Trip Log, East Coast River Relay

We loved celebrating our 25th birthday with so many new friends!

For nine weeks, we visited communities all along the East Coast Greenway and celebrated healthy watersheds, active living, and local culture. Thanks to everyone who joined us along the way: sponsors, partners, participants. Watch this space for fun looks back at the East Coast River Relay over the 3,000-mile journey.

Week-by-week River Relay trip log

Week 1: Maine to New Hampshire

Week 2: New Hampshire to Connecticut

Week 3: Connecticut to New Jersey

Week 4: New Jersey to Maryland

Week 5: Baltimore to Virginia

Week 6: Virginia to North Carolina

Week 7: Wilmington, NC, to South Carolina

Week 8: Savannah to Jacksonville, FL

Week 9+: Neptune Beach to Key Largo, FL

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Celebrating the East Coast River Relay at a lunch hosted by Friends of the Amelia Island Trail in Florida.

River Relay Highlights: 3,000 Miles in Photos

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Savoring New England: Weeks 1 & 2

Sent off with a smudging from the Passamaquoddy Indians, we left Calais, Maine, and made our way through New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.

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Big Cities, Small Towns: Weeks 3 & 4

We enjoyed small-town welcomes in Connecticut, a big gathering of FreeWalkers in New York City, a beautiful evening celebration in Philadelphia, and much more fun.

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Coming 'home' for a Summit: Weeks 5 & 6

From quiet, scenic roads in Virginia, the River Relay came home to Durham, NC, as we presented our first-ever Southeast Greenways & Trails Summit. Then, inspired and energized, we headed on east for Wilmington, NC.

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Hugging the Coast, NC to FL: Weeks 7, 8, & 9

Our final three weeks included traveling from Wilmington, NC, to Savannah with the Week A Year Tour cyclists, then continuing on through Georgia and Florida to Key Largo.

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#EastCoastRiverRelay in photos

See more photos in our River Relay album
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