Adventure Cycling Association is a non-profit organization whose mission is to inspire people of all ages to travel by bicycle for fitness, fun, and self-discovery. As a biking organization, Adventure Cycling is dedicated to the development of safe and user friendly bike routes in the United States. Adventure Cycling researches and produces cycling maps for their Adventure Cycling Route Network, one of the largest route networks in the world at 38,158 miles (and growing). Two of Adventure Cycling’s bike routes traverse Maine, including the Atlantic Coast Route and the Northern Tier Route. Maps of these long distance bike routes that explore Maine can be purchased at Adventure Cycling’s website: www.adventurecycling.org/routes/.

Atlantic Coast Route
Adventure Cycling’s Atlantic Coast route begins in Bar Harbor, Maine and continues south along the Atlantic coast for 2,670 miles through 12 other states, eventually ending in Key West, Florida. In Maine, the Atlantic Coast route begins in Bar Harbor and makes its way 250 miles down the coast to Kittery before entering New Hampshire.

Northern Tier Route
Adventure Cycling’s Northern Tier route begins in Anacortes, Washington and traverses 13 states before ending in Bar Harbor, Maine. The Maine section of the route takes cyclists on a 224 mile ride from Fryeburg through lakes, mountains, forests, and farms across rural southwest Maine and then follows the coast to historic Bar Harbor.