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Bradbury Mountain State Park is a wonderful place to spend a day or afternoon exploring trails, taking in the magnificent view from the summit, or enjoying a picnic under a canopy of trees. One of the original five state parks, Bradbury Mountain was acquired by the Federal government in 1939.
Situated on Route 9 about halfway between Portland and Lewiston-Auburn, the park attracts visitors who enjoy picnicking, hiking and camping on its 800+ acres of forested land. Bradbury Mountain is the only state park in southern Maine to offer shared-use trails for horseback riders, mountain bikers and snowmobilers. Snow shoe rentals are available.
Sculpted by a glacier, Bradbury Mountain is the parks most outstanding natural feature. Today the parks forest is home to a wide variety of plants and animals. Fall is a busy time at the park when visitors watch migrating hawks and eagles ride the thermals and enjoy the views of fall foliage from the summit. (Spring is the best time to watch hawk migration, fall much less so.)
Address & Phone:
528 Hallowell Road
Pownal, ME 04069
(207) 688-4712 |
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We would like to thank the Friends of Bradbury Mountain and our dedicated volunteers for their continuing efforts to help improve the Park for all visitors!
The incredible summer weather continues to provide excellent conditions on all of our trails. We have not had one day of trails being shut down since we opened in the spring!
As of August 23rd
| Trail |
Conditions |
| Knight Woods |
Open to bikes and horses |
| Link & Snowmobile Trail |
Open to bikes and horses |
| Fox Run |
Open to bikes and horses |
| Ginn |
Open to bikes and horses |
| Ragan |
Open to bikes and horses |
| Lanzo |
Open to bikes and horses |
| Northern Loop |
Open to bikes and horses |
| Tote Road |
Open to bikes and horses |
| Boundary |
Open to bikes and horses |
Designated trails are currently OPEN to bikes and horses. All trails are always open to foot traffic. Dogs are allowed in the park and on trails if on a leash, under restraint, and cleaned up after. Thank you!
Please ride through any mud and not around it. This will help to preserve the soils and environment to the sides of the trails.
Thank you to all of the volunteers who are currently working on the trails that they have "adopted" for the season! Many improvements have been made and more are planned for 2010. Happy Trails to you!
Even limited use of closed trails causes further damage to your trails. Please pass the word. Also, please note that the only authorized access to the trails is through the main gate at Bradbury Mountain State Park. Parking along Route #9 or in the church parking lot to avoid paying the entrance fee is legally considered a theft of services. The park closes at sunset, daily.
NOTE: The Department of Conservation (Bradbury Mountain) is working to provide planning and direction for our entire trail system. This includes development of a trail from the park boundary, across Tryon Mountain, across the CMP corridor to Pineland. There has been an advisory committee formed, by invitation, from the various user groups interested in our trails. The mountain bike community does have a voice on this committee. We expect to begin work on the Bradbury to Tryon section of trail this season. Thank you for your patience during this time, and please contact the park if you have any questions.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 September 2010 02:19 |
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