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Congratulations to Maine’s Sugarloaf Mountain who just cut the ribbon on New England’s newest lift-assisted bike park. The newest addition to Sugarloaf’s summer activities offerings features a 3-mile flow trail accessible via the Whiffletree Quad. The machine-built gravity trail ideal for intermediate riders is just the first of many more trails to come.

“Providing 1,050′ of elevation per lap via the Whiffletree Quad, the Sugarloaf Bike Park provides the perfect amount of vertical for a bike park. Our machine-built gravity trails are 2.5-3 miles long at a mellow grade, while hand-built enduro trails are naturally shorter and steeper.” -Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf has long been a mountain biking destination in New England and had existing enduro and downhill race trails. Here’s a quick look back at the history of the MTB at Sugarloaf.

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