NEBDR: 2022 Riding Season Route Updates
Updated September 21, 2022
Updated September 21, 2022
NEBDR Section 7
Difficult Conditions on Patch Mtn Road and Dunn Rd
We have received reports that riders are struggling on Patch Mtn Rd and Dunn Rd on Section 7 of the route near Greenwood, ME.
See attached map: you may consider routing around this particular section and rejoining the route.
If riding South to North, take a right on Hunts Corner Rd > Hwy 118 > left on Greenwood Rd
NEBDR Section 2
Locked gate at the entrance to Bates State Forest
Please do not go around the gate or enter the road from either end. For now, use Goodfellow Road (green line on the map) as the go-around until further notice.
For those not up for the challenge of the rocky uphill and descent on CR3 in Section 2 just north of Fleischmans, we are offering an easier go-around that is a combination of dirt and tar roads. This go-around will be included on the upcoming map reprint this summer as well as integrated into the next version of the .gpx tracks.
About 4 miles north of the gas stop in Fleischmans on Brush Ridge, bear right onto Townsend Hollow to Upper Birch Creek Road to Crump Hill Road to Gooding Rd. and then head north on Rt. 42.
Left off of Rt. 42 onto S. Beech Ridge Road to North Beech Ridge Road to a hard left onto CR2. Take CR2 along the Schoharie Creak and bear left up the hill at the Falke Road intersection. Continue on CR2 to where it meets back up with the NEBDR tracks at the intersection of CR3 and CR2. The go-around is indicated as a pink line on this map, the main track is blue.
For the 2021 riding season we’ve made some modifications to the route. New .GPX files are now available for download here.
We found a little more dirt for you and rerouted to the west side of Kezar Lake in Lovel, Maine. This avoids most of Route 5 just before the track splits between the main route and the optional, permit-only ATV area. This edit will be included in the next print edition of the Butler NEBDR Map.
Until further notice, fuel is no longer available in Andes, NY at the end of section 1. If you are traveling from the south be sure to gas up in Downsville, NY. If you are travelling from the north, gas is available in Section 2 in Fleischmanns, NY.
Visit the official NEBDR Facebook Group page for ride reports, photos, and discussions with other riders in your area HERE