QUICK TRAIL FACTS
- Preserve Size: +200 acres
- Trail Mileage: 8.2 miles of ski trails
- Pets: no
- Difficulty: easy to expert
- Sights: Messalonskee Stream, groomed trails
Ski trails in blue; snowshoe trails in green (the snowshoe trails aren’t complete.)
This is an amazing, popular and well-visited place to x-c ski! And to bike and walk during the non-snowy months. There are roughly 8.2 miles of windy, hilly, fun Nordic trails that are groomed for both classic and skate skiing. There are 5 miles of nice snowshoe trails, too, but I found these to be less consistently blazed and easy to follow. The best place to snowshoe is along the pretty Messalonskee Stream; this path is both well blazed and pretty.
If you’re going to ski, you can buy a pass at the yurt, at 300 Quarry Road.
The non-profit operation, which is owned by the city of Waterville and began in the 1930s as a downhill ski slope, was revitalized by volunteers in 2007 and is now a “year-round hub of activity and a catalyst for the local economy.”
Directions: If you put 300 Quarry Road into your GPS, you’ll find the trail system. The road in is not paved, and can be bumpy.
