88 miles
Distance
1,269 ft
Climb
-1,242 ft
Descent
273 ft
High Point
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Down East Sunrise (DEST) Trail
  • Sunrise Trail Coalition
    Sponsor

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Horse
    • Dirtbike
    • ATV/ORV/OHV
    • Snowmobile
    • Snowshoe
    • Nordic Ski
  • Riding Area
    Maine
    St. Andrews, Maine
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Rail Trail
  • Bike Type
    XC, Fat, CX, Gravel
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Year Opened
    2009
  • Land Manager
    Maine DACF BPL

The Down East Sunrise Trail is 87 miles and is the longest off-road trail on the East Coast Greenway through a natural landscape of green forests and vast marshes, habitat for iconic moose, beavers, eagles, wild turkeys and white tail deer. Open to bicycles, walking, horses, cross country skiing, ATVs, snowmobiles and the occasional dog sled, the trail offers a multi-season chance to see downeast Maine in a new and very old light. This inactive rail corridor is an unpaved tour of the back country with gentle grades and opportunities for lodging, dining, camping, recreational fishing and learning about downeast history.

source: ...
Access Info

https://www.sunrisetrail.org/plan-your-trip/where-to-park/

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Down East Sunrise Trail (DEST) bike trail
  • Altitude change
    26 ft
  • Altitude min
    9 ft
  • Altitude start
    105 ft
  • Altitude end
    131 ft
  • Grade max
    -8.7%
  • Grade min
    9.3%
  • Distance climb
    36 miles
  • Distance down
    40 miles
  • Distance flat
    12 miles
  • view trail stats
Status:
on Aug 13, 2020
Dry
Avg: 3 (1 votes)

view (0)
close
  • Layers  w
  • Basemap 
  • Trail Style 
    • ?
  • Activity Type  
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
  • > 96%
  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
  • < 2 days
  • < 1 week
  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
  • > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
ContributeDetails
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
  • Description
  • Photos
  • Description & Photos
  • Videos
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.
  • most popular
  • popular
  • less popular
  • not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches

LEGEND
Trail Difficulties
  • Access Road/Trail
  • White
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status
  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
  • Map Markers
  • trail Trail Head
  • photo Photo
  • place Directory Listing
  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
  • Warning Warning
  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
      Directions to down-east-sunrise-trail-dest trailhead (44.985280, -67.235770)
      update trails status or condition

      Down East... Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Aug 13, 2020 @ 3:56am
      Aug 13, 2020
      		 Dry and dusty. This was my first time riding the trail. I parked at Washington Junction and headed out. First 2-3 miles are somewhat shady but the...
      Mar 21, 2020 @ 1:58pm
      Mar 21, 2020
      		 Large spots are very muddy
      view all reports »

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
      •  
      6 Months
      • 0 rides
      •  
      All
      • 0 rides
      •  

      Photos

      more »
      8 |
      Aug 13, 2020 @ 3:56am
      Aug 13, 2020
      5 |
      Aug 12, 2020 @ 6:30pm
      Aug 12, 2020
      5 |
      Aug 12, 2020 @ 6:30pm
      Aug 12, 2020
      10 |
      Aug 12, 2020 @ 6:30pm
      Aug 12, 2020

      Links

      Reviews / Comments

      No reviews yet, be the first to write a review or ask a question.
      Use trail reports to comment on trail conditions.


      Post a Comment



      You must login to Pinkbike.
      Don't have an account? Sign up

      Join Pinkbike  Login

      Videos

      no videos have been added for Down East Sunrise Trail (DEST) yet, add a video.

      Nearby Trails

      Maine

      • subscribe
      • flag
      • login to download gpx or kml files.