Snowmobile Trail Conditions Report: The Forks, Maine January 2024
The Forks Area Trail Report – January 30th, 2024
Cold temps return allowing us to get back to grooming!
ITS 87 Groomed and in good shape. Thin in the woods sections but excellent conditions throughout the system.
ITS 86 Groomed and in good shape. Note the powerline section is rough but a short span. Shirley Tote Road is plowed and a good portion of the Black Nubble Road is plowed and rough. We are working on alternatives currently for impending closure. Very passable. Active trucking- use caution.
Moxie Mountain Trail (alt ITS87) Excellent shape, some washouts in the woods sections. Will be groomed tonight.
Kennebec River Trail Some washouts and water spots on the north side of the trail, will be groomed tonight.
Caratunk Spur Trail Groomed and in good shape.
Bald Mountain Trail Groomed and in excellent shape.
Breakneck Ridge Trail Groomed and in great shape. Note a short plowed shared section, use caution active trucking.
Ben Towle
Forks Area Trails Snowmobile Club
The Forks Maine Snowmobile Trail Map
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Day riders, there is a FREE PARK & RIDE LOT at Northern Outdoors on Route 201.
The large parking lot is plowed with plenty of room for snowmobile trailers and groomed access to all trails. The Park & Ride lot is marked with a large sign on Route 201, 1/4 mile south of Northern Outdoors. Snowmobile trail maps, 91 octane ethanol-free gas, great food, and cold beer are available at Northern Outdoors.
**PLEASE NOTE: gas is CASH ONLY and available 9:00am-5:00pm
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The Forks Area Trail Report – January 23rd, 2024
Time to ride!
ITS 87 Groomed and in good shape. Thin in town and in woods sections, excellent on the roads. Pleasant Pond Trail section is in very good shape, still a few washouts that need more snow to fill- use caution until you know the trail.
ITS 86 Groomed and in good shape. Powerline section is rough, but that’s only a couple hundred yards. Shirley Tote Road is plowed this year, shared road. Yield to traffic. Road sections are in great shape.
Moxie Mountain Trail (old ITS87) Fun loop with access to Caratunk. Thin and rough through Moore’s Bog area but then a nice loop.
Kennebec River Trail Groomed on Friday. Decent shape, steep hill has some rocks but passable on the north side. Will be groomed again Wednesday.
Caratunk Spur Trail Groomed and in good shape.
Bald Mountain Trail Groomed and in excellent shape all the way through.
Breakneck Ridge Trail Groomed and in excellent shape.
Ben Towle
Forks Area Trails Snowmobile Club
The Forks Maine Snowmobile Trail Map
Donate to or Join the Club
Zach’s First Video Trail Report of the 2024 Season!
Shot: January 18, 2024
Forks Area Snowmobile Trails – January 17th, 2024
Winter’s Back, back again
Snowmobiling’s Back, tell a friend.
Grooming’s back, Grooming’s back, Grooming’s, back, Da dah da.
Great combination of extended cold weather, and a few storms put us in great shape to “open” the season. Water issues have frozen up, and we’ve received a decent charge of snow. Trails will be better than you would expect.
We will be out the next couple of days and nights continuing to pack, pan and groom. We will be grooming all weekend.
Red is Season closures.
Yellow is Temporary closures.
Green is open and on neighboring clubs
Trail changes and notes
ITS87 South: on our system runs down the Pleasant pond trail to the Windmill trail towards Palmer pond. Old ITS87 still has the Moxie mountain loop and is the route to Caratunk.
The Connector trail to Northern Outdoors and the Kennebec River Trail: relocated further south on ITS 87.
Shirley Tote Road: will be shared plowed road this year. There will be active hauling, please use caution and stay to the side of the road.
We are going to fill in as many of the washouts as we can but please use caution and treat as early riding conditions.
Ben Towle
Forks Area Trails Snowmobile Club
The Forks Maine Snowmobile Trail Map
Forks Area Snowmobile Trails Update- January 11th, 2024
Finally here- time to write our first trail update! We were thrilled to welcome about 8″ of heavy snow Tuesday into Wednesday, and have our sights set on another couple of storm systems making their way to us- one Saturday, and one next week. Groomers have not gotten out grooming quite yet, but they will be out packing tomorrow and marking hazards as best they can. After Saturday’s storm, temps are looking to drop and stay low for the foreseeable future, giving us what we need to finally lock up some of the water. If you do venture out on the trails this long weekend – use caution, trails likely won’t be groomed, and there are open waterholes and other early season hazards. If all goes as expected, we will be grooming next week!🙌 In the meantime- swing by for delicious food and fresh beer at our brewpub – with 91 octane ethanol free gas on site!
Trail updates from Forks Area Trails Club:
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Tomorrow we will be out doing some packing and trail cleanup from last storm. We have some pretty good water holes in areas that still need to freeze up and we will be avoiding and updating on here.
People who go out this weekend, please use caution as we have a lot of washouts to fill in and will take a couple storms to get enough snow.
Be prepared after heavy winds Saturday for downed trees.
If you have a saw you can bring with you, let us know what you find and what you cleaned up on this thread. Thank you!
Ben Towle
Forks Area Trails Snowmobile Club
The Forks Maine Snowmobile Trail Map
