1.1 miles
Distance
20 ft
Climb
-327 ft
Descent
00:11:04
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Capstone (Lower) Trail

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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Great Pond Mountain - Wildlands
    Orland, Maine
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC, DJ, RD, Fat, Adaptive MTB, CX, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    A-Frame, Berm, Bridge, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Ladder Bridge, Log Ride, Pump Track, Rock Face, Rock Garden, Roller Coaster, Skinny, Teeter Totter, Wallride, Other
  • Global Ranking
    #12398 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #70049 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust

1.4 Miles of some of the best trail in the area Riders will find lots of flavor with berms, rock drops, fast descents and old school feel. The Capstone Trail was many years in the making and the first trail in a proposed greater trail system. A new partnership was created with Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust and Eastern Maine Cycling Club gave way to a great opportunity.

About the Trust:
Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust is a charitable nonprofit organization founded in 1993 to conserve land, water and wildlife habitat for the communities of northwestern Hancock County. Our goal is to protect our legacy of:

-Abundant wildlife habitat and biodiversity
-Clean water
-Rural character and scenic beauty
-Working forests and farms
-Outdoor recreation and education

Great Pond Mountain Conservation Trust

207-469-6929

www.greatpondtrust.org

Access Info

From the Dead River gate of the GPMCT, ride 2.1 miles on the Dead River Road to the Connector Trail, then 0.2 miles to the trail head.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Capstone Trail (Lower) mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -307 ft
  • Altitude min
    196 ft
  • Altitude max
    520 ft
  • Altitude start
    503 ft
  • Altitude end
    197 ft
  • Grade
    -5.1%
  • Grade max
    -29%
  • Grade min
    7.7%
  • Distance climb
    456 ft
  • Distance down
    5,240 ft
  • Distance flat
    371 ft
  • Avg time
    00:11:04
  • Avg reverse time
    00:14:55
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on Jun 12, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.46 (11 votes)
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      Jun 12, 2024 @ 6:43pm
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      May 5, 2024 @ 6:06am
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      Jun 12, 2022 @ 12:05pm
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      May 8, 2021 @ 12:31pm
      May 8, 2021
      		 Mostly dry with a few soft spots. Just happened to be in the area and rode for the first time. Nicely built trail, rides more like a blue than a...
      Apr 25, 2021 @ 9:13am
      Apr 25, 2021
      		 upper and lower capstone were still closed for winter, should open soon but hard to find out when.
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      • 1 rides
      • 5 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 6 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
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      • 166 rides
      • Last: Apr 23, 2025

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