News from Shoreline Greenway Trail
Sept 16th: Ride the 25 miles connecting sections of Shoreline Greenway Trail – East Haven to Madison
On September 16th at 9AM, join bike riders for a ride along the entire 25-mile length of the existing sections and connecting corridors of the trail from East Haven to Madison. This ride is for both casual and accomplished riders with 3 groups riding at the pace that...
Another Great Trolley & Trails event. It was East Haven’s turn.
Byline by Kirsten Dudley, It was a treat to hear the two key speakers at the Trolleys and Trails series event on Saturday. The Shore Line Trolley Museum's own Tom Laurenson kicked off the adventure inside the museum with stories of the trolley era. He explained that...
Volunteer helps remove downed tree on the Hammonasset section in Madison!!
Thanks to Charlie Iselin of Iselin Tree Experts for again taking down a huge tree that fell over the trail in Madison. We have a lot of volunteers who are willing to help with trail maintenance, but when a very large tree fell and left itself suspended over the trail,...
Shoreline Greenway Trail adds new temporary Trail Census counters!!
The Shoreline Greenway Trail team has taken an impressive step by installing temporary census counters in East Haven and Branford. Sponsored by UConn’s Connecticut Trail Census program, Aaron and Adelheid from their staff managed both logistics and physical...
Trolley’s & Trails event in Guilford a great success
WOW! What’s better than a beautiful walk through historic Guilford? And it was a beautiful day! The Shoreline Greenway Trail "Trolleys & Trails" walk was a great time and showed us some of that rich history that Guilford and the Historical Shoreline Trolley...
Announcing the date for our 2023 Annual Meeting!!
Please join us for our 2023 Annual meeting on Oct 17th, at 7PM. The location will be announced along with Zoom links. We be updating the membership on several initiaitves and progress in adding section to the trail!
The first of the Trolley & Trails series in Branford was Excellent!!!
The first of four events in the Trolleys and Trails series cosponsored by Shoreline Greenway Trail and the Shore Line Trolley Museum, held on July 15 at the Stony Creek Trolley Trail, was a great success. The weather had been uncertain, but came through with a nice,...
Announcing the Trolleys & Trails series!! 4 TOWNS – 4 SUMMER DATES
2023 T&T Flyer The Shore Line Trolley Museum and the Shoreline Greenway Trail announce a summer series of talks and walks along the historic Connecticut Trolley system as it winds along sections of the Shoreline Greenway Trail. This series will consist of a...
The SGT Masters Series walk in East Haven – Birding Master, Dan Barvir was great!
On May 13, the birding walk lead by Dan Barvir, Ranger Emeritus, naturalist and bird expert proved to be an amazing experience for 30 people in attendance. Dan a natural teacher, enthusiastically lead the way on SGT and in the woods adjacent to the trail. Dan’s keen...
New section of Shoreline Greenway Trail receives state funding for start of design study!!
The Shoreline Greenway Trail is delighted to be awarded a $120,000 grant from the Connecticut Recreational Trails fund! This will be used for early design work on the proposed section running from the Trailhead in Madison on the Post Road near the entrance to...