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 nearing the final phase. Here's a brief overview of what has happened so far, and what our plans are for completion.

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/Phase 1	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 was available for construction. Shepherds, the contractor who did such a great job on the first section, also built this section. Completed in April 2022.
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 won a MassTrails grant for $96,000 in July 2022. Shepherds started construction in Nov 2022, and completed it in late April 2023.
2023?/Phase 4	South St (Townsend) to Northern Crosswinds (Groton)	Senator Cronin and state legislature earmarked $50,000 for phase 4 in Aug 2022, Groton passed $90,000 in Community Preservation Act funding, and we won a $150,000 MassTrails grant in June 2023, so all funding is in place for this final section. Construction will start in Nov. 2023, and this final section will be done in April 2024.