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


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

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

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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
Fox East Trail East Side 1.4 miles biking icon hiking icon horseback riding icon cross-country skiing icon 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 biking icon hiking icon horseback riding icon cross-country skiing icon 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 biking icon hiking icon horseback riding icon cross-country skiing icon 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 biking icon hiking icon horseback riding icon cross-country skiing icon Easy wide trail with a slight grade.
Lanzo Trail East Side 1.6 miles biking icon hiking icon horseback riding icon cross-country skiing icon 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 biking icon hiking symbol horseback riding icon cross-country skiing icon snowmobiling icon Easy flat and wide trail that also serves as a snowmobile connector trail.
"O" Trail East Side 2.4 miles biking icon hiking icon horseback riding icon cross-country skiing icon Challenging/Most Difficult for all activities. Very challenging tight trail.
Ragan Trail East Side 0.7 mile biking icon hiking icon horseback riding icon cross-country skiing icon 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 biking icon hiking icon horseback riding icon cross-country skiing icon snowmobiling icon Easy with some steep grades.
Bluff Trail West Side 0.2 mile hiking icon 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 biking icon hiking icon horseback riding icon cross-country skiing icon 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 biking icon hiking icon horseback riding icon cross-country skiing icon 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 biking icon hiking icon horseback riding icon cross-country skiing icon 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 hiking icon Moderate/Intermediate hiking trail with a few steep areas and a ladder ascent. Blazed in red.
Summit Trail West Side 0.3 mile hiking icon 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 biking icon hiking icon cross-country skiing icon snowmobiling icon 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 hiking icon Easy hiking trail that is wide and well packed with a gradual ascent. Blazed in gray.
Tote Road Trail West Side 1.0 mile biking icon hiking icon horseback riding icon cross-country skiing icon Easy flat, wide looping trail. Blazed in white.