Beginner Off-Road Trails Near Vanceboro, Maine

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Wind and Water Trail

The Wind and Water Trail is a 40-mile trail that starts and rt 6 in Lincoln Maine. At the start of the trail are a collection of windmills each with its own access road. These…
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Total Miles
60.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Spectacle Pond

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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Total Miles
14.9
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Narraguagus Lake

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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Total Miles
10.7
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Otter Creek

Otter Creek is a quick out and back trail with a few dispersed campsites along the side of the road. It's narrower than most in the area and ends at a rock gatekeeper. The trail…
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Total Miles
1.4
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Donnell Pond

Donnell Pond is a gravel road that is mostly wide open, but some spur roads can become quite narrow. Sections of this road serves as snowmobile trails in the wintertime. Camping in this area is…
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Total Miles
5.2
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Bald Mountain Trail

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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Total Miles
1.3
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Sp / Su / Fa

Scraggly Lake Loop

This is a fairly flat, easy, and scenic route that provides an alternative to accessing Scraggly lake via an "out and back" option. In the fall the colors are stunning and camping is available on…
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Total Miles
21
Tech Rating
1 Easy
Best Time
Fa

Bald Mountain

Granite rock face. Very steep up and down with a few off-camber angles with a few in excess of 27 degrees over some ledges. Amazing views on both sides of the trail going up and…
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Total Miles
1.2
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Su / Fa / Sp

Gauntlet Falls West Trail

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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Total Miles
15.5
Tech Rating
2 Easy
Best Time
Fa / Su / Sp

Newport to Onawa

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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Total Miles
29.7
Tech Rating
3 Easy
Best Time
Fa