Wescustogo Treks at River Elf Trail

June 22, 2024 (Saturday) at 10:00 at RRCT’s planned new River Elf Trail on the Wescustogo (Royal River) in New Gloucester, near the Auburn city line. In April 2024 RRCT acquired a “forever farm” agricultural conservation easement which includes the right to build a loop trail to a section of the river. The trail and its planned trailhead parking area has not yet been built, so our trek will be off-trail through farm fields and mature oak forests, parking on road shoulders. The total trek will be 1.5 miles (off-trail).

Because the trail has not yet been built, we are not yet widely promoting the location of the planned trail. We will send driving directions and property maps to those who register for this event. Until the trail is built, there is no public access to this newly conserved property.

This document describes the mythology of river elves in Wabanaki culture. Later in 2024 and in future years, RRCT will be expanding educational and interpretive content based on decision to name this new trail “River Elf.”