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Back roads from Boston to Wells Beach and Ogunquit Maine areas
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State:
Massachusetts
Submitted
By: KerriOber
Date Submitted: Feb 07
Motorcycle Type: 99 Kaw Vulcan 500
Motorcycle Road Length: 75 Miles
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Road Scenery: 
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You
mostly go through small towns, and forests on this route.
You avoid the shore, until you get into Maine, and your
destination.
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Road Quality:
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This
route is not a shortcut. Most roads are one lane, and there
are stop lights in the small towns. Going through Haverhill
is the worst traffic you'll encounter. Road quality is mostly
good.
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Roadside Amenities: 
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The
destination is the point of this ride, as the shore of
Maine is spectacular. Dover is a pretty New Hampshire
town to stop and look around. The main amenities are found
in either Ogunquit
and Kennebunkport,
ME. Both places are loaded with things to do that are
too many to list.
Overall
this route is a great way to get yourself up to Maine
and yet save your throttle wrist and sitting in traffic
for hours by staying off Route 1 and I-95. My directions
below lead you to Kennebunkport and Ogunquit, Main. However
if you've got other destinations in mind, just follow
the below directions into Maine on Route 9, and in Dover,
MN, take route 16 up to Rochester and get on US Rt 202.
Route 202 is a great alternative because it runs parallel
to I-95, only about 15 miles west of it, and there's hardly
any traffic. From there, you can cut over to any of your
preferred destinations. If your destination is Mount Desert
Island, stay on 202 until you get to Augusta, and head
East on Rt 3, which will bring you through the China lakes
region. There's some great cabins and campgrounds around
here. It's really pretty, too. In Belfast, there's dining,
stores, and B&B's. From Belfast, you can get on Rt 1,
and head over to MT Desert Island.
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Written
directions:
If
you ride a motorcycle, it's tempting to ride up
to the Maine coast, but the prospect of sitting
through the toll traffic on I-95 is pretty daunting,
no fun, and dangerous. Here's an alternate way into
Maine, which especially works if you live in Boston.
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start in Andover,
MA
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Head North on Rt 125 into New Hampshire and through
Epping, NH
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After Epping, look for RT 155 to veer off to the
right and take that north
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Stay on Rt 155 North into Dover (which
is a good place for a stop, and a nosh)
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From Dover take Rt 9 North and into Maine and it
will cross Route 1 and put you right into Wells
Beach, in Maine
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From there, you are a short ride South into Ogunquit,
or you can continue head up north on Rt. 9 into
Kennebunkport
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