Check out our trail users page to see people enjoying the Squannacook River Rail Trail! We would love to add your pictures too - just email them to info@sqgw.org.

We all at Squannacook Greenways were heartbroken at the loss of our long time president and close friend Steve Meehan. Without Steve's intelligence, charm, determination and humor, this rail trail would have faded long ago, instead of rapidly approaching construction. Every time we walk or ride this rail trail for years to come, Steve will be with us in our hearts. And check out our page of pictures of Steve that also lists those who donated to our cause in his memory.

After more than a decade of work by our board and dedicated volunteers, construction of the Squannacook River Rail Trail is now well underway. Here's a brief overview of what has happened so far, and what our plans are for completion. All future phases depend on our winning grants, and so definite timetables are not yet set.

Year (Nov-Mar)/Phase	Location	Description
2019	Entire 3.7 mile rail trail	Bill King cleared the entire 20 foot corridor of trees; Max13 installed a fence behind Sterilite
2020	Entire 3.7 mile rail trail Depot St. to Old Meetinghouse (Townsend)	Keystone removed the steel rails from the entire rail trail. Shepherd's did a great job completing the first 1.1 miles of the stone dust rail trail
2021 - Phase 2	Old Meetinghouse to Harbor Church (Townsend)	Thanks to Senators Cronin and Kennedy, and Representative Harrington, money is available for construction. Shepherds, the contractor who did such a great job on the first section, is also building this section. Completion expected in April 2022.
Phase 3	Northern Crosswinds to Bertozzi (Groton)	Groton town meeting in May 2021 approved Community Preservation Act funding for the 20% matching funds for construction of this section. We will be applying for the other 80% of the cost through the MassTrails grant in Jan. 2022.
Phase 4	South St (Townsend) to Northern Crosswinds (Groton)	Definitive plans for funding construction of the final section of the Squannacook River Rail Trail will be finalized later.