Carrabassett Valley Mountain Bike Trail Conditions
Carrabassett Valley built one of the East's best networks around Sugarloaf — the Oval, Stoked and the long Narrow Gauge corridor, hand-built and machine-cut through Maine's western mountains. Granite sand and glacial till drain unusually well, so it rides tacky rather than muddy, and the fall season here is the one people plan trips around.
143 featured mountain bike trails
elevation 308–4,042 ft
Is it muddy in Carrabassett Valley right now?
Right now about 2 of 143 featured Carrabassett Valley trails are riding well. Conditions change daily with rain and snowmelt, so the list below shows the live read for each trail, and the chart shows which day ahead is your best bet.
Carrabassett Valley conditions at a glancesnapshot · Oct 15
Live conditions map
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2 of 143 trails riding well
Dry 2 Soft — ride gently 2 Muddy — stay off 139
Air quality
AQI 32 · Good
EPA AirNow (observed) + CAMS forecast. Informational.
Next 10 days
Trails riding well each day · blue dot = rain
0 Today 0 Fri 0 Sat 0 Sun 0 Mon 0 Tue 0 Wed 2 Thu 7 Fri 6 Sat Most trails are wet right now and stay marginal through the week. Look for a rocky or sandy trail that drains fast.
Temperature this week
Lower trails 410–1,880 ft
25° typical 34°–53°F 62°
High country 2,615–3,714 ft
19° typical 27°–46°F 55°
10° 30° 50° 70°
5-day forecast
Today ☀️ 57°
Fri 🌧️ 55°
Sat ⛅ 51°
Sun ☀️ 51°
Mon ☀️ 61°
Daytime high across Carrabassett Valley, rain marked. Real forecast, refreshed every morning (elevation detail above).
Trail soil & drainage
Mixed 79% Sandy 9% Loam 12%
Mostly mixed, which varies from trail to trail.
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Best Carrabassett Valley mountain bike trails to ride right now
Every featured singletrack trail, sorted by today's real conditions, best first. Refreshed every morning.
Inferno · 1.6 mi · 1,427–1,752 ft Dry Old Race Trail · 1.7 mi · 1,293–1,690 ft Dry Snowmobile Kingfield Trail · 9.2 mi · 522–994 ft Soft — ride gently Snowmobile Kingfield Carrabassett Connector · 8.7 mi · 371–863 ft Soft — ride gently Campbell Field Bridge Muddy — stay off Goldenrod · 0.2 mi Muddy — stay off Grassy Loops · 1.2 mi · 1,250–1,286 ft Muddy — stay off Grassy Loops #2 · 0.2 mi Muddy — stay off Mike's Mile 59 · 0.4 mi Muddy — stay off Old Gauge · 0.2 mi Muddy — stay off The Caboose 209 · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Grassy Loops #1 · 0.3 mi Muddy — stay off Narrow Gauge Connector · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Embden Pond Trail · 16 mi · 407–846 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Eustis Connector · 2.3 mi · 1,161–1,283 ft Muddy — stay off Airport Trailhead Spur · 0.2 mi Muddy — stay off Moose Pond Loop · 0.9 mi · 1,316–1,352 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Madison Starks trail · 3.9 mi · 308–449 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Flagstaff Lake access trail · 3 mi · 1,145–1,184 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Flagstaff Lake Caution! · 2.2 mi Muddy — stay off Sargent Trail · 0.4 mi Muddy — stay off Fisherman Trail · 1.1 mi · 974–1,063 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile ITS 84 · 19.9 mi · 525–1,772 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile ITS 89 · 5.1 mi · 607–1,030 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Embden trail · 5.5 mi · 344–571 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Embden Trail · 2.5 mi · 328–774 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Embden Trail · 4.8 mi · 381–735 ft Muddy — stay off Arnold Trail · 2.2 mi · 702–1,316 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Mount Abram Link · 2.1 mi · 1,312–2,096 ft Muddy — stay off Esker Trail · 4.7 mi · 1,240–1,358 ft Muddy — stay off Lower Newton's Revenge (Maine Hut Trail) · 1.6 mi · 1,257–1,581 ft Muddy — stay off Newton's Revenge Singletrack Alternative 2 · 0.2 mi · 1,470–1,506 ft Muddy — stay off Newton's Revenge Singletrack Alternative 3 · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Halfway Brook Loop · 1.9 mi · 1,171–1,276 ft Muddy — stay off Poplar Stream Trail (Maine Hut Trail) · 0.2 mi Muddy — stay off Redington Pond Trail · 1.2 mi · 1,411–1,447 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Kingfield Trail · 5.3 mi · 436–984 ft Muddy — stay off Spike · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Caribou Chute · 0.6 mi · 1,339–1,611 ft Muddy — stay off F.O.R.D. · 0.2 mi Muddy — stay off First Tracks · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Jerusalem Town · 0.5 mi Muddy — stay off Meade · 0.6 mi Muddy — stay off Newton's Revenge Singletrack Alternative 1 · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Oak Knoll · 2.3 mi · 1,280–1,841 ft Muddy — stay off Chappell Bridge · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Newton's Revenge Singletrack Alternative 5 · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Broken Bridge Trail · 2 mi · 1,391–1,834 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Flagstaff Lake access trail · 0.4 mi Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Hancock Pond · 1.8 mi · 581–755 ft Muddy — stay off Maine Huts Trail · 13.1 mi · 873–1,089 ft Muddy — stay off Poplar Bypass · 0.7 mi · 853–1,030 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Bigelow Range Connector · 3.2 mi · 1,001–1,680 ft Muddy — stay off The Caboose · 0.8 mi · 883–981 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Kingfield Trail · 2.6 mi · 705–797 ft Muddy — stay off Bob's Backyard Boogie · 0.3 mi · 1,299–1,332 ft Muddy — stay off Camel Humps · 0.2 mi Muddy — stay off Cinderella · 0.7 mi · 1,309–1,352 ft Muddy — stay off Crockertown · 0.2 mi Muddy — stay off Crommett's Overlook (Maine Hut Trail) · 3.2 mi · 988–1,558 ft Muddy — stay off Highland Connector · 0.2 mi · 1,496–1,568 ft Muddy — stay off Jabba The Hut Cut 3 · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Moose Dip · 0.4 mi Muddy — stay off Moose Tracks · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Mountain Trail · 2.5 mi · 1,335–1,647 ft Muddy — stay off Narrow Gauge Pathway · 5.3 mi · 883–1,302 ft Muddy — stay off Newton's Revenge Singletrack Alternative 4 · 0.4 mi · 1,558–1,673 ft Muddy — stay off Redington Connector · 0.7 mi · 1,332–1,378 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Bigelow Gas · 0.8 mi · 1,316–1,453 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile ITS 115 Connector · 53.5 mi · 561–2,185 ft Muddy — stay off Airport Trail (Maine Hut Trail) · 1.1 mi · 876–942 ft Muddy — stay off Hurricane Knoll · 0.7 mi · 1,946–2,011 ft Muddy — stay off ITS 84 · 5 mi · 1,391–2,628 ft Muddy — stay off Newton's Revenge Singletrack Alternative 6 · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Oak Knoll Connector · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Kingfield Carrabassett Connector · 3.9 mi · 850–1,785 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Kingfield New Portland Connector · 18.2 mi · 358–827 ft Muddy — stay off Upper Newton's Revenge (Maine Hut Trail) · 0.7 mi · 1,558–1,873 ft Muddy — stay off V2 · 0.9 mi · 1,640–1,683 ft Muddy — stay off Vista Spur · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off West Knoll · 1 mi · 1,765–2,192 ft Muddy — stay off Caribou Pond Snowmobile Pass · 3.6 mi · 1,663–3,232 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile ITS 86 · 0.4 mi Muddy — stay off Snowmobile ITS 87 · 9.3 mi · 1,178–1,542 ft Muddy — stay off Bob's Bruiser · 0.2 mi · 1,332–1,391 ft Muddy — stay off China Cat Trail · 0.4 mi · 1,319–1,385 ft Muddy — stay off Dead Moose Trail · 0.7 mi · 1,250–1,335 ft Muddy — stay off East Branch · 0.7 mi · 1,476–1,742 ft Muddy — stay off Lowland Trail · 0.7 mi · 1,283–1,322 ft Muddy — stay off Par 3 · 0.7 mi · 1,316–1,358 ft Muddy — stay off Pony Express · 0.8 mi · 1,283–1,424 ft Muddy — stay off Seven Bridges Trail · 1.4 mi · 1,378–1,532 ft Muddy — stay off Snail Trail · 0.3 mi Muddy — stay off Snowmobile ITS 87 · 21.2 mi · 449–1,542 ft Muddy — stay off Summer Trail · 0.4 mi · 1,224–1,348 ft Muddy — stay off Sunny Breeze · 0.9 mi · 1,355–1,444 ft Muddy — stay off T.O.A.D. · 0.8 mi · 1,407–1,552 ft Muddy — stay off 121: Bracket Brook Trail · 0.6 mi · 1,276–1,335 ft Muddy — stay off Bear · 0.7 mi · 1,503–1,716 ft Muddy — stay off Bigelow Approach Trail · 1.9 mi · 1,270–1,680 ft Muddy — stay off Bobcat Alley · 0.6 mi · 1,224–1,312 ft Muddy — stay off Buckshot · 0.9 mi · 1,535–1,762 ft Muddy — stay off Burnt Mountain Trail · 2.4 mi · 1,752–3,602 ft Muddy — stay off Carriage Trail · 1.3 mi · 1,699–1,772 ft Muddy — stay off Cook's Corner · 0.2 mi · 1,873–1,909 ft Muddy — stay off Fifty · 3 mi · 1,480–1,988 ft Muddy — stay off Grassy Loops #3 · 0.4 mi Muddy — stay off Highland Road · 3.4 mi · 1,243–1,854 ft Muddy — stay off Highland Trail · 1.6 mi · 1,243–1,329 ft Muddy — stay off Hurricane Knoll Connector · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Hurricane Trail · 0.7 mi · 1,732–1,949 ft Muddy — stay off ITS 89 · 8.1 mi · 1,145–1,368 ft Muddy — stay off Jabba The Hut · 1.5 mi · 1,325–1,434 ft Muddy — stay off Jabba The Hut Cut 2 · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Lynx Trail · 0.1 mi Muddy — stay off Maine Hut Trail · 0.2 mi Muddy — stay off Maine Hut Trail · 4.2 mi · 1,040–1,230 ft Muddy — stay off Mount Abraham Side Trail A · 1.2 mi · 2,756–3,320 ft Muddy — stay off Mount Abraham Spur Trail · 1.6 mi · 3,261–4,042 ft Muddy — stay off Mount Abraham Summit Trail · 1.3 mi · 3,251–4,042 ft Muddy — stay off North Reddington Trail · 0.4 mi · 1,293–1,325 ft Muddy — stay off Oh My Gosh Loop · 0.8 mi · 1,368–1,480 ft Muddy — stay off Rt 27 Connector · 0.4 mi · 1,247–1,306 ft Muddy — stay off Safford Brook Trail · 2.2 mi · 1,220–2,247 ft Muddy — stay off Snowbrook Trail · 1.4 mi · 1,335–1,440 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Abraham Summit Trail · 0.3 mi · 2,930–3,251 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile East Shore Embden Pond Access · 1.1 mi · 417–676 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Embden New Portland Connector · 2.2 mi · 374–571 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Freeman Ridge · 0.6 mi · 761–896 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile ITS 115 Connector · 2.4 mi · 1,161–1,204 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile ITS 115 Connector · 7.8 mi · 597–1,135 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile ITS 87 · 0.6 mi · 1,017–1,093 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Kingfield Railroad Bed · 5.2 mi · 571–1,014 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Mount Redington Path · 0.7 mi · 3,386–3,993 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Rangeley Eustis Connector · 6.3 mi · 1,161–1,555 ft Muddy — stay off Snowmobile Trail · 1.9 mi · 866–1,220 ft Muddy — stay off Snowy Loops · 0.7 mi · 1,260–1,332 ft Muddy — stay off Soft Landing · 0.3 mi · 1,493–1,588 ft Muddy — stay off Spare Time · 0.1 mi · 1,578–1,627 ft Muddy — stay off The Real Deal · 0.6 mi · 1,519–1,732 ft Muddy — stay off Warming Hut Trail · 1.1 mi · 1,302–1,381 ft Muddy — stay off West Branch · 0.7 mi · 1,480–1,736 ft Muddy — stay off Widowmaker · 0.3 mi · 1,736–1,906 ft Muddy — stay off
Carrabassett Valley mountain biking FAQ What are the best mountain bike trails to ride near Carrabassett Valley right now? Today the trails riding best near Carrabassett Valley are Inferno and Old Race Trail. The full list below is sorted by today's real conditions, best first, and refreshes every morning, so the top of the list is always your best bet right now. See live conditions →
When will the mountain bike trails in Carrabassett Valley dry out? It depends on recent rain and each trail's soil. The 10-day outlook on this page shows how many Carrabassett Valley trails are expected to be riding well each day, with rain markers, so you can pick the right day instead of guessing. See the 10-day outlook →
Is it too muddy to ride in Carrabassett Valley after rain? Right now 141 of 143 featured Carrabassett Valley trails are reading soft or too muddy to ride. Carrabassett Valley is mostly mixed soil, which varies from trail to trail, so after a storm some trails firm up within a day while others stay greasy. Riding wet, soft dirt damages trails and leaves ruts, so check the live mud reading on each trail before you head out. Check the live mud reading →
How many mountain bike trails are in Carrabassett Valley? Carrabassett Valley has 143 featured mountain bike trails tracked here for conditions, with more searchable on the live map.
How high are the Carrabassett Valley trails? Carrabassett Valley trails run from about 308–4,042 ft. Higher trails hold snow later into spring and dry out later than the lower ones, so conditions can vary a lot across the same area on the same day.
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