Trails

The Duxbury Trail Network is one of the most undervalued trail networks in Eastern Massachusetts and hopefully this new map will help the riders from the immediate surrounding communities and further afield to enjoy these awesome trails. The Duxbury Trail Network has a wide variety of trails including a lot of fire road and single track, a lot of typical coastal forest tech, many punchy climbs and equally fun down hills, and very important, several fairly long, fast and flowy singletrack trails.

Earl's Trails in Hadley, Mass is well known for its large network of fast, flowy and buff trails. It is very close to Mount Holyoke Range Trail Network, which is just to the South of Earl's. Together these two ride areas can make for an epic day of riding.

WMNEMBA developed this trail network over 15 years ago. There are varying levels of hand built cross country trails with parking on the north end at Thompson Road and at the south end at Hemlock Drive. There's something for everyone--from old quarries to an abandoned settlement, to old stone milling machine, a polished pillar and some nice granite features--all with ride arounds.

The Presumpscot Regional Land Trust has 20 public access preserves and 3,000 acres of conserved lands with miles of public access trails and water access. We also coordinate the Sebago to the Sea Trail, a 28-mile trail from Standish to Portland.

Essex Woods is a small city park in Bangor that hosts a series of downhill mountain bike trails.  You won't find a lot of milage here, but the trails are some local favorites to get some elevation change and it is a great place to learn. Plans are in the works to rework these trails - look for updates! Essex Woods is also a local birding hotspot and has the city off leash dog park. 

Across the region north of Franconia Notch there exists a series of small, localized trail systems. Franconia’s Fox Hill Park, Easton's Cooley Jericho Community Forest, and Littleton’s Parker Mountain represent only a handful of the numerous trails spread throughout the valley. 

The Franklin Falls Dam federal flood control lands are located on both sides of the Pemigewasset River between Bristol and Franklin, NH. The property consists of more than 2,500 wooded acres and spans five towns. It is managed by the US Army Corps of Engineers. The mountain bike trail system is centered near the Franklin Falls Dam administrative offices on highway 127, three miles south of I-93 off exit 22. The system currently consists of approximately 10 miles of multi-use trail, built by mountain bikers for mountain bikers. Much of the terrain is very “un-New England like” with very few rocks. As a result Franklin Falls is known for its flowing, buff single track. It is great venue for group rides with mixed skill levels. Experts can enjoy high speed tree-slaloming, while novices can enjoy the trails at a more relaxed pace without getting in over their heads in difficulty level. The signature trail at Franklin Falls is Mighty Chicken. It is sure to put a smile on your face.  Mighty Chicken is a gravity trail, built in a natural half-pipe created by the walls of Chicken Ravine. The trail surfs up and down the ravine walls then finishes out over a series of drops and berms. It continues to be tuned to increase the yeehaw! Index. The trail system is open year round, and is a great choice for early spring riding when other trail systems are closed for mud season. Sandy sub-soil keeps the area extremely well drained so mud is virtually non-existent.

Originally known as Freetown-Fall River State Forest, in recent years the Southeastern Massachusetts Bioreserve was established to encompass this and other connected natural areas. The north side, mostly in the town of Freetown, is where you will find miles of rocky technical terrain. The south side has a few less demanding trails. The area in the middle between north and south has a good mix of technical, but less rocky trails as it transitions to the north. This is the one area where you might find some hills. They're few and far between.

A small park with about 4.5 miles of new singletrack and there are plans for about 3 more miles of singletrack in the works. The red –orange trail ( Where’s Waldo Trail) interconnects with the Daffy Trail ( yellow) and the Hunter’s Trail allowing for a variety of loops. Trails are flowy, mostly smooth single track with log and rock features on the side of the trail. This is great fun for beginners and for the more experienced. The trail ends at a lovely beach.

Georgetown-Rowley State Forest at 1112 acres hosts miles of interesting trails. It is one of only two state forests in Massachusetts that is split by a highway. If Georgetown-Rowley's trails aren't enough you can easily connect them to Cleveland Farm State Forest, Willowdale State Forest and Bradley Palmer State Forest. That would be enough riding to force most people to get a motel room. The trails at Georgetown-Rowley range from easy degrading doubletracks to fun but not too challenging singletracks. It would be difficult to ride Georgetown-Rowley's trails in any consistent order. So expect to do some exploring.

The Grayville trail system spans state, town and conservation property. The trail system is primarily a traditional New England single track featuring plenty of rocks, roots and tight corners. The elevation profile is rolling with some sustained climbs and not many flat sections. Trails are not marked. Please be courteous to other trail users, and avoid riding within 24 hours of rain, or during freeze/thaw conditions.