Where to Ride: Finding Your Next Trail in Maine and Beyond

There is nothing quite like the excitement of loading up your bike for a ride, but that thrill can quickly turn into frustration when you are staring at a map trying to figure out where to actually go. If you are new to mountain biking or brand new to the rugged terrain of Maine, the sheer volume of options can feel completely overwhelming. You want to spend your limited free time flowing through perfect singletrack, not getting lost on overgrown fire roads, accidentally dropping down a technical black diamond, or realizing a trail is closed for muddy season. Finding the perfect trail shouldn’t feel like guesswork.Fortunately, navigating the mountain biking landscape—both locally and globally—has never been easier if you know which tools to use and where to look.

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Will Camden Snowbowl Load Bikes on the Lift Anytime Soon?
Camden Snowbowl is one of the most unique ski areas in the Northeast — a small, community-owned mountain with a chairlift, a view of Penobscot Bay, and a loyal local following that has kept it running for decades. It also sits above some genuinely interesting terrain for mountain biking. So the question comes up regularly in Maine riding circles: is the Snowbowl ever going to let bikes on the lift? The honest answer is: not anytime soon, and probably not without a significant shift in how the mountain is operated... Read more...
What Happened to Sunday River Bike Park?
If you've been riding in Maine for any length of time, you've probably had the conversation. Sunday River had a bike park. It was good. Then it didn't. What happened?The short answer is that Sunday River made a strategic decision to focus its summer operations elsewhere — primarily on its golf course, hiking, and other resort amenities that deliver a better return on the operational investment required to run a lift-accessed bike park. Running a bike park isn't cheap: you need dedicated trail crew, bike-specific lift infrastructure, rental fleets, mechanically... Read more...
Lift-Accessed Bike Parks of Maine
Maine isn't the first state that comes to mind when people think bike parks — and that's exactly why the riders who know, know. The three lift-accessed bike parks in the state each offer something distinct, and collectively they give Maine riders a gravity scene that punches well above its weight. Here's what you need to know about each one. Sugarloaf Mountain Bike Park Sugarloaf is Maine's biggest mountain and its most developed bike park. Situated in the western mountains near Carrabassett Valley, Sugarloaf offers lift-accessed descents from near the... Read more...
Destination-Worthy Lift-Accessed Bike Parks
Maine's bike parks are great. But sometimes you want to make a real trip out of it — load the truck and spend a few days lapping a mountain built from the ground up for gravity riding. Here's a comprehensive guide to lift-accessed bike parks across North America, organized by region. Northeast Attitash, New Hampshire — Part of the Epic Pass network, Attitash offers lift-accessed biking on White Mountain terrain. A solid option for New England riders. Cranmore Mountain Resort, New Hampshire — A smaller, community-oriented park in North Conway... Read more...
Where to Ride: Finding Your Next Trail in Maine and Beyond
From Maine’s local trail networks to international bucket-list destinations, learn how to find the right mountain bike trails, plan your next ride, and explore with confidence. Read more...