Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Island Falls, Maine

This is a very well-maintained trail. The trail is a mix of ATV-only and mixed-use logging trails. An ATV Maine membership is required. It can be with any club affiliated with ATV Maine. Email the…
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Very short, easy woods trail that allows you to bypass Masardis Main Street. This trail is part of the Masardis trail system. It does run through private land. Please respect the property owner and drive…
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The famous Golden Road from Millinocket to the Canadian Border, with stops at Ripogenus Falls, Ripogenus Gorge, and Ripogenus Dam. This route does enter North Maine Woods which requires paying an entrance fee at the…
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The Wind and Water Trail is a 40-mile trail that starts at Route 6 in Lincoln, Maine. At the start of the trail is a collection of windmills, each with its access road. These windmills…
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This trail provides access to the Oxhead Ponds and a variety of other trails to be explored. The trail is dirt and wide enough for 2 vehicles to pass with ease. As a primary access…
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This trail traverses between Nicatous Lake to the east and West Lake to the west. The trail is primarily dirt and wide enough for vehicles to pass each other. There is a variety of spurs…
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This Gauntlet Falls West Trail is a branch starting at the Katahdin Iron Works Historic site which is also the Ki-Jo Mary check-in point for the Northern Maine Woods. The trail is all dirt roads…
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This trail is a connector between the West Lake Southern Tip and Oxhead Lakes Trail. The trail is primarily a dirt road, with some sections that are more water saturated and could be evaluated during…
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This trail provides access to the western side of Brandy Pond. The trail is primarily dirt road, with some sections that are more water-saturated and could be evaluated during the spring or other wet times…
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This trail takes you to the top of Baker Hill. The trail is dirt and grass and somewhat elevated. The trail is less developed than some of the other larger trails and is more accepting…
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This trail provides access to the eastern side of Buffalo Stream. The trail is primarily dirt/grass and is very narrow due to the soft white pine needles. Use caution as the narrowness of this trail…
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Heading west from Millville on the 104, you enter this trail through Becaguimac South Branch Road. It quickly turns into a track through Crowne woodlands. It is well maintained and very easy to traverse. This…
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This is a dirt road from Moosehead Lake providing access to the famous Golden Road. Sias Hill Road provides a great introduction to the North Maine Woods' flagship routes. Dirt roads are well-maintained for such…
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This Big White Brook trail is a short spur leading to a set of riverside campsites. The trail is typically wide enough for 2 vehicles to pass but narrows once you get closer to the…
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During the winter, this is a snowmobile track, but after April 14, it's a well-groomed backwoods trail, connecting two landmarks, Balancing Rock, and the Plane Crash. The track rolls up and down between the hills,…
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This trail to Greenwood Pond starts at the Katahdin Iron Works Historic Site which is also the Ki-Jo Mary check-in point for the Northern Maine Woods. The trail is all dirt roads typically wide enough…
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This is a great trail with a fantastic train trestle at the end. The trail is mostly two-track, with a few standard ATV trails. Trails are well marked and maintained, and the views from the…
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During the winter months from December to April this is a snowmobile trail, but the rest of the year it is a great way to head West towards the Balancing Rock attraction and the Plane…
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To the east of Millville, take the Mill road north. After 10 km or so, take a left onto this tight but scenic track, following a stream bed past Rocky Island. The trail is a…
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Spectacle Pond can be accessed off Highway 9 and is mostly private property with lots of public trails. The main roads are wide and well-maintained gravel, but the smaller spur roads can become very narrow,…
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A mostly gravel road with a few washouts. A few snowmobile side trails that are not 4x4 friendly. Towards the top, there are a few ledges with some concrete filler and a granite bluff with…
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This is a quick way in or out of the forests south of Springfield, New Brunswick. Exiting Highway 615, you will find yourself passing some very large pork facilities that have been vacant for some…
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This old logging road connects Zealand, New Brunswick with Greenhill Lake, New Brunswick, and can be traversed by any 4x4 truck or Jeep. The trail leads through the stunning forests of New Brunswick and features…
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After Upper Stone Ridge Road dissolves into a dead end, this dirt road looks more like an ATV trail when you start. It leads into the managed snowmobile trail heading north in winter. Once you…
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Narraguagus Lake is the beginning of a larger trail system heading northward labeled as Trail 501. This is a mostly gravel road with some soft muddy areas after rain. This reaches some remote areas of…
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Gravel road with mixed use which does change from time to time. Currently logging in a small section that still lets full vehicles through but OHRVs get a reroute. They have done a great job…
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This pit is an access trail that continues past the Upper Stone Ridge Easy Sand Pit. After heading up the hill after a bend in the trail, there is an intersection of trails. Sticking to…
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This pit trail is accessed towards the end of Upper Stone Ridge Road. The beginning of the trail has a small metal box on a stake in the ground, which is all that remains of…
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Starting on Lower Stone Ridge Road, you take a right onto an old pit access road and follow a trail through the woods. There are many odd inclines after coming out of the forest and…
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This track starts at the end of the rock pit, ascending up a pit wall on a narrow track. After passing through some young pines, this trail opens up. It's fairly well-maintained, and passes some…
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