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Bike Maine Calendar

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The Cadillac Challenge Century

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Explore Maine By Bike

Downeast & Acadia Tours

Bustling towns, scenic harbors, picturesque bayscapes, delightful villages and spectacular mountains-to-the-sea views make Downeast hugely popular among cyclists. The region is home to the breathtaking Acadia National Park as well as numerous easily reached islands.

Tour 9 - Washington County/Downeast

Highlights: beaches, swimming holes, hiking trails, lighthouses, ocean views, state/national park

From endless forests and blueberry barrens to the craggy coastline, these rides take you on the roads less traveled in beautiful Washington County, Maine, the easternmost county in the United States. In fact, the first rays of morning sun strike the continental United States at Quoddy Head Light, a stop on two of the loops. Washington County celebrates a diversity in its landscape that is greater than that found in any other county in Maine.

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Tour 10 - Schoodic Peninsula

Highlights: islands, lighthouses, low traffic, ocean views, state/national park, wildlife

The 10-mile loop begins in Winter Harbor. Grindstone Neck has scenic views and a picnic spot. The 12- and 24-mile loops take cyclists through the easternmost reaches of Acadia National Park to beautiful Schoodic Point, as well as through picturesque fishing villages and along a dramatic stretch of Maine?s rocky coast.

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Tour 11 - Deer Isle-Stonington

Highlights: islands, lighthouses, museums, ocean views

There is so much to see on these 25- and 39-mile loops through Downeast Maine that you may want to take the whole weekend to ride them. The fishing villages, beaches, and coves along the way beg additional exploration. The centerpiece of the 39-mile ride is the working fishing village of Stonington that in earlier times was home to several granite quarries.

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Tour 12 - Passamaquoddy Bay

Highlights: hiking trails, islands, ocean views, rural, state/national park, wildlife

Washington County is one of the last places in the busy, overcrowded Eastern seaboard where you can get away by yourself on a forest trail or bicycle ride, or walk for miles on the salt-sprayed shoreline and see no one.

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Tour Maine's East Coast Greenway - Overview

Highlights: beaches, swimming holes, fairs, festivals, galleries, historical landmarks, lake, pond, river views, lighthouses, mountain views, museums, ocean views, off-road bike trails, rural, urban

The East Coast Greenway route in Maine passes through an amazing diversity of natural and cultural history along its nearly 400-mile route. From coastal communities and historic mill cities to Down East blueberry barrens and the gateway to the Canadian Maritimes, Greenway travelers will experience some of the best Maine has to offer.

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Tour Maine's East Coast Greenway - Coastal Route

Highlights: beaches, swimming holes, galleries, hiking trails, historical landmarks, lake, pond, river views, lighthouses, mountain views, museums, ocean views, off-road bike trails, rural, state/national park, urban

This 125-mile seaside ride takes cyclists from Midcoast to Downeast Maine. The coastal route offers gorgeous views of Maine?s rocky coast and historical sites while providing a glimpse of coastal living.

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Tour Maine's East Coast Greenway - River Route

Highlights: fairs, festivals, galleries, hiking trails, historical landmarks, lake, pond, river views, museums, rural, urban

This inland 160-mile river route connects Midcoast to Downeast Maine. On this route, cyclists explore three river valleys and the state capital. Be sure to leave plenty of time for exploration because there are numerous museums, historical sites, hiking trails and other interesting sites along the way.

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Tour Maine's East Coast Greenway - Downeast Route & Downeast Sunrise Trail

Highlights: hiking trails, lake, pond, river views, ocean views, off-road bike trails, rural, state/national park, wildlife

See Maine?s rural and agricultural past and present. This 140-mile ride takes cyclists through the heart of Downeast Maine. The route offers an unforgettable combination of the best of rural Maine and its small towns and villages, blueberry barrens and bald eagles. The 85 mile Down East Sunrise Trail runs along the entire Downeast coastal area, connecting multiple scenic conservation areas, intersecting salmon rivers, and is very near two state-designated Scenic Byways.

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Tour Adventure Cycling Routes in Maine - Overview

Highlights: beaches, swimming holes, fairs, festivals, galleries, hiking trails, historical landmarks, islands, lake, pond, river views, lighthouses, mountain views, museums, ocean views, rural, urban

Two of Adventure Cycling?s bike routes traverse Maine, including the Atlantic Coast Route and the Northern Tier Route.

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Tour Adventure Cycling - Atlantic Coast Route (Maine Section)

Highlights: beaches, swimming holes, fairs, galleries, hiking trails, historical landmarks, islands, lighthouses, mountain views, museums, ocean views, rural, urban

Adventure Cycling?s Atlantic Coast route begins in Bar Harbor, Maine and continues south along the Atlantic coast for 2,670 miles through 12 other states, eventually ending in Key West, Florida. In Maine, the Atlantic Coast route begins in Bar Harbor and makes its way 250 miles down the coast to Kittery before entering New Hampshire.

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Tour Adventure Cycling - Northern Tier Route (Maine Section)

Highlights: beaches, swimming holes, fairs, festivals, galleries, hiking trails, historical landmarks, islands, lake, pond, river views, lighthouses, mountain views, museums, ocean views, rural, urban

Adventure Cycling?s Northern Tier route begins in Anacortes, Washington and traverses 13 states before ending in Bar Harbor, Maine. The Maine section of the route takes cyclists on a 224 mile ride from Fryeburg through lakes, mountains, forests, and farms across rural southwest Maine and then follows the coast to historic Bar Harbor.

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