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Acadia Byway

Route 3 and carriage roads of Acadia National Park Bar Harbor, ME

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Acadia Byway travels through Acadia National Park and the historic villages of Bar Harbor and Northeast Harbor on Mount Desert Island. Along this route, the rugged Maine coast and old-growth forests remain much as they were when the island was first discovered by Samuel de Champlain in 1604.
Connected to the mainland by a bridge, Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park are the most frequently visited locations in Maine. Travelers can bike to their hearts content on miles of interconnected carriage roads.
Following Route 3, this byway follows Route 3 into Bar Harbor, then follows the park loop road thereafter. Visitors looking to avoid seasonal traffic can enjoy the Acadia Byway aboard the free Island Explorer bus network that also connects the park with inns, campgrounds and the island's village centers.
Acadia Byway Map

Million Dollar View Byway – U.S. Route 1

Along Route 1 Danforth to Orient, ME Phone: 207-624-3300

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12 miles

This route begins at Danforth, a former lumber town and continues through Weston before reaching Orient and a border crossing into New Brunswick, Canada. This stretch of US Route 1 offers travelers million dollar views of the Chiputneticook chain of lakes, including the East Grand, Brackett and Deering. Visitors also will enjoy the sights of rolling hayfields, Mt. Katahdin, Peekaboo Mountain and the landscape of New Brunswick, just across East Grand Lake. Wildlife, including bears, deer, eagles, loon and moose, make this area home.
Million Dollar View Byway Map

Schoodic National Scenic Byway

Route 1 to Route 186 Winter Harbor, Birch Harbor, Prospect Harbor, ME Phone: 207-624-3300

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Schoodic National Scenic Byway explores a less developed and unspoiled area of the rugged Downeast Maine coast. This route passes through the only mainland section of Acadia National Park and out to beautiful Schoodic Point. The cold North Atlantic waters of Downeast Maine are filled with lobster boats and the coast is lined with wooden piers, lighthouses and wildlife. Take in majestic views of Cadillac Mountain and Mount Desert Island along this drive. This area also is famous for rolling hills lush with wild blueberries. Granite outcroppings make up a dramatic coastline that is dotted with blueberry barrens and covered with fragrant evergreen forests.
Schoodic National Scenic Byway Map

State Route 11 Byway...

Route 11 Portage to Fort Kent, ME

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38 miles

Old Canada Road National Scenic Byway

Byway follows Route 201 Solon, Maine, to Canadian border, ME Phone: 207-624-3300

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73 miles

Old Canada Road National Scenic Byway travels along Route 201 through Maine’s vast forests from Solon to the Canadian border. Route 201 follows the old river trading paths of the Abenaki tribe, leading visitors back in time through towns where turn-of-the-century homes line the main thoroughfare. This byway passes through The Forks, where the Dead and Kennebec Rivers meet. This area is well-known for rafting expeditions down these swift-flowing rivers. The route ends at the US international border crossing at Sandy Bay.
Old Canada Road Byway Map

Grafton Notch Byway – Route 26

Along Route 26 Newry to Umbagog State Park, ME

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38 miles

Once a route marked by swift-moving rivers flowing through the mountain valley, the Grafton Notch scenic byway begins in Newry, just north of the Sunday River Ski Area, and travels along Route 26 to Grafton Notch State Park and Lake Umbagog, which crosses the New Hampshire border. This byway follows along the Bear River for much of the trip. Travelers along this route should be sure to stop at Grafton Notch State Park for a picnic and a walk along the river, or a short hike to Screw Auger Falls and Mother Walker Falls.
Grafton Notch Byway Map