In 2016, Maine Coast Heritage Trust, which oversees Erickson Fields on Route 90 in Rockport, asked Legacy Rockport and the Camden-Rockport Pathways Committee to help in creating the Erickson Connector Trail. This initially was a 1.8-mile trail from Erickson Field, a former dairy farm, to the top of Beech Hill, owned by Coastal Mountains Land Trust.
The project was a joint effort to create pedestrian connectivity for the community through the woods along old logging trails.
The trail was completed in 2017, and again extended in 2020. Today, the Erickson Field Preserve is a popular and local hub for agriculture and outdoor exploration through the woods, to the top of Beech Hill.