Distance: 30 and 41 miles
Terrain: Flat

This scenic 41-mile ride offers a quintessential view of coastal Maine. The ride begins in Portland, Maine’s largest and most urban city. Portland features a working waterfront and a picturesque shopping district, where back in the 18th and 19th centuries, there were ships, chandlers and warehouses serving the busy shipping port. From Portland, cyclists cross over the Fore River and head out toward the coast with opportunities to stop along the way at state and municipal parks with several lovely sand beaches.

There is a shorter 30-mile option to this tour, which eliminates the trip to Prouts Neck.

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Special Features

• Eastern Promenade Trail
• Portland’s Old Port
• Prouts Neck, where artist Winslow Homer lived
• Higgins Beach
• Crescent Beach State Park
• Kettle Cove
• Two Lights State Park
• Scarborough Beach State Park
• Views of Calendar Islands and Casco Bay
• Portland Head Light, the oldest lighthouse in the country
• Spring Point Light

Services

Bike Shops:

• Allspeed Bicycle & Ski, 207-878-8741
• Back Bay Bike, 207-773-6906
• Cycle Mania, 207-774-2933
• Gorham Bike & Ski, 207-773-1700
• Haggett’s Cycle, 207-773-5117

Starting point:

The ride originates in Portland at the Portland Transportation Center (connections to bus and rail service). To get there by personal vehicle, use Exit 5 from I-295 north and Exit 5A from I-295 south.

An alternate starting location is the large parking lot on Marginal Way. To get there take, Exit 7 off I-295 in Portland. At the first traffic light immediately after the off-ramp, take a left onto Marginal Way. The Park and Ride lot will be on your left.