Portland Trails

The East Bayside Trail Fest is only a month away! 🎉

Run, walk, or bike with us on the trails and then celebrate together after at Rising Tide 🍻

Curious about our three events? Scroll to learn more about each one and check out the courses!

All proceeds support Portland Trails and the Bicycle Coalition of Maine. Thanks to our title sponsor Kennebec Savings Bank for making Trail Fest possible!

Sign up at www.eastbaysidetrailfest.org.

IT’S ALMOST TIME FOR THE EAST BAYSIDE TRAIL FEST! Are you ready?

On Sunday, June 28th…

🏃‍♀️ Run
🚴🏽‍♂️ Bike
🚶🏾 Walk
🎉 Celebrate

…all to support the year-round work of Portland Trails and Bicycle Coalition of Maine! Not only will you have an awesome time getting active on the trails you love, but you’ll also feel good knowing that you’re making a difference.

Sign up today at www.eastbaysidetrailfest.com!

We’re hiring! Portland Trails is looking for our next Director of Philanthropy to join our team. This position will focus on cultivating major gifts to support the long-term goals of the organization. Does this sound like your area of expertise? Check out the full position description at www.trails.org/about-us/jobs. Or share this post with someone you think might be a good fit!

🌟 Volunteer opportunity! We're looking for people to help out at our East Bayside Trail Fest next month. Hand out bibs, flag runners, lead a bike ride, and cheer on all our runners, walkers, and bikers. Be part of this joyful community event!

Shifts are available on June 27th and 28th. Sign up here 👉 https://www.trails.org/get-involved/volunteer-opportunities/sign-up/

Thank you so much to everyone who attended our Member Summit last month! It was a joy to connect with so many members, volunteers, partners, and new trail users. We gave out our annual Portland Trails Awards, elected three new board members, and had a chat with our friends at . Enjoy some of our favorite photos of the evening, taken by 📸

Thank you to our event sponsor !

Now that the weather’s getting warm(ish), more kids are walking to school! During April break, volunteers from the helped us clean up and improve some school trails to make kids’ daily walks and bike rides more fun 📚

This Saturday, May 2nd, go on a Jane's Walk! These are free guided walks and conversations happening all over the state – and there are plenty to choose from in Portland and Westbrook! Go on an urban nature walk, learn about Portland's connections to slavery, discover the past of the Presumpscot River, and more.

Check out the map and take a walk! 🗺️

Jane’s Walk ME: Find a Walk A global festival of free, volunteer-led walking conversations inspired by community activist Jane Jacobs.