Why this ride
A mixed-surface corridor with strong scenery and genuine route-finding interest. It also links naturally to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Katahdin Woods and Waters Loop
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 130 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 50
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Access context
Check seasonal gates, park access and state 511 notices before publication. Specific flag: gravel; remote services.
Seasonal context
Jun-Sep
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Millinocket
Millinocket is the last town before the woods. The name is Abenaki and the place has the air of a frontier, with a long main street, a few cafes and a big skyline of wooded hills behind. For most of the twentieth century it was a mill town, built around the paper mills of the Great Northern Paper Company, which gave it the title Magic City of the Maine Woods, but the mills closed in the 2000s, and the town has been reinventing itself since as a base for outdoor travel.
Read the complete Millinocket write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Millinocket sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Patten.
2. Patten
Planning note
Patten comes up 43 km in. Next is Millinocket.
3. Millinocket
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Millinocket write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
130 km in you reach Millinocket.
Recorded source links
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