Meetup at the NORTH END of the Methuen Rail Trail
Saturday April 19th at 8:30 for a quick trail cleanup!
9:00 AM there will be a group walk going NORTH Using the Salem Trail!
Join us for both or either!
Successful trailside cleanup!
Last Friday, the MRTA crew got out and took down the invasive shrubs and pulled out the debris that lines the hillside along the trail.
The neighbors along the trail have been putting in little gardens transforming the edge of the trail from something ugly into something productive. And the Methuen Rail Trail Alliance is helping out!
More group cleanups will be needed to remove the rest of the weed trees, oil barrels and tires that line the border of the trail, but eventually it will get there! Join us for the next group cleanup!
Macy’s Love’s The Methuen Rail Trail!
Macy’s Loves Parks!
Heart Your ParkMacy’s and Macy’s customers are showing their love for community parks March 7 – 31, 2014.
National Recreation and Park Association is partnering with Macy’s on a national program through nearly 700 Macy’s stores where donations will support a community park chosen by each individual store – with Macy’s offering to match the first $250,000 raised!
And they CHOSE The Methuen Rail Trail!
Stores/Associates will be asking customers from March 7th – March 31st if they would like to make a donation of $1 or more to support the local park selected by the Store.
Macy’s will match customers’ donations, dollar for dollar, up to $250,000 in total. Once the $250,000 match is reached, customers can still continue to donate through 3/31.
So Visit Macy’s-The Mall at Rockingham Park before 3/31
and Macy’s will match every dollar donated the Methuen Rail Trail.!
Bird Sanctuary visited by Hooded Mergansers
We are into migratory bird season at the Nevins Bird Sanctuary!
Jim Christie got some good shots of Hooded Mergansers!
Miles are marked
Finally the trail has adequate mile markers. Yeah team!
The salem bike ped corridor side of Hampshire Rd has been opened. You can now travel straight up to the Shaws plaza and all points in between.
1st Methuen Rail Trail 5mi.
Great day on the trail yesterday…. perfect weather, great mood, lots of fun and goodies… A. Pinto, Anna Pinto, Bob Joubert all participated in the entire run - but it looks like Harry and Danny Banks were the big winners.
Trails & Sails Weekend: Methuen Rail Trail Extravaganza
Methuen Rail Trail Extravaganza
Saturday 9/28 8:30am – 9:30am & 10:00am – 2:00pm
Railroad St, Methuen
The Methuen Rail Trail Alliance is sponsoring a day of free, family fun along the Methuen Rail Trail!
8:30 – Start the day with a no frills, 2.5-mile race along the trail that will take runners through the bird sanctuary and up to the New Hampshire border.
If you prefer a more leisurely pace, enjoy a self-guided walk and scavenger hunt along this beautiful trail.
Special Instructions: The race will begin at 8:30am at the historic train depot on Railroad St. From the depot, runners will go through the bird sanctuary and up to the New Hampshire border, at which point they will turn around to return the depot. Water will be provided to runners at the finish.
Self-guided walks and a scavenger hunt on the trail from 10am – 2pm.
Tour information will be provided and volunteers will be available to answer questions about the trail. Scavenger hunt prizes will be given out between 10am-12pm.
Grab the scavenger hunt clue list at the event
Mower donation
Thanks to Ross Parker we have a new used mower. We have accepted a lot of used push mowers in the past, this is our first working ride on. Jim Christie has been our iron man walking up and down the shoulders of the trail. Now he will get to ride. Thanks Ross!….many many thanks to Jim.
2013 Walk for Animals creates traffic jam on Rail Trail
The MSPCA’s Walk for Animals was a great success for the Methuen Rail Trail. This was the 1st year they have held it at the Nevins Farm allowing folks to walk their pooches on the Methuen Rail Trail, first as a parade, and then more loosely spaced out normal walking pace. Everyone had a good time and the Rail Trail Volunteers had a lot of visitors at the information table asking for more information and getting handsfulls of trail maps. We look forward to 2014!
