PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • December 12, 2025
South Portland’s Long Creek Trail will soon receive a makeover that will make the nearly 20-year-old trail more accessible for visitors. The South Portland Land Trust was awarded a $139,000 grant to renovate the trail. The work will begin next spring, and the trail is expected to reopen by the end of 2026, according to the Land Trust President Tex Haeuser. The improvements — funded through the first round of the Maine Trails Program — will include widening the trail, reducing the grade, adding handrails and benches, and replacing the bridge. The land trust will install trailhead signage, an orientation kiosk and educational signs along the trail so visitors can learn as they walk.