| The high-energy sport of mountain biking requires | | | | throughout the Boundary Trail. |
| some training, specific safety gear and a bike crafted | | | | About the only remaining available bike trail in the |
| specifically for the sport. Most designs share many like | | | | Kennebunkport area is a 5.6 stretch in Kennebunk |
| components for example knobby tires that are wider | | | | known as the Bridle Path. It is a single-track trail that is |
| than a typical riding bike as well as heavy-duty | | | | sparsely maintained but well worth the hour or so it will |
| suspension system to help give the bike durability and | | | | take to explore. |
| aid in performance. This generally results a bike that is | | | | Though the popularity of Ogunquit and Wells Beach |
| heavier than average. | | | | has made the Tatnic Hill Loop Mountain Bike Trail a bit |
| Four Categories of Mountain biking | | | | less popular, it is still a wonderful trail to explore, |
| *Downhill | | | | especially in the fall when the New England colours are |
| *Free-ride | | | | at their peak. It is a challenging ride on mixed terrain of |
| *Cross country | | | | dirt and pavement. |
| *trials/street riding | | | | A true purist delight is the Wild River Mountain Bike |
| Maine offers a wide selection of mountain trails, old | | | | Trails in Gilead, Maine. No road marks the beginning of |
| logging roads and abandoned railways that are the | | | | this trail that commences between the Baldface and |
| prefect setting prefect for mountain biking. With literally, | | | | Carter ranges and continues for 17-miles along |
| hundreds of miles of trails of varying distance and | | | | 100-year-old trees as it leads you to Androscoggin. |
| difficulty levels to choose from, there is sure one for | | | | Top Mountain bike trails in Maine |
| everyone, from the most experienced to the fledgling | | | | Back Country Expressway in Sanford |
| rider. | | | | Acadia Carriage Roads in Bar Harbour |
| Acadia National Park offers 45 miles of | | | | Bradbury Mt State Park in Pownal |
| well-maintained carriage roads that wind through the | | | | Mt Agamenticus in York |
| very heart of the park with many chances at | | | | Alden Hill in Gorham |
| wonderful vistas like Bubbles Lake and the majestic | | | | Mt. Appetite in Auburn |
| Cadillac Mountain. Caution should be taken, as portions | | | | Camden Snow Bowl in Camden |
| are automobile accessible and it is used for horse | | | | Evergreen Cemetery in Portland |
| driven carriages. There are a few different trails in | | | | Mountain biking is an incredibly rewarding and |
| Acadia varying in distance and difficulty. | | | | exhilarating sport and Maine offers an abundance of |
| Bradbury Mountain State Park in Freeport Maine | | | | trails to explore via bike, but remember to be prepared, |
| Mountain offers some wonderful bike trails. Located | | | | the trails are often desolate, you should be able to |
| less than five miles from downtown Freeport a true | | | | make minor repairs as needed. Always wear the |
| natural paradise waits. The park offers well-defined | | | | appropriate safety gear and to make sure your |
| trails that start easy and hen intensify as it enters the | | | | equipment is properly maintained. These simple |
| Northern Loop Trail before becoming very difficult | | | | precautions will ensure a successful expedition. |