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

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	Description
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.