Bicycling with Kids in Downeast Maine : 25 Short, Safe, and Scenic Rides

by Turner, Roger L.

• ISBN13: 9780963707796
• ISBN10: 0963707795
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Univ Pr of New England

Summary

Blue Hill, Mount Desert Island, Acadia National Park . . . these beautiful vacation spots are centered in an area known as DownEast Maine. Along the coast and shorelines of Maine's northern coastal region, miles of roads, beaches, and coves tempt you to take some time out and explore. It is the perfect area to bring a young family, a picnic, and bicycles. Roger Turner's book takes you on short, safe, and scenic rides geared specifically for families with young children in tow.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Foreword	8	(2)
Acknowledgements	10	(2)
Touring Tips	12	(3)
Ride Locations Miles
An International Ride (Lubec-Campobello) 13.3	15	(6)
Eastern Most Point of the U.S. (Quoddy Head Lighthouse) 12.7	21	(5)
A Day at the Beach (Roque Bluffs) 8.1, 15	26	(3)
Out of the Way (Milbridge and McLellan Park) 10.0	29	(5)
Lobster Boat Ride (Prospect Harbor-Corea Harbor) 10.5	34	(4)
Breakfast, Bakery, & Biking (Winter Harbor-Schoodic Point) 13.4	38	(5)
Sailboats, Scenery, and Sunshine (Sorrento) 5.4	43	(5)
DownEast Clam Bake (Tidal Falls-Hancock Point) 11.8, 13.6	48	(5)
Camping and Cycling (Lamoine State Park) 13.7, 21	53	(4)
The Cadillac Cruise (Bar Harbor-Schooner Head) 9.2	57	(4)
A Mountaintop Experience (Somesville-Beech Mountain) 6.8, 9.3	61	(5)
A Lighthouse, Trail, and Chowder (Seawall-Bass Harbor) 5.6, 7.4	66	(5)
A Slow Boat to a Great Ride (Swans Island) 7.2, 13.4, 18.4	71	(5)
Enjoying the Blues (East Blue Hill-Surry) 8.l, 12.1, 20.1	76	(4)
White Water Kayakers (Blue Hill Falls) 8.0	80	(3)
A Revolutionary Ride (Brooklin-Naskeag Point) 7,7	83	(5)
The Great Pumpkin... Lighthouse (Little Deer Isle) 8.1	88	(3)
Hot Fudge Ride (Deer Isle-Dunham Point) 6.7, 9.4	91	(3)
Beachin' and Bikin' (Deer Isle-Gray Cove) 9.5	94	(3)
The Granite Cutter Ride (Deer Isle-Stonington) 7.6	97	(5)
The Mountain Bike Ride (Holbrook Island Sanctuary) 4.6, 12.6	102	(5)
Colonists to Cyclists (Castine) 4.0	107	(5)
Countryside Cruising in Castine (Castine-Penobscot) 10.8	112	(4)
The Pie-Fortified Ride (Fort Point-Stockton Springs) 11.8	116	(4)
An Island Cruise (Islesboro) 16.6, 26.6	120	(8)
About the Author	128