Greenbelt Walkway
A 5.6-mile trail starting in the Wainwright athletic fields and ending in Bug Light Park in South Portland.
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Greenbelt Walkway Details
The Greenbelt Walkway totals 5.6 miles and is an easily traversed paved trail starting in the Wainwright athletic fields and ending in Bug Light Park, a popular shipbuilding spot in WWII. As the northern end of the Eastern Trail and East Coast Greenway, visitors are here in abundance, leaving the summer months sometimes crowded. The path takes guests past multiple types of landscapes including wetlands, the harbor, fields, a beach, and a 9-acre park.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Greenbelt Walkway
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High Street Right-of-Way
A public-way path that leads to a small pebble beach. Locals enjoy this as a quiet place to enjoy the views across the harbor to Portland. Paddlers can hand-carry during high-tide.
0.5 mi away
Thomas Knight Park
A small park next to and under the Casco Bay Bridge which provides a small picnic area and a floating dock for launching in the Portland Harbor.
0.5 mi away
Trout Brook Nature Area
Another path decorating South Portland, the Trout Brook Nature Area hosts a short and easy trail system close to residential areas for locals to get out and enjoy.
0.7 mi away
Hinckley Park
A nice getaway in Southern Portland, Hinckley Park has a network of loop trails totaling almost 3 miles where hikers come to enjoy some time in the park with friends and family.
