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Trail Crew at River Elf Trail
June 11 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Wednesday, June 11th, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm – Today we will continue building a 2-mile River Elf Trail in New Gloucester! The route is flagged and winds through open fields and forests, with a scenic spur along the Royal River. We’ve made awesome progress over the last month but there’s still more ground to cover! This extended work session is promoted on the 2025 Love Maine Trails calendar so we should have a fun crew!
The first mile of the trail is complete, and we’ll start replacing the flagging with plastic blazes. When the trail splits and forms a loop, we’ll continue clearing a primitive trail corridor, around 6’ wide x 8’ tall with a 24” wide trail tread. We’ll cut overhanging branches, remove brush, and rake the trail tread. Low shrubs and young trees that will encroach upon the sides of the trail should be cut flush with the ground. Volunteers should be prepared to hike 2 miles over uneven and sometimes steep terrain.
RRCT will bring hand saws, loppers, pole saws, rakes, a weedwhacker, a hammer and plastic blazes, and other tools that may come in handy. Extra rakes would be great! Bring work gloves, plenty of water, snacks, insect repellent, and personal tools that may be useful.
Parking: The 4-car trailhead parking lot is across the street from 401 Cobbs Bridge Rd, New Gloucester. The rest of us can park along the road shoulder, on the same side as the parking lot.
