Where to Ride in Portland?

[skidvicious]

Can anybody help a brother out? Moving to Portland, ME this month from North Carolina. Any decent trails, stunts, etc. close to town for freeride bikes?

[johnbryanpeters]

pm Rockland.

[stosh]

There is a pretty active mtn bike population up there.

I love Portland, what part are you moving to?
Big difference from NC.

[skidvicious]

We are pretty much loking to move downtown or close to downtown Portland. Currently selling our place in NC and will probably rent a place through the spring. We can't wait to get up there...seems like a killer town.

[stosh]

We are pretty much loking to move downtown or close to downtown Portland. Currently selling our place in NC and will probably rent a place through the spring. We can't wait to get up there...seems like a killer town.

If you are just renting, get a place on Peaks Island. You can take a 25min ferry ride to the docks in Portland. The winter rental rates are cheap and the island kicks arse! I will be there this coming summer!

Maybe by July when we head up you'll be ready to ride!

[skidvicious]

Cool, we will def check it. Thanks for the suggestion. Although we will probably be downtown for work reasons. I will be on the road a good bit over to NH and my wife will proaby be working dowtown. I hear he ferry's can be unpredictable especially in winter months. Sounds like you have a sweet set up this sumer. Make sure to look us up this summer.

[stosh]

Cool, we will def check it. Thanks for the suggestion. Although we will probably be downtown for work reasons. I will be on the road a good bit over to NH and my wife will proaby be working dowtown. I hear he ferry's can be unpredictable especially in winter months. Sounds like you have a sweet set up this sumer. Make sure to look us up this summer.

Will do, pleanty of people commute from Peaks Island every day.
If you are driving a lot... well it may not be the best but personally, it would be uber fun to live on Peaks Island for a few months.

[Rockland]

Welcome! I'm from Maine & might be able to point ya in the right direction for trails. Two popular spots that are easy to get to from Portland are Bradbury state park & Mount Agamenticus. Bradbury is 20 min north of Portland near Freeport. It's real easy to get to, features a bunch of fast & twisty singletrack. Mt A :http://mtanemba.org/ is probably 50 min south of Portland near York. Good trails with more challenge than Bradbury. :cheers:

[skidvicious]

Perfect. I appreciate the link and the suggestions. I will check those spots out for sure when i get up there. Do you know if either ave any ladder trails, etc? thanks.

[tozovr]

We have a pretty diverse group that rides Mt Aggy every sunday or so. We're also in the midst of building a new pump track...and some other fun things down here in York.

Give us a holler when you make it up.

RJ