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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
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- < 2 days
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- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
Winter Trails
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Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 328
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 302
- Trails E-Bike
- 154
- Trails Horse
- 4
- Trails Hike
- 335
- Trails Trail Running
- 335
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 5
- Trails Snowmobile
- 9
- Trails Snowshoe
- 97
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 43
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 90
- Total Distance
- 230 miles
- Total Descent
- 16,148 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,393 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,414 ft
- Reports
- 589
- Photos
- 342
- Ridden Counter
- 17,930
Sub Regions
- Bangor (81)
- Brewer (0)
- Clifton (1)
- East Millinocket (6)
- MILFORD (0)
- Millinocket (46)
- Mount Chase (5)
- Mt. Chase Lodge (5)
- Old Town (79)
- Orono (52)
- Newman & Bangor Hill (22)
- Piney Knoll (4)
- University of Maine (23)
- Patten (3)
- Stacyville (20)
- Veazie (0)
- Veazie Trails (0)
Popular Penobscot County Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neverland Forest Essex Woods | |||
| Straight Six Essex Woods | |||
| Dogonit Essex Woods | |||
| Ebb'n Flow Essex Woods | |||
| Flow Train Essex Woods | |||
| Power Line Trail Essex Woods | |||
| Main Trail to Railbed Essex Woods | |||
| Twin Pines Access Hammond Ridge | |||
| MillBilly Hammond Ridge | |||
| West Trail Bangor City Forest | |||
| Spine Trail (The Spine) Essex Woods | |||
| Caribou Trail The Bog - Walden-Parke Preserve | |||
| Golden Road Hammond Ridge | |||
| MillBilly Access Hammond Ridge | |||
| Work Bench Essex Woods |
Penobscot County Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| PR NEMBA Spring Opener Ride "Orono" University of Maine | 4 miles | |
| PR NEMBA Spring Opener Ride "The Bog & BCF" Bangor City Forest | 6 miles | |
| PR NEMBA Spring Opener Ride "Newman Hill" Newman & Bangor Hill | 3 miles | |
| PR NEMBA Spring Opener Ride "Old Town" University of Maine | 5 miles | |
| PR NEMBA Spring Opener Ride "Essex Woods" Essex Woods | 2 miles | |
| PR NEMBA Spring Opener Ride "Swan's Trails" Swans Trails at Perch Pond | 4 miles | |
| Marsh Island Tour Marsh Island Community Trails South | 11 miles | |
| Bangor Woods great Intermediate Loop Bangor City Forest | 6 miles | |
| Perch Pond Swans Trails at Perch Pond | 9 miles | |
| Veazie Mountain Biking Veazie | 12 miles |
Photos of Penobscot County Mountain Bike
trail: Coyote Trail (AKA Short Bus)
15 |
Jan 29, 2024 @ 12:55pm
Jan 29, 2024
trail: Piney Knoll Downhill
40 |
Sep 22, 2023 @ 7:07am
Sep 22, 2023
trail: Piney Knoll Downhill
47 |
Sep 22, 2023 @ 7:07am
Sep 22, 2023
trail: Hillcrest - South
26 |
Sep 4, 2023 @ 8:23am
Sep 4, 2023
trail: Upper Ripogenus
75 |
Jun 28, 2023 @ 9:58am
Jun 28, 2023
trail: Upper Ripogenus
110 |
Sep 13, 2022 @ 5:55pm
Sep 13, 2022
trail: MillBilly
185 |
Apr 28, 2020 @ 3:50pm
Apr 28, 2020Videos of Penobscot County Mountain Bike
trail: Highway to Heck
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Jun 26, 2021
trail: Highway to Heck
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Jun 26, 2021
trail: Orono High School Ski Trail
0:00 |
1076 |
Mar 21, 2020
trail: Orono High School Ski Trail
0:00 |
28 |
Mar 21, 2020
trail: DH Trail
3:15 |
406 |
May 22, 2012
trail: Riverside
12:17 |
4 |
Apr 19, 2025 , Stacyville
trail: Flowage
15:02 |
29 |
Oct 17, 2024 , Millinocket
trail: Upper Ripogenus
12:51 |
71 |
Jun 23, 2024 , Millinocket
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newman Hill Trail Newman & Bangor Hill | Feb 3, 2025 @ 1:09pm Feb 3, 2025 | Snow Covered | DavidA1gxQs | ||
| Bog backside with reroute Bangor City Forest | Dec 29, 2024 @ 11:37am Dec 29, 2024 | Snow Packed | OceTech | ||
| Caribou Trail The Bog - Walden-Parke Preserve | Dec 29, 2024 @ 11:37am Dec 29, 2024 | Snow Packed | OceTech | ||
| Deer Trail Bangor City Forest | Dec 21, 2024 @ 11:34am Dec 21, 2024 | Snow Covered | OceTech | ||
| Bangor Forest Road Bangor City Forest | Dec 21, 2024 @ 11:34am Dec 21, 2024 | Snow Covered | OceTech | ||
| Coyote Trail (AKA Short Bus) The Bog - Walden-Parke Preserve | Aug 31, 2024 @ 12:37pm Aug 31, 2024 | Ideal | Jimmyferry | ||
| Cattail Marsh Loop The Bog - Northeast Penjajawoc Preserve | Aug 31, 2024 @ 12:37pm Aug 31, 2024 | Ideal | Jimmyferry | ||
| AFT Bangor | Aug 31, 2024 @ 12:37pm Aug 31, 2024 | Ideal | Jimmyferry | ||
| Caribou Newman & Bangor Hill | Jul 17, 2024 @ 1:31am Jul 17, 2024 | Unknown | DavidA1gxQs | ||
| Hedgehog Newman & Bangor Hill | Jul 17, 2024 @ 1:31am Jul 17, 2024 | Ideal | DavidA1gxQs |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecb27 | add | video | activity #69981282 | Apr 19, 2025 @ 6:07pm Apr 19, 2025 |
| OceTech | vote | trail | activity #65775641 and 1 more | Feb 6, 2025 @ 3:45am Feb 6, 2025 |
| Geekofband007 | vote | trail | activity #65764616 | Feb 5, 2025 @ 6:16pm Feb 5, 2025 |
| iceboxsteve | add | trail | activity #65682927 and 2 more | Feb 4, 2025 @ 6:05am Feb 4, 2025 |
| magic71 | wishlist | region | activity #65342113 | Jan 28, 2025 @ 4:16pm Jan 28, 2025 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | Trail was dry with moderate climbs and a few... | Jul 3, 2024 @ 9:02am Jul 3, 2024 | ||
| trail | ... | Jul 1, 2024 @ 5:26am Jul 1, 2024 | ||
| trail | They’re closed halfway through by the pond | May 12, 2024 @ 10:35am May 12, 2024 | ||
| trail | Fun & challenging downhill run. Fast!!! | Sep 5, 2023 @ 5:51am Sep 5, 2023 | ||
| trail | Fun loop trail. Well designed with lot of... | Sep 5, 2023 @ 5:50am Sep 5, 2023 |
Local Badges
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PR NEMBA 2019 Spring Opener Ride - Essex Woods2 awarded -
Big Ride 30k40 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge1 awarded -
Big Ride 30k1,126 awarded -
10 Black Trails54 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge5 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orono Pump Track | skill park | Orono |
Local Trail Supporters
- Orono Land Trust
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- Maine Trail Builders
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 297 | 209 miles | 14,413 ft | 84 miles | 1,342 ft | 332 | 613 | 16 | 20,506 | |||
| E-Bike | 154 | 72 miles | 3,993 ft | 27 miles | 879 ft | 499 | 2 | 302 | ||||
| Horse | 4 | 3 miles | 154 ft | 1 mile | 236 ft | 227 | 3 | |||||
| Hike | 335 | 219 miles | 15,125 ft | 86 miles | 2,392 ft | 14 | 613 | 1 | 1,216 | |||
| Trail Running | 335 | 219 miles | 15,125 ft | 86 miles | 2,392 ft | 2 | 613 | 1 | 1,579 | |||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 5 | 5 miles | 299 ft | 2 miles | 466 ft | 227 | 2 | |||||
| Snowmobile | 9 | 8 miles | 427 ft | 4 miles | 735 ft | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 97 | 101 miles | 7,451 ft | 43 miles | 1,371 ft | 21 | 1 | 195 | ||||
| Backcountry Ski | 43 | 43 miles | 1,985 ft | 17 miles | 794 ft | 6 | 1 | 90 | ||||
| Nordic Ski | 90 | 101 miles | 6,079 ft | 40 miles | 1,296 ft | 19 | 1,123 |
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