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Bradbury Mountain State Park Conditions & Activities
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Park Location and Hours
528 Hallowell Road, Pownal. Lat 43.899190 / Lon -70.179102
Located in Pownal and near Freeport, the park's 800 acres offers year-round trail activities and camping. The park is renown for its challenging trails and locally sponsored mountain biking and running events: "12 Hours of Bradbury" Mt. bike race, the Summer Racing Series for runners and the winter Snowshoe Race Series.The park also hosts the annual springtime Feathers over Freeport.
Park Hours: Open all year; 9:00 a.m. to sunset daily unless otherwise posted at the gate. Visitors may continue to enjoy the park during the off season by parking outside the gate, - without blocking it - on the days it is closed, and walking in during these same hours. Please be aware that facilities are closed during the off season. Fee collected year-round at entry booth by staff or self-service station.
Park Events
- No programs currently scheduled.
Activities in the Park
Biking +
- Allowed on trails marked with a bicycle icon in the trail descriptions.
- Difficulty ratings are listed in each of the trail descriptions.
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Camping & Picnicking +
Summer Camping
- Family Camping / Reservations Information
- Bradbury Mt. Campground Map (PDF 201KB)
- Group Camping & Reservations Information
Winter Camping
- Winter camping is allowed however you must contact the park staff prior to your visit to make arrangements (207) 688-4712.
- No water is available.
Picnicking
- Group Picnic Shelter available by reservation.
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Cross-country Skiing +
- Packed trails for back-country style skiing:
- Link Trail (an East Side Trail)
- Northern Loop Trail (a West Side Trail)
- Tote Road Trail (a West Side Trail)
- Snowmobile Trail (an East Side Trail)
- Allowed on trails marked with a cross-country ski icon in the trail descriptions.
- Difficulty ratings are listed in each of the trail descriptions.
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Hiking +
- Allowed on all trails.
- Difficulty ratings are listed in each of the trail descriptions.
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Snowshoeing +
- Allowed on all trails.
- Difficulty ratings are listed in each of the trail descriptions.
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Trails
East Side Trails Map (PDF 1.45MB) / West Side Trails Map (PDF 1.26MB)
Trail Name | Location | Distance | Activities | Description |
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Fox East Trail | East Side | 1.4 miles | Moderate/Intermediate for all but horseback riding for which it is a difficult/challenging trail. Technical and narrow. | |
Fox West Trail | East Side | 1.2 miles | Moderate/Intermediate for all but horseback riding for which it is a difficult/challenging trail. Technical and narrow. | |
Ginn Trail | East Side | 2.6 miles | Moderate/Intermediate for all but horseback riding for which it is a Challenging/Most Difficult trail. Technical and narrow. | |
Knight Woods Trail | East Side | 1.1 miles | Easy wide trail with a slight grade. | |
Lanzo Trail | East Side | 1.6 miles | Moderate/Intermediate for all but horseback riding for which it is a Challenging/Most Difficult trail. Technical and narrow. | |
Link Trail | East Side | 0.3 mile | Easy flat and wide trail that also serves as a snowmobile connector trail. | |
"O" Trail | East Side | 2.4 miles | Challenging/Most Difficult for all activities. Very challenging tight trail. | |
Ragan Trail | East Side | 0.7 mile | Moderate/Intermediate for all but horseback riding for which it is a Challenging/Most Difficult trail. Technical and narrow. | |
Snowmobile Trail | East Side | 1.5 miles | Easy with some steep grades. | |
Bluff Trail | West Side | 0.2 mile | Easy fairly flat trail. Blazed in red. / Summit Trail, Northern Loop Trail, Bluff Trail, Ski Trail Natural Heritage Hike Guide (PDF) | |
Boundary Trail | West Side | 1.5 miles | Moderate/Intermediate for hiking and Challenging/Most Difficult for all other activities. Steep areas, sharp turns, icy in winter. Blazed in orange. | |
Northern Loop Trail | West Side | 1.0 mile | Easy hiking and Moderate/Intermediate for all other activities. Wide gradual ascent to the summit of Mt. Blue. Blazed in blue. / Summit Trail, Northern Loop Trail, Bluff Trail, Ski Trail Natural Heritage Hike Guide (PDF) | |
Ski Trail | West Side | 0.2 mile | Easy hiking and Moderate/Intermediate for all other activities. Short, gradual ascent. Blazed in green. / Summit Trail, Northern Loop Trail, Bluff Trail, Ski Trail Natural Heritage Hike Guide (PDF) | |
South Ridge Trail | West Side | 0.5 mile | Moderate/Intermediate hiking trail with a few steep areas and a ladder ascent. Blazed in red. | |
Summit Trail | West Side | 0.3 mile | Moderate/Intermediate hiking trail due to the short but steep ascent to the top of Bradbury Mountain. Blazed in white. / Summit Trail, Northern Loop Trail, Bluff Trail, Ski Trail Natural Heritage Hike Guide (PDF) | |
Switch Back Trail | West Side | 0.3 mile | Moderate/Intermediate trail for both hiking and snowmobiling; Challenging/Most Difficult for biking and cross-country skiing. Very steep with sharp turns. Not blazed | |
Terrace Trail | West Side | 0.3 mile | Easy hiking trail that is wide and well packed with a gradual ascent. Blazed in gray. | |
Tote Road Trail | West Side | 1.0 mile | Easy flat, wide looping trail. Blazed in white. |