Androscoggin River
Bicycle & Pedestrian Path
Androscoggin River Bicycle & Pedestrian Path
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The Bike Path is a 2.63 mile paved bicycle/walking path along the Androscoggin River. It is a very popular location for walking, jogging, bicycling, and roller-blading. The path is maintained year-round and is open to the public free of charge.
The path offers many scenic overlooks of the Androscoggin River while providing a pedestrian/bicycle connection between in-town Brunswick and the Cook’s Corner area. The path can also be accessed from Topsham via a pedestrian/bicycle lane over the Coastal Connector bridge.
Parking:
(1) Water Street end of
Bike Path (½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset)
(2) Grover Lane end of Bike Path
(24 hours)
Access points:
Intown Brunswick: this entrance to the Bike Path is located at the
end of Water Street, just past the Water Street Boat Landing
Cooks Corner, Brunswick: this entrance is located at the end of Grover Lane; Grover Lane is your first left from Old Bath Road, just after you cross over Route 1
Topsham: the Bike Path also connects to Topsham via the Coastal Connector Bridge. Pedestrian and bicycle access to the path is located on Middlesex Road near the base of the bridge
Images of the
Androscoggin
Bicycle & Pedestrian Path
The Bike Path is open 24 hours a day year-round. Note: the parking area at Water Street is open ½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset. The gate is locked at other times.
Amenities:
·
There are 2 outhouses, one located approximately ¼ mile
from the Water Street end and the other located ½ mile from the Cook’s
Corner (Grover Lane) end
·
Emergency phones at 3 locations along path – (1) in the
parking lot at Water Street; (2) near the halfway point of the path
(next to the two sets of vehicle bollards); (3) approximately 200’ from
t
he Grover Lane bollards)
·
A soccer/athletic field close to the Water Street end of
the path
·
Dog waste cleanup bag dispensers and receptacles
· Granite and wooden resting benches
Special
Events: several special events are held at the Bike Path throughout
the year. Some of this year’s events include:
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National Trails Day celebration (early June)
-
Hand-Powered Regatta (mid-August)
-
Walk-a-thons
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