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Trail Conditions Carrabassett Valley Trails Committee

Last change on Saturday, March 16th.

Trail conditions are highly variable with high traffic trails mostly ice to post-holed sections of less traveled trails. There isn’t a great deal of good singletrack riding.

Note: Historically we rarely get consistent riding past around March 15, with a few good early mornings with many days trails softening by mid morning.

Network Alerts

Attention Trail Users: Please be aware a portion of the Narrow Gauge Pathway was damaged during recent flooding events. This section (through the S-Turns) is closed to all traffic, preventing full use of the Pathway. Please do not pass the closed barriers. Review the map graphic to adjust your route accordingly. As well, do remember the Bypass Connector Trail has been closed since 2020 and remains so per request of the Landowner, again, Please do not pass through this trail. Thank you for your consideration of this notice.

We can always use an assist with winter trail maintenance during the period between storms and good riding. These efforts make Sprocket’s job significantly easier. Want a snowshoe assignment? Contact [email protected]. Here are things that will help.

Snowshoeing

  • Three snowshoes wide on corners and hills.
  • When on an off-camber section of trail, try to push snow from the high side to the low side.
  • Follow the trail as closely as possible, but try to stay away from trees on the inside of corners.
  • Don’t pack snow onto the bridges, try to push it off instead. (Better yet, bring a shovel!).

Bridge Shoveling

  • Bring along a shovel and shovel off bridges, all the way down to the wood surface if possible.
  • Shovel the full length of the bridges, often staked with driveway markers.
  • If the area around Sprocket gets shoveled out before we get there you will have a super happy Sprocket operator!
  • Bridges are on the east entrance to Grassy Loops, Meade (3x), the east entrance to Sargent, and the west entrance to F.O.R.D.

The Penobscot Nation has graciously granted trail access on an annual basis in the past and we have contacted them for 2021 permission. Until we receive such permission, and resolve any underlying concerns that may be preventing it, riders do not have permission to access portions of the CVTrails network on Penobscot Nation Lands. Respect for landowners is imbedded in the CRNEMBA mission statement and vital to the culture that we have all worked to develop in the Carrabassett Region riding community. Please do not ride on Penobscot Nation Lands until we receive permission. As of May 24, 2021 this unfortunately includes the Carriage Road linking Carrabassett Valley and the Flagstaff area.

The Stoney Brook Trail Network Pod, being developed and located in Wyman Twp & Carrabassett Valley remains closed as of 8/22. This north facing slope will take a little longer than the rest of the network to fully drain and dry from spring melting and runoff.

Stoney Brook Trail Network Map

Trail Status

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Partner Information

Carrabassett Region NEMBA

Find trail maps and fat bike trail use etiquette. Consider becoming a member to support winter grooming efforts. Tire width, tire diameter, tire pressure, rider weight, rider ability, and current temperature can all make a difference and mean that you may sink through even if others are not. If you are sinking, even if other people are not, please turn around!

Donate to the Winter Grooming Fund

Maine Huts & Trails

See updates on their facebook page. Consider becoming a member to support their trails.

Donate to Maine Huts & Trails

Sugarloaf

Select routes are open to winter riders transiting from the Sugarloaf Base Lodge to Campbell Field if conditions allow. Please check with them daily. Trail conditions.

Town of Carrabassett Valley

Carrabassett Valley Trails is a committee of the Town of Carrabassett Valley. The CVTC is a partnership between the Town of Carrabassett Valley, CRNEMBA, Maine Huts & Trails and Sugarloaf created to coordinate and fuel the growth and maintenance of the unique, world class trail system here in the Carrabassett Region.

About our Trail Conditions

This trail condition page is hosted by CRNEMBA on behalf of the Carrabassett Valley trails Committee (CVTC). The CVTC is a partnership between the Town of Carrabassett Valley, CRNEMBA, Maine Huts & Trails and Sugarloaf created to coordinate and fuel the growth and maintenance of the unique, world class trail system here in the Carrabassett Region. A subcommittee was recently appointed to manage the maintenance and opening and closing of the trails. The following will guide those decisions:

Please direct questions or comments to either Josh Tauses or Sam Punderson.