GREENE – After a few weeks of knocking on doors and making phone calls, the Androscoggin Trail Ventures finally got the increased trail access it wanted.
The all-terrain vehicle club had asked the town for permission to construct new trails that would make travel safer in Greene and give riders more access to connecting trails.
The club contacted residents affected by the trail system and had no complaints.
With plans to work on the approved trails in the spring, club President Jaime Lachance said the new access routes will provide a legal connection between points and reduce all-terrain vehicle riders’ tendency to speed to avoid being caught traveling long distances on roads.
“This whole process has been very exciting,” Lachance said. “It’s going to greatly improve the trails in Greene.”
The club will post signs at road crossings.
It has created trails alongside College Road and Barrel Shop Road. Another was approved to cross Route 202 at the Allen Pond Road and go across Hodgkins and Patten roads. From there it joins with Longview Street and eventually empties onto Sedgley Road.
The club will purchase signs to help indicate the direction of trails and help reduce the chances of operators becoming lost and trespassing on private property. The club confirmed that although the town has granted permission to make new trails, it does not give permission for snowmobiles to travel on these trails without landowners’ permission.
“At any time a landowner can cancel his or her agreement with the club,” Lachance said. “There is no binding requirements in this contract for landowners.”
The club will have a one-year probationary period to ensure all necessary requirements and maintenance issues are addressed.
For more information on the club or to get a copy of the new trail map, people may visit the club’s Web site at www.ATVmaine.com or call 946-4695.
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