has provided millions of people with a recreational and transportation resource that connects them to the beautiful Maine landscape.

But a key piece of trail is missing in Scarborough. A 1.6-mile “gap” interrupts off-road travel between South Portland and Saco. The construction of this critical trail segment, which includes two bridges, will close this gap and provide 16 continuous off-road miles reaching from South Portland’s Bug Light to Downtown Saco. The cost to close this gap is $3.8 million dollars.

A formal fundraising campaign, “Close the Gap” has already raised $3.1 million toward the goal of $3.8 million. The Maine DOT views completing this segment as the “highest priority” trail project in the state, and has committed $1.55 million towards its completion. In addition, the Portland Area Comprehensive Transportation System (PACTS) has generously committed over $1.1 million towards the project. The balance of the funding for the project is being provided by generous individuals, as well as municipalities, corporate and non-profit partners, and in-kind services in the way of construction materials and labor.

We are facing a deadline: if we—with all the friends of the Eastern Trail— do not raise the remaining $700,000 by the end of the year, the state’s funds may well be diverted to other projects around the state. 

Visit the Eastern Trail GoFundMe page at https://www.gofundme.com/etclosethegap and help out -- even small donations add up quick.


Scarborough Municipal Building
Upper Level, Room 325

259 U.S. Route 1 / P.O. Box 360
Scarborough, ME 04070-0360
Hours:  M-F, 8 AM - 4 PM
Passport Hrs: T-Th, 9 AM - 3 PM
Phone: (207) 730-4150
Fax: (207) 730-4165
Email: comserv


Future Trails App!

Scarborough Community Services is working towards having a trails app developed specifically for the Town of Scarborough.

This project is currently in the research phase and may require grant funding or fundraising effort to come to fruition.

You may check on our project progress online:


https://docs.google.com/a/scarboroughmaine.org/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=c2NhcmJvcm91Z2htYWluZS5vcmd8dG93bnxneDozNzE4YmMxMDExNjMzODll

Trail Maps

Publicly accessible trails in Scarborough, Maine are listed below. You can look at a detailed map of each trail. The map above shows the location of the trails within the town. You may click on the map above to print a full-size version.

The Eastern Trail, managed by the Eastern Trail Management District, is a 55-mile non-motorized transportation corridor between Kittery and South Portland. Construction of the entire Eastern Trail will establish an all-season resource that will provide for alternative forms of transportation, connect communities, help to create walkable and healthy communities and reduce unsanctioned land use. Uses include walking/hiking, bicycling, cross-country skiing, horseback riding, and other non-motorized activities. 

More information is available from the Eastern Trail Management District or you may visit the Eastern Trail website.
The parks and trails listed above are managed by the Town of Scarborough and the Community Services Department. 

More information on availability and renting park space may be found on our Facilities Reservations web page.
The above-listed trails are managed by the Scarborough Land Trust (SLT), a non-profit, community-based organization committed to conserving land in Scarborough for open space, water quality, wildlife habitat, and public access. Founded in 1977, SLT has protected more than 1,500 acres to date, and has created public trails on the six properties listed below. The printable trail maps available here were created through a partnership between SLT and the Town. 

For more information, please visit SLT’s website at www.scarboroughlandtrust.org


Uses

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Links

Local Links

We are listing websites in our local area of special interest to trail users:

General Links

Rather than list all the possible websites relating to trails we can find, we are trying to identify those sites which have the most comprehensive link lists for their areas of concern:

All external Web sites are brought up in a new window.