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Pedal the Coast I Own Bike Shorts a Boothbay to Bar Harbor Bike Tour My Bike Has a Name TRIP LEVELS: Pedal the Coast I own bike shorts A Boothbay to Bar Harbor Bike Tour My bike has a name MAINE Price: $2,495 What’s included? Trip Length: 7 days / 6 nights Trip Dates: Ꮀ Six nights’ lodging Trips available in June, July, Ꮀ All lodging taxes and gratuities Bike Rental: Hybrid $100 / Road $160 August, September, and October. Single Supplement: $600 Ꮀ Most meals – including five dinners, six breakfasts, and two lunches Ꮀ All taxes and gratuities for these meals Gear-up for great cycling through scenic coastal Maine. We cover a lot Ꮀ Expenses paid for sailing on the of ground but you’ll only notice mile after mile of breathtaking scenery Schooner as you get to know the Maine we love. We’ll share with you some of Ꮀ Entrance fee for Penobscot Narrows our favorite rides and destinations as we travel from inn to inn for the Bridge and Acadia National Park first five days. Ꮀ Experienced Summer Feet Guides Ꮀ Detailed route notes and maps Every day you’ll be treated to great food, unique experiences, and the Ꮀ Van support including fresh water, warmth of Maine hospitality. Ride up into the Camden Hills and to the ample snacks, and “relief rides” summit of Cadillac Mountain (and down!). You’ll reach out-of-the-way Ꮀ Summer Feet Souvenirs – a cycling water bottle and t-shirt (available in places like Clark Island and Castine. You’ll see unusual reversing falls. men’s and women’s fit) You might meet the lobsterman who caught your lunch! Off-bike, explore Ꮀ Alcoholic beverages are not included famous towns like Blue Hill, Bar Harbor, and Camden. And we’ll in the package price and are always at introduce you to the world’s best blueberry muffin. These are bound to your discretion be some of the most memorable miles you’ll log this year. 1 Pedal the Coast A Boothbay to Bar Harbor Bike Tour Book your tour online! www.SummerFeet.net or call (866) 857-9544 Our Accommodations The Bradley Inn 1st Night The Castine Inn 4th Night Gorgeous grounds, fabulous food, lovely rooms, and The perennial gardens and wraparound porch invite you Victorian elegance make this full-service country inn a to relax in this 1898 country inn overlooking the busy knockout. Make time to stroll along the rocky coastline to harbor. the historic Pemaquid Point Light. Castine, Maine New Harbor, Maine Phone – 1.207.236.4365 Phone – 1.207.677.2105 or 1.800.942.5566 www.castineinn.com www.bradleyinn.com The Harborside Hotel 5-6th Nights Relaxed luxury on the shores of Frenchman’s Bay. Minutes Craignair Inn 2nd Night from charming downtown, a few short miles from the You couldn’t be situated any closer to the water. breathtaking scenery and unique history of Acadia National Park. Clark Island, Maine Phone – 1.207.236.6060 or 1.800.320.9997 Bar Harbor, Maine www.craignair.com Phone – 1.800.328.5033 www.theharborsidehotel.com The Inns at Blackberry Common 3rd Night Located a short walk from the bustling downtown and waterfront of Camden, this Victorian style restored inn offers beautifully furnished rooms, outstanding hospitality, and elegant breakfasts. Camden, Maine Phone – 1.207.236.6060 or 1.800.388.6000 www.innsatblackberrycommon.com Meeting Time and Location The first day of the tour, your Summer Feet Guides will collect you from your Portland- based hotel for the transfer to the trip’s start. The day will begin with pick-ups scheduled around 8:00am. You will receive a phone call on your cell phone the evening prior to verify your specific pick-up time. 2 Pedal the Coast A Boothbay to Bar Harbor Bike Tour Book your tour online! www.SummerFeet.net or call (866) 857-9544 Day to day itinerary BLUE CASTINE HILL CAMDEN BAR HARBOR ACADIA NATIONAL PARK ROCKLAND PORT CLYDE PEMAQUID BOOTHBAY DAY 1 DAY 2 Boothbay to Pemaquid Pemaquid to Clark Island Transfer to Boothbay 1.5 hours Pemaquid to Clark Island Route 63 miles Boothbay to Pemaquid Route 48 or 53 miles Meals breakfast and dinner Meals dinner Our day starts with a short ride to the colonial Pemaquid historic site. Easily identifiable from the water, Pemaquid was Leaders will collect you at 8 am from your hotel in Portland highly contested during the French and Indian wars and was for the 1:15 minute transfer to Boothbay and the start of some the economic hub of New England before Boston rose to great cycling. We will begin by cycling Linekin Neck for some prominence. From here we cycle through a seaside summer wonderful ocean views including lighthouses and Boothbay community and up the peninsula to the town of Waldoboro Harbor. Our ride continues along country roads and on to the where we stop for lunch. After lunch we cycle to the Olsen town of Damariscotta. One of our favorite little Maine towns, House, featured in Andrew Wyeth’s “Christina’s World” and out Damariscotta features a charming main street right on the the St George Peninsula to Clark Island. Upon arrival, sit on the water and some great lunch options. You are on your own for porch overlooking the ocean or stroll onto the island to swim in lunch and free to explore the town before we continue cycling the quarry over looking the ocean. Tonight we offer the choice around a lake and onto the Pemaquid Peninsula. After cycling between dinner at the inn or a short ride to eat lobster on an we gather at the Pemaquid Point Lighthouse to watch the ocean ocean front wharf. pound the coast and to enjoy a wine and cheese reception. Tonight we enjoy dinner at the elegant Bradley Inn. 3 Pedal the Coast A Boothbay to Bar Harbor Bike Tour Book your tour online! www.SummerFeet.net or call (866) 857-9544 Day to day itinerary (continued) DAY 3 DAY 4 Clark Island to Camden Camden to Castine Clark Island to Camden Route 30, 54, or 100 miles Camden to Castine Route 53 or 63 miles Sunset Sail aboard the Schooner Olad 2 hours Meals breakfast, lunch, and dinner Meals breakfast, lunch, and dinner Optional: Journey to the Observation Deck of the Penobscot Narrows Bridge We start our day heading south on the St George Peninsula towards the town of Port Clyde. In Port Clyde we stop to explore Today is good chance to get your heart rate up as we pedal the great little general store and to bask in the sun on the past Lake Megunticook and up into the Camden Hills. Our town pier and enjoy one of Maine’s most picturesque harbors. ride through the hills drops us back to the coast near the quirky From Port Clyde it is a quick spin over to the Marshall Point gingerbread community of Bay Side and into the town of Belfast. Lighthouse. Leaving Marshall Point we spin back up towards last Take some time to explore the galleries, shops, and pretty harbor night’s inn with the blue ocean and pine covered islands as the before settling in for lunch. After lunch we have a short van backdrop. We stop at the Keag Store for lunch, a great spot for shuttle to Bucksport and the original Fort Knox. This Fort Knox, a lobster roll both because they are yummy and because you and the more famous one, were named after the Revolutionary might end up sitting next to the lobster man who caught your War hero General Henry Knox, whose house you pedaled by lunch - something that would never happen at the overhyped on day 3. Built in the 1800’s, Fort Knox never saw battle but its places that the tourists’ guides feature. After lunch a cornucopia size stands as a monument to the strategic importance of Maine of discovery awaits. First stop, Birch Point State Park to explore to the fledging United States of America. Take some time to the rocks and shore, then it is off to the Owls Head Light, my explore the fort or ride the elevator to the top of the bridge for favorite lighthouse in Maine. From Owls Head it is a quick panoramic views of the Maine Coast before hopping back on spin into the town of Rockland, home of some great galleries, your bike and pedaling onto the town of Castine. the lighthouse museum, the Farnsworth Museum of Art, Project Puffin, and the Island Institute. From Rockland it is a quick 10 miles through lush countryside to the town of Camden. Once we DAY 5 settle into the inn we will meet my good friend Aaron Lincoln, Castine to Blue Hill owner and captain of the Schooner Olad, and join him on an evening sail on Penobscot Bay. A natural story teller, Aaron Castine to Blue Hill Route 40, 61, or 75 miles will share stories from his sailing life, while the guides serve a Longer Option 100 miles gourmet picnic and the sun sets over the Camden Hills. Van Transfer to Bar Harbor 1 hour Meals breakfast One of the oldest towns in North America, Castine predates Plymouth, Massachusetts by 6 years. It was founded by the French, so American history dismisses it. Our morning ride through Castine is a ride through Pre Colonial North American History. Fought over by 4 nations, Castine’s every block offers a narrative of the struggle for dominance in a new and uncharted world. Once through Castine our ride follows the backroads of the Blue Hill Peninsula. One of my favorite rides in all of Maine, today’s ride rolls through farmland, coastal villages, and along pristine coastline.
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