These trail systems are (sometimes only occasionally) groomed for Nordic skiing, as in tracked or smoothed/packed down. You should, if you can, check ahead for grooming updates and trail conditions! Quite a few rely on volunteer groomers and only groom when there’s decent snow. I’m starring the ones I was particularly impressed by (consistent grooming, fun trail system).
- Lost Valley Nordic Trails, Auburn (day pass)***
- Bond Brook Trails, Augusta
- Viles Arboretum, Augusta
- Bangor Municipal Golf Course, Bangor
- Bath Golf Club, Bath
- Bethel Village Trails, Bethel (day/season pass)***
- Carter’s X-C Ski Center, Bethel (day pass)
- Bridgton Highlands Nordic Trails, Bridgton (donation)**
- Five Fields Farm, Bridgton
- Crystal Spring Farm, Brunswick
- Kate Furbish Preserve, Brunswick**
- Camden Hills State Park, Camden
- Gull Crest, Cape Elizabeth
- Narrow Gauge Trail, Carrabassett Valley***
- Maine Huts and Trails, Carrabassett Valley region***
- Sugarloaf Outdoor Center, Carrabassett Valley (day/season pass)***
- Sebago Lake State Park (east side), Casco (park fee)
- Witherle Woods, Castine
- Twin Brook Recreation Area, Cumberland**
- Harris Farm, Dayton (day/season pass)***
- Cobscook Bay State Park, Edmunds Township
- Cathedral Pines, Eustis
- Titcomb Mountain, Farmington (day/season pass)***
- Reid State Park, Georgetown* (not tracked, but groomed)
- Libby Hill Forest Trails, Gray***
- Appalachian Mountain Club Wilderness Lodge trail system, near Greenville***
- Lily Bay State Park, near Greenville
- Spruce Mountain Conservation Area, Jay
- Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson (donation)***
- Beaver Park, Lisbon (small fee)
- Sno Rovers X-C Trails, East Millinocket***
- New England Outdoor Center, Millinocket***
- Bait Hole, Millinocket
- Northern Timber Cruisers northern x-c trails, Millinocket***
- Pineland Farms, New Gloucester (day/season pass)***
- Roberts Farm, Norway***
- Carter’s X-C Ski Center, Oxford (day/season pass)
- Poland Spring Preservation Park, Poland
- Riverside Golf Course, Portland***
- Rangeley Lakes Trails Center, Rangeley**
- Aldemere Farm, Rockport
- Black Mountain Nordic Trails, Rumford (day pass)**
- Foss Road Sports Complex, Saco
- Sebago to the Sea Trail, Section II, Otter Ponds Area, Standish
- Thomaston Town Forest, Thomaston
- Quarry Road Trails, Waterville (day/season pass)***
- Mt. Blue State Park, Weld**
- Smiling Hill Farm, Westbrook (day/season pass)*
- Pratt’s Brook Park, Yarmouth
Other places around the state I have not yet visited
- Acadia National Park Carriage Road, Mt. Desert Island
- Nordic Heritage Center, Presque Isle
What do the asterisks mean?
Thanks
Good question! They are a very inexact, subjective assessment of how well I think the trails are taken care of and groomed, and how fun the trail system is to ski. So the asterisks mark places where I believe visitors have a very good chance of a wonderful day of skiing.