This proposed 0.7 mile long Ellsworth Rail with Trail Connector is being planned to link two trails that are proposed to be constructed in 2009. See more below on the two trails and the connector …
The Downeast Sunrise Trail, an 86 mile long, multi-use trail, is under construction from Washington Junction in Hancock, Maine to Ayers Junction in Ayers, Maine. The two-mile stretch of rail with trail from Ellsworth to Washington Junction is proposed to be built in 2009.
The Ellsworth Shared Use Path, a 1.3 mile long, 8-foot wide, paved, bicycle/pedestrian, rail-with-trail is proposed from Route 179 in Ellsworth Falls to Birch Avenue near downtown Ellsworth. This trail is also proposed by MDOT to be built in 2009.
