ATV guide/ info for Down East Sunrise Trail http://www.sunrisetrail.org/
(Trail # - MATS 206) (Ver March 2017)
Mile 0
Ellsworth, numerous services available fuel, food, lodging https://www.ellsworthchamber.org/
Mile Post 2 Trail Head, Parking Lot at Washington Junction, Hancock
Also at this location across the road ATV rentals- http://www.downeastatv.com/ 207-907-9421
Mile Post 11 Franklin Trading Post 207-565-3314 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Franklin-TradingPost/256649907704134 groceries, fuel, also a restaurant that serves food from 6am to 1 pm
MP 11 ½ access route to ATV trail #500 (10 miles)
MP 16 ¾ shared use road access to primitive camping on state land (Donnell Pond Unit) http://www.maine.gov/cgibin/online/doc/parksearch/index.pl?search_radio=1&state_park=&historic_site=&public_reserved_land=48&shared
_use_trails=&town=&distance=&submit=Go+%BB
MP 29 ¼ trail to RW Mathews for fuel (or use Willey District rd crossing access route for fuel)-- 2 miles also trail to
Milbridge (6 miles) and Steuben (10 miles)
MP 29 ½ North St Café 207-546-7780 https://www.facebook.com/pages/North-Street-Cafe/124499140939614
(restaurant is closed Tuesdays), also cabin rentals and campground
MP 30 Wild Game Guide Services 207-546-7221, lodging (up to 12 people)
MP 30 ½ Willey District Rd -- CH Mathews groceries 546-2601 , also Englishman’s B&B 1000 feet’ 546-2337
http://englishmansbandb.com/
Also access route downtown to RW Mathews for fuel and Grammie Donuts Restaurant 207-546-3330 (1 mile)
MP 31 Downtown Cherryfield, RW Mathews (gas) and Grammie Donuts Restaurant 207-546-3330
https://www.facebook.com/grammiedonutsrestaurant/ ,this trail continues on to a trail to Steuben, also loops back
to the DEST- MP 29 ¼
MP 32 Primitive campsites (6 sites)
MP 32 ½ ATV Trail 504/ MATS 105, 30 miles to Airline Lodge and Diner - food, fuel, and lodging 207-638-2301
http://emainehosting.com/AirlineSnackbar/ ,60 to miles Jack’s Snack Shack food- http://jacksnackshack.webs.com/
MP 36 ½ Scovil’s Millside Dining 483-6544 https://www.facebook.com/Scovils-Millside-Dining-102200096487005/
(3/4 mile via access route (North St).
MP 37 ½ American Pie Pizza 207-483-2227 https://www.facebook.com/americanpieofdowneast/ ¾ mile via trail,
Sunset Point Campground 207-483-4412 http://www.sunsetpointcampground.com ¾ mile via trail then 3 miles
access route (Marshfield Rd), Harrington Irving 207-483-4694 (1 ½ mile via trail and access route) fuel and food
(Subway) Bud’s Power Equipment 207-483-2874 (ATV repairs ¼ mile from Irving),
MP 44 trail to Cottonwood Campground - http://www.cottonwoodcampingrvpark.com/ , 207-598-8497 ½ mile, Elmers
Country Store- fuel and food, 207-483-2100 https://www.facebook.com/elmerscountry/ Pleasant River Takeout 207483-2900 (food) https://www.facebook.com/pleasantriverdrivein/?rf=123377911077638
MP 58 ½ Machias area http://machiaschamber.org/ motel, food , fuel (the Machias River Inn
http://www.machiasriverinn.com/ 207-255-4861 and The Inn at Shoppee Farm https://www.schoppeefarm.com
207-255-4648 are trail accessible), Helen’s Restaurant 207-255-8423 https://www.helensrestaurantmachias.com/ ,
Pat’s Pizza 207-255-8111 http://www.patsmachias.com/ , there are access routes available for other locations for
food and lodging,
MP 62 Riverside Inn 207-255-4134 https://www.riversideinn-maine.com/ (food and lodging)
MP 62 ½ Archibald’s One Stop 207-255-3827 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Archibalds-OneStop/902558839830837 fuel and small convenience store lots of parking (last fuel on Down East Sunrise Trail
headed east)
MP62 ¾ Talbot House & Gift Shop https://www.thetalbothouseinn.com/ 207-259-1103 or 207-217-2620 lodging
MP 70 ½ ATV trail #101 to camping on state land (Rocky Lake unit) http://www.maine.gov/cgibin/online/doc/parksearch/index.pl?search_radio=1&state_park=&historic_site=&public_reserved_land=64&shared
_use_trails=&town=&distance=&submit=Go+%BB
MP 78.9 ATV trail #522, South to Whiting Store 207-733-4432 https://www.facebook.com/WhitingStore/ 14 miles
(fuel/food) Cutler- 25 miles A2Z Variety (fuel/food), 207-259-3800, https://www.facebook.com/A2Z-Variety110659165612834/ North to Alexander (fuel 27 miles), , Woodland and Princeton MP 78.9
MP 80 Robinson’s Cottages http://www.robinsonscottages.com/ 207-726-9546 via trail 1000 feet
MP 87 Parking lot, End of Down East Sunrise Trail,
MP 87 a club trail continues 3 miles to Pembroke with access routes into Pembroke, fuel and food, there is also an
access route into Robbinston. (Hilltop Campground 454-3985 http://www.hilltopcampgroundmaine.com/ )
Trail continues on for another 6 miles into Perry to MP 96, New Friendly’s Restaurant 853-6610
https://www.facebook.com/New-Friendly-Restaurant-361208340631493/ ) and a General Store, no gas) This also
connects to access routes to the Robbingston ATV club trails
Trail note:There are over 1000 miles of ATV trails that are interconnected and accessible at the following Mile Posts
along the trail
MP 31 #514 RW Mathews fuel 2 miles, Milbridge 8 miles, and Steuben, fuel and food 13 miles
MP 32 ½ (trail #504) (also MATS 105 )30 miles to Airline Lodge and Diner where food, fuel, and lodging
MP 37 ½ (trail #514) length 17 miles also intersects with #504
MP 54 ½ (trail #516) can go to Grand Lake Stream (fuel/food) 796-5027 via this trail or back to the Airline Lodge and
Diner
MP 58 3/4 access route to access ATV trail #100)
MP 70 ½ ATV trail #101 access to primitive camping state lands- Rocky Lake Unit, Wesley (fuel/food) Grand Lake
Stream
Most towns along the DEST have approved ATV access routes
ATV Clubs in region
ATV Maine (statewide ATV information) http://www.atvmaine.org/
Acadia Area ATV http://www.acadiaareaatvers.com/index.htm
Airline Riders http://emainehosting.com/AirlineATVRiders/
Airline Snackbar Atvers http://www.airlinesnackbaratvers.com/
Narraguagus ATV Club http://home.earthlink.net/~narraguagusatv/narraguagusatvclub/
Down East Trail Riders https://www.facebook.com/detrail.riders?ref=br_rs
Dennysville ATV Club https://www.facebook.com/Dennysville-Snowmobile-ATV-Club-211484195580103/
East Stream ATV Club http://www.oocities.org/esatvc02/index.html
Breakneck Mountain ATV Club https://www.facebook.com/BreakneckMountainATV/
Grand Lake Stream ATV Club http://www.glsatvclub.com/
Other helpful ATV links for Maine
http://www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/trail_activities/atv/index.shtml
http://www.maine.gov/ifw/atv_snowmobile_watercraft/atv_snowmobile_laws/index.htm