I will be visiting Portland, Maine for a wedding in the next few weeks. Will likely not have time to venture out of the downtown area to hit nice area trails, etc., but was hoping some locals might have advice on where to head from the downtown area if I want to get in 7-12 miles? Any local paths/rail-to-trail things?
Thank you!
Check Strava Heatmaps - they're great for figuring out where to run when traveling
Promenade to Back Cove for loop and back.
Salty Dog wrote:
Promenade to Back Cove for loop and back.
This is the right answer for going 7-12 from downtown. You can also incorporate the Bayside trail, which you can turn on to near where the Promenade bike path connects to Back Cove.
If you're feeling a little adventurous and thinking more in the 12-mile range, look up the Sebago to Sea trail. From downtown you would go to Back Cove and then exit that path on the side farther from downtown.
This is fantastic information and very easy to access from where I'll be staying. THANK YOU!
I assume pretty safe in the early AM (6am)? I know very little about this city. Got into a bit of a bad situation trying to run early AM along the river in Baton Rogue one time and don't want to make the same mistake.
I appreciate the help.
Portland is a dope city & is plenty safe. Tons of people will be out around back cove. Nice soft surface too. If you need to go longer you can loop Veterans Memorial Bridge & Casco Bay Bridge. There's a bike path that runs in between. Nice views going over both. Could also head further south towards Cape Elizabeth & B2B territory.
Portland, ME has become a mirror image of its namesake—inundated with drugged out zombies, insane communist political culture, and all the crime associated with “New Mainers” (I.e., Somalis). A quaint small working harbor city has become a total sh*thole.
oh, but you can get a nice craft beer and a lobster roll, so all good
Patagonia or LL Bean may have outlets nearby...if you further wish to deplete a few funds
That's a wild take. You should get out of the house more. Not everything in this world is scary.
The link below might help.
There’s also a Fleet Feet in Portland. I know it’s a chain but someone there may know of some routes.
Look up CycleMania Portland on Google. It’s a bike shop but there are some runners there and they’re usually friendly.
Just wanted to thank everyone again. Lot's of great information. Wish I was going to have more time to explore. Wedding weekends tend to involve me getting up at the crack of dawn with a hangover to knock out as many miles as I have time for before I get into trouble for being gone too long, LOL. Knowing I have a decent path right down the street is very nice.
