Down East Sunrise Trail (DEST) Location: Trail Crosses ME 193 in CherryEld
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Cherryeld Crossing Harrington and Jonesboro Station Whitneyville Crossing Columbia Falls Crossings Location: Trail crosses Station Road Location: Trail crosses ME 1A just Location: Trail crosses North St. just north northwest of Jonesboro. south of Whitneyville. of Harrington; enters Columbia Falls at Tibbetstown & Centerville Rds. Parking: Limited parking next to the trail Parking: Limited roadside parking Parking: Limited at Harrington and Columbia Trail Section Length: 8 miles Trail Section Length: 4 miles Falls Crossings. Summer and weekend parking Jonesboro Station to Whitneyville Crossing Whitneyville to Machias www.sunrisetrail.org at Narraguagus High School, Harrington. Points of Interest: Trail Section Length: 10 miles An1868 schoolhouse Cable Pool, Harrington Crossing to Columbia Falls = 6 miles turned library in1966 Cherryeld to Machias = 29 miles Cherryeld Columbia Falls to Jonesboro Station = 4 miles is located close to the Points of Interest & Side Trips: trail in Whitneyville. The Down East Sunrise Trail (DEST) Location: Trail crosses ME 193 in Cherryeld. takes riders o-road through a Leaving Whitneyville, variety of landscapes providing Parking: At North St. - North St. intersects the trail crosses the ME 193 about 1mile north of US 1, and 1/4 mile scenic views of coastal mountains, Machias River and cuts through south of the DEST/ME 193 crossing. freshwater marshes and upland forests, open wetlands, and Trail Section Length: 7 miles blueberry barrens. Along the way, forests. Skirting downtown Machias, Cherryeld to Harrington Pass by the trail crosses just two roads in this 28 bridges span tree-lined streams blueberry section before reaching the Machias and salmon rivers. Points of Interest & Side Trips: barrens Trail skirts downtown Cherryeld’s historic and the Gallison Memorial Library Station 98. 85 miles and growing, the DEST district and then parallels US1 for almost Pleasant River before the trail becomes Points of Interest & Side Trips: The trail becomes increasingly remote, is the longest o-road section 3 miles before crossing the Harrington River. semi-remote beyond Columbia Falls.The Wild Salmon Resource Center, Pleasant River crossing the Chandler River, numerous of the East Coast Greenway. A side trip to the historic district for the Community Forest, Forest Hills Cemetery, streams, and beaver ponds. It passes by the history and cafes makes for a fun lunch stop. Gallison Library, and Ruggles House & Garden Jonesboro Wildlife Management Area and FMI: www.sunrisetrail.org To learn more about the geology of the area www.greenway.org are great side trips. A country store, 1mile east of provides opportunities for wildlife viewing. view Maine’s Ice Age Trail at Columbia Falls is known for doughnuts and www.parksandlands.com http://iceagetrail.umaine.edu. makes a good lunch and provisions stop. (MP59 see next map) Hadley 191 Gardner Lake Lake MP59 Chases Mill Maine Department ofConservation Agriculture, and Forestry - Division of and Parks Public Lands DOWN EAST SUNRISE TRAIL Rd. Select ORV Trail Crossings MP = Mile Post Machias Aquatic Research 1 MP 31 #514 South to Steuben Center (see next map) Cherryeld to Machias MP 37-1/2 #514 MP 54 -1/2 #516 192 Hadley 13 miles - ATV ONLY 17 miles, also intersects #504 MP 58 - 3/4 Lake Rd. MP63 Junctions MP 32-1/2 #504/MATS 105 Whitneyville Scotts Hill Rd. East Machias Machias 1A River To Great Heath Library Cutler Coast PRL CENTERVILLE Public Lands Pleasant River COLUMBIA MP55 Community Forest Univ. of Maine 92 191 DEBLOIS FALLS Machias access points MP47 Whitneyville Roque Machiasport Cherryeld Jonesboro Blus Rd. Schoodic MP43 Jonesboro Crossing Oldest bldg. Lake WMA 1A east of Saco Rd. Columbia Falls Station Penobscot Fort O’Brien 193 River Machias Bay Crossing Chandler Tibbettstown River East Pea Ridge Rd. Cross Rd. Rd. 1 Kennebec Rd. Schoodic Rd. Epping Jonesboro Rd. CHERRYFIELD Station Rd. Old Route 1/Great Cove Rd./Roque Blus Rd. Larabee ME193/Beddington Rd. Georgetown Woods Rd. N.Main St. Centerville Rd. Heath West Preserve COLUMBIA Station Rd. Looks Kennebec MP30 Point Rd. Rd. TNC Narraguagus Cherryeld Forest Hills Cemetery Ruggles 1 Little Kennebec Bay WMA Crossing Ridge Rd. Sacarap Rd. House Addison Rd. Webb 1 Wild Salmon District Rd. North St. Resource Center Great Cove Howard Cable Pool Gallison Addison Cove Memorial Library Water St. Roque Blus State Park 187 Johnson Cove Rd. Wiley District Rd. MP37 Englishman Bay Narraguagus 0 MILE 1 182 High School Harrington East Side Rd. Bold Coast 1 A Crossing 187 Wildlife Management Area North Scenic Byway St. To Public Reserve Land HARRINGTON Jonesport Major Highway Maine 1 MILBRIDGE Scenic Byway Ice Age Harrington Pleasant Numbered Route Trail Narraguagus River River DEST River Flat Bay This guide was funded through a Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund grant and the Recreational Trails Program. It is the cooperative eort of the Maine Division of Parks and Public Lands, the Hancock County Planning Commission, the Sunrise Trail Coalition, and Down East and Acadia Regional Tourism. (Version 10/1/2012).