Penobscot Region NEMBA

06/06/2026

Pothole Roubaix continues tomorrow. Guaranteed better conditions than UNBOUND. Come dodge puddles with us!

Join us for the Pothole Roubaix!

25 and 45 mile ish gravel rides starting and ending at

Sunday, June 7th. Wheels rolling at 10 am.

Register on Bike Reg at the link in our bio.
https://www.bikereg.com/pothole-roubaix-maine-gravel-series

Online registration is preferred so you can sign the waiver and is available until Jun 6th.

06/02/2026

The Bangor Area MTB group ride calendar is getting a little front loaded! Who wants to host Thursday and Friday?!

Contact hosts directly with questions!



There are also road rides at SGC and Pat's Bikes if that's your jam!

06/02/2026

New group ride alert!

Join ride leader/board member Anthony for a fun, low-key youth mountain bike ride! This weekly ride is designed to help young riders build friendships, gain confidence on the bike, and develop riding skills in a welcoming, supportive environment. We’ll keep things fun and relaxed, with beginner-friendly green terrain, skills practice, and plenty of riding.

Age: 5-10
Parent/guardian: Required to attend
Ability: Riders should already be able to ride a bike independently or be assisted physically with tow-rope or seat by parent
Experience level: Beginner
Trail terrain: Dirt roads and some single track with roots and rocks at green level
Ride length: Approximately 1.5 hours
When: Weekly on Wednesday evenings starting June 17th.
Time: 5:00-6:30 PM
Location: Caribou Bog Outdoor Center 153 Taylor Rd., Orono
What to bring: Mountain bike, mac ride or shotgun seat for little riders, towie rope if needed, helmet, water, bug spray, snack, and a smile
Waiver: Signed waiver required before participating, link to the Eventbrite in Bio - register to sign the waiver!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prnemba-youth-mountain-bike-ride-tickets-1990872970648

Whether your child is just getting started on trails or wants a fun group to ride with, this is a great chance to learn, explore, and enjoy biking in a positive community setting.

06/02/2026

We have received a second call from Bangor Parks about non sanctioned trail work at Essex Woods. This is absolutely not allowed. Please stop immediately.

Our trail networks are all on private property managed by a wide assortment of organizations. They all have unique and specific land use requirements. PRNEMBA is here to help riders connect with these land owners, build positive relationships and use these lands with respect. Unsanctioned trail work and use is what loses access. You are only hurting the bike community.

If you want to do trail work please, come to a planned trail day. Next one is Thursday, June 4th! Come run the compactor.

05/30/2026

Trail work Thursday: June 4th

5:30-7:30pm

Sargent parking lot off Poplar St - Rick Swans/Perch Pond.

We provided gravel to improve an old existing parking area to a new trail that connects Poplar St. to 100 Acre Wood. It has been spread by the UMaine crew but we need 4-5 people to tamp and run the compactor.

05/29/2026

Lower Otter and Lower Blue Jay are open after tonight's work day! 🥳 As usual, be careful riding after heavy rain. If you're leaving tracks, please turn back.

We are keeping Lower Chickadee closed for now due to wetness. Hopefully it will be ready to ride in a couple weeks. For now, hang a right to climb up the double track to get back to the Hedgehog entrance to Upper Chickadee. Please respect trail closures!

Thank you to those that came out to work on these trails!
It takes an incredible amount of human power and time to get these trails open. Please consider volunteering your time to a trail day or two every season. If you can't do trail work, giving a monetary donation to help with these trail maintenance efforts would be appreciated.

Trail work days continue on Thursday nights throughout the season. Watch here and your email for information.

If you aren't yet a NEMBA member, please head to NEMBA.org and renew or join. Choose Penobscot Region as your chapter. A substantial portion of your membership fee comes back to your chapter to help pay for materials and supplies to maintain these trails. We have a lot of lapsed memberships due to an issue with auto renew - go check your account.

Special shout out to 🙌🏻 🙌🏻

05/26/2026

We are hosting trail work to finish tread work and (hopefully) open the lower portions of the flow trails and climb trail.

Date: Thursday, May 28

Time: 5:30- 7:45pm

Location: Bangor Hill Flow Trails, Hedgehog Rd trail crossing

What to bring: Gloves, Bug Spray Water, Snacks. There are tools on site.

We need to finish up the berm on the green trail and clean up the climb trail. We cannot open them until this is done and the water dries. Many hands make light work! At least 6-8 people are needed.

We will be scheduling more trail work on Thursdays throughout the summer. We will be giving an update on tentative locations coming up.

05/23/2026

Join us for the Pothole Roubaix!

25 and 45 mile ish gravel rides starting and ending at

Sunday, June 7th. Wheels rolling at 10 am.

Register on Bike Reg at the link in our bio.
https://www.bikereg.com/pothole-roubaix-maine-gravel-series

Online registration is preferred so you can sign the waiver and is available until Jun 6th.

05/23/2026

Our Summer is shaping up!

Here are the dates for the events coming later this season. We also plan to have some meet ups at different riding areas further afield in Maine so be on the look out for announcements.

More details on each event will be provided once they get closer.

Our next event is the Pothole Roubaix in partnership with . The link to register on Bike Reg is in our bio.

will have more details about the Nordic Trails Festival - sign up for the race or just come to ride, hang and support the trail center. PRNEMBA will have a crew!

05/19/2026

We are headed out to Bangor Hill to finish the tread work on the lower portions of Otter and Blue Jay. Hopefully we will get them open by the end of the night.

A group of 8-10 would get it done. Can you join us tomorrow??

Bring work gloves and appropriate clothing. Tools are out there already. Make sure you have water and bug spray.

Meet at the Hedgehog Rd trail crossing at 5pm (or whenever you can make it). We will be there until late.