Looking for some cool spots to visit by snowmobile in Northern Maine? Here are 6 “sledventures” worth adding to your winter bucket list!

Ghost Trains of Eagle Lake

The so-called “ghost trains” are a pair of 100-ton steel locomotives that sit incongruously in the woods at the southern end of Eagle Lake, part of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. The massive engines were once used to haul logs from the forest to the banks of Umbazooksus Lake, where they were driven to Chesuncook Lake and down the Penobscot River to the mills downstream. Once trucks became a more efficient means of transporting logs, the locomotives (and their fuel cars) were abandoned in the woods in 1933, where they now make for a surreal destination accessible only by snowmobile in winter. You can reach the ghost trains from Shin Pond Village in Mt. Chase via ITS 85, a distance of around 65 miles one-way.

Libby Camps

This remote sporting camp on the shores of Lake Millinocket (often confused with the more accessible Millinocket Lake outside the town of Millinocket) is about as old-school a lodge as you’ll find in Maine. Owned and operated by the fifth generation of Libbys, the camp is best known as a fishing and hunting retreat, and offers immediate access to numerous ponds, rivers, and streams that are home to native brook trout and wild landlocked salmon. The camp features several rustic cabins, some dating back to the late 1800s, as well as a larger and more modern cabin built in 2015. The main lodge is exactly the type you’d expect to find in a traditional sporting camp, with a big central fireplace and the mounts of deer, moose, fish, and other local animals peering down from the walls and beams above. The food is a specialty, which is why you might want to stop for lunch (served daily 10-4) or make this an overnight destination while on the trails. Libby Camps can be accessed via ITS 85.

Grand Falls

Grand Falls is a beautiful 35-foot waterfall on the Dead River, west of The Forks, with natural ice sculptures formed by the tumbling water and rocks. It’s a popular destination that’s only accessible in winter by snowmobile. In warmer seasons, this stretch of the Dead also offers terrific fishing for landlocked salmon and trout. To reach the falls from The Forks, follow the Kennebec River Trail to ITS 86/89 west toward Rangeley and Eustis.

Pittston Farm

Pittston Farm is a popular lunch and refueling stop for snowmobilers traveling along ITS 88, but holds historic interest as well. It’s located at the junction of the north and south branches of the Penobscot River, where they flow into the very western end of Seboomook Lake. The farm was originally built in 1907 by the Great Northern Paper Company as an outpost for personnel, food, horses, and equipment during the log-drive era. Later, it served as a sporting camp for hunters and fishermen, and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A dozen of these outpost farms were built throughout Northern Maine, but most have since been torn down. The food at Pittston Farm is simple, delicious, and served in large portions—just what you crave after several hours on the trail. The farm also offers lodging in cabins and motel-like rooms, as well as a gas pump. In summer, tent and RV camping is available on the shores of Seboomook Lake.

Coburn Mountain

At 3,717 feet, Coburn is the tallest mountain in Maine with a groomed snowmobile trail to the summit. On a clear day it offers sweeping views as far as Mount Katahdin to the east and into Canada to the north. To get there from The Forks, follow the Kennebec River Trail to trail junction ST 10. From here take ITS 87 north. Approximately 10 miles north of Berry’s Store, take the Coburn Mountain Connector Trail west to ITS 89. Ride ITS 89 north a short distance to the spur trail up Coburn Mountain. At the summit you will find a weather station and steel lookout tower.

B52 Crash Site

If you find yourself snowmobiling in the Moosehead Region, you may want to visit the B52 Crash memorial, on the flank of Elephant Mountain east of Moosehead Lake. It was here, in the winter of 1963, that a B52 Stratofortress bomber on a routine mission out of Westbrook Air Base in Massachusetts experienced mechanical failure and crashed, killing seven people onboard. Miraculously, two of the crewmembers who ejected from the plane survived on the snow-covered mountain. Today, pieces of the plane wreckage litter the site. You can reach the memorial, some 15 miles north of Greenville, via ITS 85.

Bingham Wind Farm

Constructed in 2015 and 2016, the Bingham Wind Farm is a series of 57 towers stationed along a high ridge amid spruce and hardwood forest. Getting there from Bingham makes for an easy half-day trail ride, but you’ll be treated to great views of the surrounding landscape and an up-close look at the massive towers and whooshing blades. The wind farm can be accessed via ITS 87 and the Wind Mill Trail.