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Yankee Magazine Names Best 5 Mountain-Bike Trails in New England

by Heather Atwell

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DUBLIN, New Hampshire (April 2009)--Yankee Magazine's Travel Guide issue, on newsstands April 28 through the end of August, names New England's best five mountain-bike trails. Yankee's longtime contributor Todd Balf, who has ridden mountain-bike trails from New Zealand to Venezuela, picks the five best in New England.

In each issue, Yankee names the "Best 5" in different categories. The July/August issue will name the best five sand-sculpture contests in New England.

The following five mountain-bike trails made the list:

• Great Brook Farm State Park

Carlisle, MA: mass.gov/dcr/parks/northeast/gbfm.htm

"Twenty miles of trails beyond the red farm buildings at the entrance to this historic 1,000-acre property. Easy and fun with plenty of good diversions, from Native American sites to big-eyed Holsteins."

• Friends of Massabesic Biking Association Trail

Auburn, NH: fomba.com

"A network of trails with good beginning routes (such as the fire road loop around Tower Hill Pond), mixed with more challenging single-tracks, such as Sampler, Red Pine, and Moose Track."

• Kingdom Trails

East Burke, VT: kingdomtrails.org

"Simply put, heaven. By acclaim the best place for mountain bikers of every stripe: Half of the system's 100-plus miles are wide, easy double-track (including VAST and River Run), and all trails are marked for difficulty."

• Trail of Tears

West Barnstable, MA: capecodbikeguide.com/tot.asp, mtbadventureseries.org/ridingzone/TrailofTears.html

"Brutishly named, but this Cape Cod trail is 16 miles of swooping cross-country single-track--perfect for intermediate-level riders who like an aerobic workout."

Mount Agamenticus

York, ME: agamenticus.org, mtanemba.org

"Located near Ogunquit, Mount Ag's Ring and Horse trails lead to terrific lookout-tower views across the Gulf of Maine and inland to the White Mountains."

Yankee Magazine's 2009 Travel Guide offers 270 reasons to see New England, including 254 "Best of New England -- Editors' Choice" selections where visitors can find the best foods and refreshments, lodging, attractions, and bargains. This special issue also names 120 top events around the region and includes food, home, and garden articles.

"Travel may never have been as important to our psyche as it is now; we may have lost money, but not curiosity," says Yankee editor Mel Allen. "We still need the fun and adventure and stimulation that travel, more than anything else, gives us. And no place I know lets you see so much--from mountains and deep, clear lakes to storybook villages and world-class museums, all within a few hours of one another--as New England does.

For more information, visit: YankeeMagazine.com

Note to media: Yankee welcomes the media to interview our writers and editors, who are experts on New England. For more information, contact Heather Atwell.

About Yankee Magazine: Yankee Magazine was founded in 1935 and is based in Dublin, New Hampshire.. It is the only magazine devoted to New England through its coverage of travel, home, food, and features. With a paid circulation of over 350,000 and a total audience of nearly 2.5 million, it is published by Yankee Publishing Incorporated (YPI), one of the few remaining independent magazine publishers in the United States. YPI also owns the nation's oldest continuously produced periodical, The Old Farmer's Almanac. More information about Yankee: New England's Magazine is available at: YankeeMagazine.com