From Down East Sunrise Trail, Cherryfield, Washington County to Down East Sunrise Trail, Hancock, Hancock County, Maine
2015 gravel was packed down into two paths from ATV traffic. This leaves a center berm of course gravel. Tires smaller than 35mm may not work well.
WTB Nano 40c worked perfect.
Saturday morning in July I passed less than 10 ATVs they all slowed down to pass and wave. (no bikes?)
We rode from Ellsworth to Cherryfield and back in late October - was an awesome day on the bike. There were a couple of heavily wash boarded sections, but much more of it was just awesome gravely goodness. I rode a Salsa Cutthroat with 2.1 inch 29ers, so none of it was too difficult to navigate. We saw maybe 30-40 ATVs and only 2 other cyclists.
rode from ellsworth to franklin on 5/16/21. First 3 miles out of ellsworth are fine, it quickly deteriorates into loose sand topped with mountains of egg-sized sharp rocks. watched dirt bikes struggle. really not suitable for bicycling. lots and lots of ATVs, side by sides, etc.
Rode this portion on 8/14/18 from Ellsworth to Cherryfield. My set up is a Cannondale Super X with Schwalbe X One 35 tubeless. The first 5 miles out of Ellsworth were fast with great hard pack. Able to move along at 15+ mph. The next 5 miles were looser but with ample hard sections. Miles 10 -25 were quite loose and slow - I was averaging 8-10 mph. Needed to work hard and pay attention all the time. By mile 25 I was fighting it and went down in a moment of inattention. Last 5 miles in to Cherryfield were again packed down and easy. This was not an easy ride and one I would not recommend if your looking for a gravel cruise. Might be more enjoyable with fatter tires (40 or larger) and being prepared to ride slower. - Mark Godin
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