Pennacook Area Community Trails

Pennacook Area Community Trails (PACT) is an Inland Woods + Trails project to develop a network of high-quality single-track mountain bike trails through many private and town-owned parcels in the River Valley area of Rumford Maine. In fall of 2019, the first half mile of the trail “Take Off” was built with a trailhead located at the Mountain Valley High School. In fall 2021, a large bridge was constructed along with an additional quarter of a mile to connect segments of trails and prep for a longer build in 2022. In summer 2022, an additional 2-4 miles are slated to be built. 

The Connection: Connecting the Rumford and River Valley community to fun, high-quality recreation opportunities such as mountain biking is part of IWT’s goal of providing recreation as a tourism opportunity for communities. 

Trails available & stats:

Single track bike trail: 3.51 mi

• Take Off (easy): 0.68 mi
• Fawntastic (easy): 0.38 mi
• Bull Pine (easy): 0.6 mi
• Rope Tow (intermediate): 1.85 mi

Double track multiple use pathways and woods roads: 1.14 mi

• High School Trail: 0.94 mi
• Inrun Road: 0.2 mi

Rules: 

• Bikers have the right-of-way on single track bike trails 
• Dogs allowed on leash or under voice command on all trails 
• Authorized vehicles may be present at any time on all double track roads and pathways 
• Motorized vehicles are prohibited on all single track bike trails
• Active forestry may be occurring at any time 
• Carry out all litter, including pet waste
• Snowmobilers and ATVers traveling on double track trails, respect landowners and adhere to directional signage provided by local clubs that are posted along the corridors