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The ride
From the Eagle Lake car park on Route 233 the carriage road runs down the east shore of Eagle Lake to signpost 7, then south past Bubble Pond, where it crosses the Bubble Pond Bridge, and on to signpost 17 below Day Mountain. It turns west to signposts 16 and 14 by Jordan Pond and climbs up the west side of the pond, crossing the Deer Brook Bridge, before running back along the west shore of Eagle Lake.
It is 18.0 km (11.2 miles) round with 164 m of climbing; allow about 1½ hours of riding. The grade is Easy. The roads are wide, smooth broken stone with gentle grades, but there are long steady climbs above Jordan Pond.
Bikes may use only the park's own carriage roads: those south of Jordan Pond towards Seal Harbor are private and closed to them. Give way to walkers and horses, keep to 20 mph, and ride Class 1 e-bikes only. A park pass is needed all year: $20 a person on a bike or $35 a car for seven days, and from 2026 visitors who are not US residents, aged 16 and over, pay $100 more.
The Eagle Lake car park has toilets and fills early; Bubble Pond has toilets, and Jordan Pond House has food, water and toilets. The free Island Explorer buses run until 12 October 2026.
Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.
Good to know
- Built by John D. Rockefeller Jr. between 1913 and 1940: 45 miles of broken-stone roads with 17 stone bridges
- Bikes may use only the park's own carriage roads; those south of Jordan Pond towards Seal Harbor are closed to them
- Class 1 e-bikes only; give way to walkers and horses
- Toilets at Eagle Lake and Bubble Pond; food, water and toilets at Jordan Pond House
Getting there
Start: Eagle Lake. 44.37807, -68.25258
Places to stay nearby
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Paths and roads change, and surfaces vary with the weather. The line and figures come from OpenStreetMap and our own checks; ride to what you find, give way to walkers and horses, and carry what you need to mend a puncture.