Maine's finest snowmobile trails!
The JoMary Riders Snowmobile Club maintains over 100 miles of wilderness snowmobile trails with our three commercial-grade diesel powered groomers. Our trail maintenance staff has been recognized by the Maine Snowmobile Association as being "Trail Groomers of the Year."
The Club is located on South Twin Lake, eight miles outside Millinocket, Maine, and at the edge of the KI/JoMary multiple use forest that spans the high country known as Maine's famous 100 Mile Wilderness. The region lies between Mount Katahdin to the north, Moosehead Lake to the west, Sebec Lake to the south and the Penobscot River to the east.
From the parking lot on South Twin Lake one can ride for hundreds of miles through spectacular forests and over mountains without ever passing through populated areas. Nearly all the region's snowmobile trails are on level, wide, gravel roadbeds used by Maine's logging industry. These landowners thankfully allow use of their unplowed roads during the winter months for both our groomed trails and hundreds of miles of "off-trail" riding.
Along the way there are dozens of scenic spots, moose watching opportunities, and off-trail challenges such as riding to the top of Ragged Mountain.
Some of our fantastic groomed trail riding includes:
JoMary Riders Snowmobile Club's trail system links to several other groomed trail systems to provide riders with an endless variety of routes. Our trails link directly to these destinations: Millinocket; Kokadjo; Ragged Lake; Rockwood; Northeast Carry; Pittston Farm; Greenville; Jackman; Brownville; Schoodic Lake; Abol Bridge; Shin Pond; Chesuncook Village; Baxter State Park; Katahdin Ironworks; Gulf Hagas; and Nahmakanta
Join Us
We welcome you to enjoy our trails, and hope you will join the JoMary Riders Snowmobile Club.
Support Snowmobiling and Fight with Us
We love to snowmobile and are willing to work hard to provide the best riding opportunities possible. But that takes major support from our landowners, our Legislature, and our business community.
Our Club must be heard. The Maine Snowmobile Association (MSA) must be heard. And you must be heard. That's where you come in. Every snowmobiler must make an ongoing effort to be heard - Not just by supporting a club or the MSA. The most effective way to protect your interests is for you to show up at Legislative hearings and industry meetings, writing to your Legislators, and writing to your newspapers.
Can our industry count on your support?
Thanks! See you on the trail.
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Riding on ITS 85/86 a couple of miles west of Nahmakanta Lake – March 1, 2016. Is that Mt. Rainier in the background?
A few pics from Tuesday’s ride: the Jo Mary road, ITS 86 and Farrar Mountain Scenic Bypass trail. All were great even prior to the snow we received Tuesday night.
First tracks heading south on the Farrar Mountain scenic bypass trail – March 1, 2016
Riding on the Jo Mary road at mile 9 – March 1, 2016
B Pond trail after Guernsey Brook, February 28, 2016. Looks like a normal winter
We did a trail inspection Sunday (96 miles) and found a wide variety of conditions. Here’s an update on our trail system:
Weather prediction is for 3 – 5″ of snow on Wednesday followed by a period of rain followed by cold temps for the following four days. Hopefully we will be able to get out and groom everything after the storm.
B Pond trail just 3 miles west of the normal looking B Pond trail (see above, at after Guernsey Brook), February 28, 2016. Icy corner is very dangerous!
The scenic overlook on Greenwood Mountain on February 28, 2016 with Saddleback in the distance (Piscataquis County, not the one near Rangeley)
ITS-109 trail where it connects with the Lincoln Ridge road, about 3 miles from South Twin parking lot.
Heading west on the Greenwood/Gauntlet Loop trail – February 22, 2016
Decided to go for a ride yesterday and check things out. From the groomer garage to Ragged Mtn. was a wide variety of conditions: snow, ice, dirt…not good.
But west of Ragged things got significantly better with very good coverage on the Greenwood/Gauntlet loop (see photo), B Pond and Jo Mary road. The 109 by Middle Jo Mary Lake was a sheet of ice for several miles.
The forecast is for 1 – 3″ of snow, then sleet, frozen mix and finally rain on Thursday with temps near 50 again. Maybe snow on Sunday. Keep fingers crossed and maybe March will return to winter!
Although much of our trail system is in good condition, with some fresh snow at higher elevations, we have made a decision and closed off a section of ITS-109 and a section of The Parkway Trail (6mi – 10mi). Follow the new signage we put up today which will reroute you around these BAD area’s that don’t have any snow. Some are all dirt/rocks, and solid ice. See photos for more details.
2nd Spring Road section of ITS-109 – all ICE (February 18, 2016)
At 10 mile on the Parkway Trail – Use the scenic loop (February 18, 2016)
At 6 mile on the Parkway Trail – use loop trail (February 18, 2016)
109 trail leading toward the scenic view clearcut / Closed not e-nuff snow all ICE (February 18, 2016)
Fresh snow being groomed on Black Pond trail February 17
Last night we groomed:
There are some good areas and some bad areas! We pulled in snow to cover as much ice as we could in some areas. There is standing water on some trails and a few area are real thin. The high country had a lot of fresh snow, and much less rain.
USE EXTREME CAUTION ON ALL TRAILS!
Studs and ice scratches will be needed on some trails until more snow arrives!
Grooming ITS109’s high country February 17
Groomed the edges to pull in fresh snow so it’s ride-able
ITS 109 heading north (Lincoln Ridge Rd.) pulled snow in last night to cover some of the ice
On Monday night, 2/15, the Jo Mary Riders had groomed the following trails so they would be smooth before the rain and following freeze up:
We strive to do this whenever possible because it helps prevent trail bed problems from building up and becoming embedded in ice for the entire remaining season. It ultimately results in better trails and more fun.
Now both sides have all Perma Groomer tires….solid rubber.
The last grooming run with our 2001 MP Plus resulted in two flat tires. Changed out both of them today and did three more that were ready to go (they were 15 years old!). So five new tires…$2000! Wonderful!
Passenger side rear tire. All four tires were air filled and originals
Drivers side rear tire, the only air filled tire on that side
JoMary groomer heading out on the evening of February 12, 2016
On Friday night, February 12, the Jo Mary Riders groomed the following trails:
All trails are in great shape with just a couple of minor issues due to low snow conditions.
JoMary Riders grooming the Katahdin Loop Trail (ITS-109) on February 10, 2016
On Wednesday, February 10, the Jo Mary Riders groomed the following trails:
The “Downtown” trail and 109 south will be groomed tonight.
JoMary Riders grooming the Katahdin Loop Trail (ITS-109) on February 10, 2016
JoMary Riders grooming the Katahdin Loop Trail (ITS-109) on February 10, 2016
JoMary Riders grooming the Katahdin Loop Trail (ITS-109) on February 10, 2016
On February 3rd we started construction of a new trail that connects the Quakish Brook road to the Tolman road (new 109S to old 109S). The landowners gave us permission to make the connection so we laid out the trail, hired a fellerbuncher to cut the trees (Thank You Double H Contracting), hired an excavator to grub out the trail and hired a mini-excavator to cut the brush on the south end of the trail.
Delivering a culvert
On Saturday we hauled culverts to both ends of the new trail to fix a couple of water holes.
The trail brushing was finished Sunday (Thank You Kevin Boynton), the excavation will be finished on Monday (Thank You Bion Tolman & Son) and the trail will be ready to groom as soon as we get some decent snow!
On February 7th Rick opened up the old 109 South connector that runs on the west side of Nollesemic Lake. Lots of trees had fallen across the trail but it is now opened and groomed with a whole new section of logging road providing great views.
New bridge on 109 towards Medway
Although we received minimal snow this past week we were very busy doing trail work. On Tuesday we loaded up one of the drags with two 25′ bridge beams, a load of PT crossbeams and nine sheets of Advantech to build a bridge on the 109 going south.
It’s at a location where we have built a snow bridge during the last two seasons but with hardly any snow this year it was time to build a real bridge. Dave, Phil and Rick built it in one day! The Advantech lasts about 8 to 10 years in an environment where drying can occur.
New regulations require that nothing falls thru the bridge and into the water.
We make sure all of our bridges are covered with snow just as flat as our trails. Bridge decks with open areas in the middle get covered with fabric before it snows. Those bridges you see with big holes in the middle are a accident waiting to happen!
