We have a trail clean up scheduled for Saturday May 19th at 9:00.
Meetup in the Parking lot on Union St behind Outdoor Wood Products.
We will be picking up trash from the Corner to the Granite Ave apartments.
Work Gloves & Trashbags provided, bring your favorite tools!
We have had some turtle sightings! they are crossing the trail and laying eggs.
Please don’t disturb them but take plenty of pictures!!
Don’t forget …Methuen Rail Trail Alliance meeting this tuesday at 7PM at the Nevins Memorial Library!
This months issue of the Hippo includes a trail by trail breakdown of the Granite State Rail trail system north of Methuen’s trail < Click here to read the issue online >
Good morning, Fellow Rail Trailers,
Things are looking good for our Methuen Rail Trail, though it’s still a work in progress. Come on out and join us for a walk of our trail on Sunday, April 29, 2012. We’re meeting at 8:30 a.m. behind IHOP. Don’t forget your binoculars for checking out the heron rookery or your camera for capturing interesting scenes along the way. The day is supposed to be sunny but cool, perfect for a walk.
Water and snacks will be provided. Hope to see you there, and we’d love to see new faces on our new trail.
Happy walking!
Janice
Iron Horse Preservation continues chugging along from north to south, presently the guys doing the paving are grading the south section below Oakland Ave getting closer to the Lawrence Line everyday.
And along the way they have fixed a troublesome problem that we have been dealing with. This culvert had given up the ghost long ago, causing the drainage problem that has plagued that area. With the new culvert installed the water crosses underneath and heads down the hill to the Spicket River.
Jeff Martineau grabbed some awesome pictures of an Otter living in the Spicket River along the the north section of the Rail Trail. Bring your binoculars and keep an eye out!
Check it out…pavement. it’s a little bit of a start and stop process, dump the material, flatten it, roll it..then wait for more material. The recycled asphalt product we are getting is infinitely cheaper than fresh hot asphalt…but should last us a good long while and be a little more forgiving as far as use and abuse. They are progressing along at about 1500 feet a day, so give it some time to grow into a useful trail.
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