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EAST COAST GREENWAY EAST
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Location: Manchester
End Points: East Hartford town line and Charter Oak Park
Hours: dawn to dusk
Length: 3.3 miles
Surface: bituminous/ pavement
Difficulty: easy
Bike Lockers: yes
Contact: Ddepartment of Transportation bicycle and pedestrian coordinator, 2800 Berlin Turnpike,
Newington, CT 06131,
(860) 594-2149
Trail Highlights
This trail is part of a 9.8 mile section of the Charter Oak Greenway that begins in East Hartford and ends in Bolton. It is also a section of the East Coast Greenway. This 3.3 mile trail begins at the East Hartford town line, where it connects the East Hartford portion of the trail. After about 0.5 miles, the trail meets Spencer Street/Silver Lane. It then continues about 0.75 miles through the Manchester Community College campus before joining Bidwell Street and travelling under I-384 to Hartford Road. The bike lanes and trail follow Bidwell Street and Hartford Road for about 0.7 miles before crossing back over I-384 along Kenney Street. After 0.5 miles more the trail intersects Prospect Street, and then continues another 0.5 miles before joining Route 83. The trail then travels a short distance more before reaching Charter Oak Park (the Globe Hollow multi-use trail connects with the Charter Oak Greenway in Charter Oak Park-not shown on map), where it will continue through to Gardner St. This trail is wheelchair accessible.
Parking and Accessibility
Parking is located at the Veterans Memorial Park in East Hartford. A spur at the east end of the parking lot will bring users to the trail. This trail is wheelchair accessible.
From I-84: Take exit 58 to Silver Lane. Turn left onto Silver Lane and follow to the Forbes Street intersection. Proceed through this intersection and take the second left onto Ridgewood Road. Then follow Ridgewood Road and bear right onto Sunset Ridge Drive. Veterans Memorial Park is located at the end of this road.
From I-384: Take exit 1 to Spencer Street. Go east on Spencer Street, which turns into Silver Lane in East Hartford. Follow Silver Lane until the intersection with Ridgewood Road. Take a right onto Ridgewood Road. Then follow Ridgewood Road and bear right onto Sunset Ridge Drive. Veterans Memorial Park is located at the end of this road.
PROPOSED EXPANSION
Location: Manchester
End Points: East Hartford town line and Manchester, Finley St.
Hours: dawn to dusk
Length: 0.5 miles
Surface: bituminous/
pavement
Difficulty: easy
Bike Lockers: yes
Contact: Department of Transportation bicycle and pedestrian coordinator, 2800 Berlin Turnpike,
Newington, CT 06131,
(860) 594-2149
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