Penobscot Region NEMBA

08/20/2026

Sharing a local event for Boys and Girls in grades 6-8:

Dedham Invitational Mountain Biking Competitions are back for the 6th year!

1.25 mile course with intermediate to difficult course difficulty.75 mile course with beginner to intermediate course difficulty.

Slow Ride Competition ongoing throughout the afternoon. Riders compete for the slowest time to complete a short downhill course.

Personal bikes must pass a safety check to be eligible to be used in the competition.

All riders will be required to wear properly fitting helmets.

Individuals are allowed to participate in 1 race and the slow ride competition.

Race Schedule:
Friday September 18th 3:45
Monday October 19th 3:45

Awards and Scoring: Ribbons for 1st-5th place winners for each race and competition. Participation ribbons for all other places.

All racers must pre-register and fill out a mountain bike waiver. Competitors must have an adult coach or guardian present during the competition.

For more information or to pre-register contact:
Tim Pearson at [email protected]

Check out this youtube video from a past year! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqz0sm3UB1E

07/25/2026

Sufferfest is on!

Come ride the Tour de Penobscot Region in a series of 3 loops leaving from the Caribou Bog Outdoor Center Orono Land Trust. First loop rolls out at 10am! Got what it takes to ride all 3? Can you hang on to the pace? Come find out!

Want to Suffer-less? No problem! Come ride the first 24mi loop through the Old Town/Orono/University system at a reduced pace, no drop.

Bring what you need to support yourself through the full day effort (fuel, hydration). We will have water and Skratch at CBOC but you will need to supply yourself on the trail. We will circle back to the cars after each loop so you can resupply. Bug spray and sunscreen is a good idea. Helmets required!

07/21/2026

No family ride this week, July 22nd. We will resume as normal next week!

07/09/2026

Our fearless leader for SUFFERFEST cannot lead due to a slow recovery from illness. We have decided to push the date back to August 1st to allow him more time for recovery. Silver lining - less deer flies?

07/08/2026

Trail 6 work and maintenance Orono Land Trust is on tap this week.

Bring hand loppers if you have them, gloves and appropriate clothing and bug spray. We will have the rest!

Meet at CBOC parking lot 154 Taylor Rd, Orono at 5:30pm.

If you come late, ride out to the bottom of the flow trails on Beaver and you'll find us.

06/26/2026

The host is taking the week off for the holiday, we will be back the following week!

This ride has been very popular - plan to join us for the next one!

06/24/2026

06/12/2026

Thursday Trail Work results for 6/11:

A bridge was installed at the base of Heart Attack Hill in the University Forest. That would get you through that mud without having to go over the semi-sketchy rocks...just be careful zooming onto the bike path. Buzz Saw and B Trail were also cleared of encroaching branches and baby trees.

Trail improvements have begun on Trail 6 within the Orono Land Trust. There is still a lot of work to be done as we make this snowshoe trail more rideable and provide a single track route extension from the flow trails back down to the railroad bed. We are removing trees and improving the tread of this trail. Progress will be slow as we have to winch out the root systems and repair tread as we go, but it should be a sweet little trail when we are done! Trail Steward for OLT Tom Cassidy helped scout and plan with us. Thanks, Tom!

Our future Thursday Trail Work To Do List: A trail day at Essex, continued Trail 6 improvements, drainage remediation on lower Chickadee...anything we are missing? Send us a message if you see anything that needs work. [email protected]

We'd love to see more volunteers at our weekly trail work. What can we do to get you out there with us? Let us know 👇🏼

06/09/2026

The Pothole Roubaix was on brand this year with lots of mud puddles to bike through (or around)!

The weather did not kill the vibe.

Thank you to all that braved the rain to support ! This event has raised over $7,000 for us in the last few years and has gone directly into our efforts to bring FLOW to Bangor Hill. Thank you for your support!

Sincere gratitude as always to our amazing hosts . You know how to show us bikers a good time!

And to for planning, logistics and implementation, including: the great route, necessary hot dog and bog water. You're the bomb.com

Keep the spirit alive!

06/09/2026

Trail Work Thursday:

We need two groups of 5-6.

group:

Meet at the CBOC parking area at 153 Taylor Rd. Bike out to the bottom of the lower flow trails to work on Trail 6. Bring lopers, gloves, bug spray and appropriate clothing and hydration.

5:00 pm start time. If you come late, bike out to find us on Trail 6.

University group:

Meet at the bike path off Witter Farm Rd at 5:30pm.

We will first help move a bridge to the base of Heart Attack Hill, then bike over to the NEMBA loop to do some branch clearing. Bring lopers, gloves, bug spray, appropriate clothing and hydration. If you need to find us later, use Trail forks to navigate to Buzz Saw and B Trail.