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SaveEssex Woods has an awesome trail system packed into a very small area.
Bangor Parks and Recreation manages the 70 acre recreation area.
Penobscott Region NEMBA has worked with the town to develop a trail system that has something for every level of rider including kids.
Essex Woods has about 5 miles of trails. And while that might not seem like a lot I challenge you to ride them without doing repeats.
Many repeats The trails are that much fun.
Oh! And no one goes around the pump track just once.
In season PR NEMBA has leads kid's rides on the property. It's the perfect place for kids to develop their riding skills.
Trail maintenance and new trail construction has been done by PR NEMBA, working with the city of Bangor.
Bangor Parks and Recreation manages the 70 acre recreation area.
Penobscott Region NEMBA has worked with the town to develop a trail system that has something for every level of rider including kids.
Essex Woods has about 5 miles of trails. And while that might not seem like a lot I challenge you to ride them without doing repeats.
Many repeats The trails are that much fun.
Oh! And no one goes around the pump track just once.
In season PR NEMBA has leads kid's rides on the property. It's the perfect place for kids to develop their riding skills.
Trail maintenance and new trail construction has been done by PR NEMBA, working with the city of Bangor.
Primary Trail Type: Cross-Country
Land Status: City Managed
Land Manager: Bangor Parks & Recreation
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Eastern Maine Cycling Club
since 2019Maintainer
Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
27 trails
- E-Bike
27 trails
- Hike
27 trails
- Trail Running
27 trails
Region Details
- 3
- 6
- 9
- 9
Region Status
Open as of Apr 10, 2023
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 27
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 27
- Trails E-Bike
- 27
- Trails Hike
- 27
- Trails Trail Running
- 27
- Trails Snowmobile
- 1
- Total Distance
- 5 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 2 miles
- Total Descent
- 743 ft
- Total Vertical
- 117 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 235 ft
- Reports
- 75
- Photos
- 94
- Ridden Counter
- 2,902
Popular Essex Woods Mountain Biking Trails
Essex Woods Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| PR NEMBA Spring Opener Ride "Essex Woods" | 2 miles | |
| Essex Woods to BCF Fat Bike Loops | 14 miles |
Photos of Essex Woods Mountain Bike
trail: Straight Six
27 |
Sep 24, 2021 @ 9:10am
Sep 24, 2021
trail: Straight Six
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Sep 24, 2021 @ 9:10am
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trail: Straight Six
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Sep 24, 2021 @ 9:10am
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trail: Straight Six
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Sep 24, 2021 @ 9:10am
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trail: Straight Six
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Sep 24, 2021 @ 9:09am
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trail: Straight Six
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Sep 24, 2021 @ 9:09am
Sep 24, 2021
trail: Straight Six
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Sep 24, 2021 @ 9:09am
Sep 24, 2021
trail: Straight Six
3 |
Sep 24, 2021 @ 9:09am
Sep 24, 2021Videos of Essex Woods Mountain Bike
trail: Highway to Heck
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Jun 26, 2021
trail: Highway to Heck
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Jun 26, 2021
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Trail to Railbed | Jun 24, 2021 @ 2:03pm Jun 24, 2021 | Ideal | Macsteamer | ||
| Neverland Forest | Jun 24, 2021 @ 2:03pm Jun 24, 2021 | Ideal | Macsteamer | ||
| Work Bench | Jun 24, 2021 @ 2:03pm Jun 24, 2021 | Ideal | Macsteamer | ||
| Spine Climb aka: (Eric's Other Half) | Jun 24, 2021 @ 2:03pm Jun 24, 2021 | Dry | Macsteamer | ||
| Splinter | Apr 28, 2021 @ 1:52pm Apr 28, 2021 | Variable | schlockinz | ||
| Groovechild | Apr 28, 2021 @ 1:49pm Apr 28, 2021 | Ideal | schlockinz | ||
| Bone Yard | Apr 28, 2021 @ 1:48pm Apr 28, 2021 | Ideal | schlockinz | ||
| Powerline Climb | Apr 28, 2021 @ 1:45pm Apr 28, 2021 | Variable | schlockinz | ||
| Sledhill Climb | Jun 4, 2019 @ 8:12am Jun 4, 2019 | Dry | Sedonajohn | ||
| Cup Cake | Jun 4, 2019 @ 8:12am Jun 4, 2019 | Dry | Sedonajohn |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | markholloway | add | trail | Bangor Snowmobile Trail | May 13, 2023 @ 2:10pm May 13, 2023 |
 | schlockinz | add | report | Ebb'n Flow and 4 more | Apr 11, 2023 @ 1:24pm Apr 11, 2023 |
 | NEMBAbill | update | region | Essex Woods | Feb 22, 2023 @ 10:45am Feb 22, 2023 |
| NEMBAbill | update | region | Essex Woods | Nov 9, 2022 @ 7:13am Nov 9, 2022 |
| Donovanbeane | add | report | Spine Trail (The Spine) | Sep 1, 2022 @ 1:25pm Sep 1, 2022 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | report | @schlockinz: That makes sense, I do remember... | Jun 27, 2021 @ 7:23am Jun 27, 2021 | ||
| report | @btmspox: I put up a video of the areas and... | Jun 26, 2021 @ 6:55pm Jun 26, 2021 | ||
| report | That is someone else’s land I can talk... | Jun 26, 2021 @ 11:01am Jun 26, 2021 | ||
| report | In all of your ride logs you're going into the... | Jun 26, 2021 @ 10:50am Jun 26, 2021 | ||
| report | Where do you go in, exactly? | Jun 26, 2021 @ 10:25am Jun 26, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bog - Northeast Penjajawoc Preserve | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2.2 km | |
| Bangor City Forest | 5 | 17 | 2 | 2.9 km | |
| The Bog - Walden-Parke Preserve | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2.9 km | |
| Veazie Trails | 3.4 km | ||||
| Newman & Bangor Hill | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5.6 km |
Local Badges
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PR NEMBA 2019 Spring Opener Ride - Essex Woods2 awarded -
Completionist8 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 27 | 5 miles | 745 ft | 2 miles | 118 ft | #2,120 | #1,124 | 80 | 75 | 2 | 2,173 | |
| E-Bike | 27 | 5 miles | 745 ft | 2 miles | 118 ft | #734 | #234 | 56 | 22 | |||
| Hike | 27 | 5 miles | 745 ft | 2 miles | 118 ft | #1,624 | #981 | 14 | 75 | 38 | ||
| Trail Running | 27 | 5 miles | 745 ft | 2 miles | 118 ft | #1,624 | #978 | 75 | 4 | |||
| Snowmobile | 1 |
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