Bikepacking Maine’s Coast

Chris & Chris bikepack the entire coast of Maine. Beginning at Nubble Lighthouse and finishing at West Quoddy Head, they ride over 800 miles and climb over 40,000ft on a trip of a lifetime.
Our full route: / strava
Our Professional Work:
Chris Shane
/ chrismshane
chrismshane.com
Chris Bennett
/ chrisbennettphoto
chrisbennettphotography.com

[@stefanomigliuolo3468]

Did it solo from Calais to Portsmouth in May ’23. Your video brought back memories… Thanks for posting!

[@chrisandchris]

That's awesome! Hope to do it again someday. It's such a special way to experience the coast of New England.

[@MikeMassey-fi5of]

Great video! We’ve biked some of those places, Cadillac 4x last summer. The roadside ferris wheel is just a couple miles from our house.

[@chrisandchris]

Awesome! We love it there. Hoping to get back this year as well…

[@kianooshmempel7370]

Your videos never fail to amaze me. Well done!

[@chrisandchris]

Thanks Kianoosh!

[@lalundin]

Moved from Maine to England 20 years ago, this brought back amazing memories of the coast. Thanks guys!

[@flacojimenez3017]

I love Maine. Most beautiful state in the country.

[@chrisandchris]

Might have to agree with you on that one.

[@MacLeanWright]

Really, really enjoyed this. Great work guys.

[@chrisandchris]

Thanks!

[@clementgrech2455]

Magnifique ❤❤❤, j'ai adoré. Félicitations

[@ColFernald]

Love your videos and anxiously awaiting for your Borestone shots!

[@aarongilbert1333]

Always an inspiration! Made it look easy, good work guys.

[@chrisandchris]

Thanks Aaron!

[@GD-cc4su]

Another excellent video!

[@chrisandchris]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@clementgrech2455]

Your videos are beautiful! Could I ask you to share the route, or even better, the GPX file? Thanks again for this wonderful video. I'm going to share it with all my friends.

[@chrisandchris]

Thanks for reminding us! We just put the full route into the video description for you. You should ride it!

[@FortheLoveofCycling]

This is wonderful.

[@chrisandchris]

Thank you!

[@V1AbortV2]

Met you guys riding up Mauna Kea couple months ago! Love the channel. Mad respect for you both! 👊

[@chrisandchris]

Thanks! Were you the 767 freighter pilot?

[@V1AbortV2]

@@chrisandchris Yes sir! 🤘

[@chrisandchris]

@@V1AbortV2 Great to hear from you! The Mauna Kea film is in the Pipeline!

[@MikeMassey-fi5of]

It is my sad duty to report that the Gouldsboro ferris wheel is no more. The truck on the roof is also gone. 😢

[@chrisandchris]

Change is a good thing but this kind of change is sad.

[@MikeMassey-fi5of]

@@chrisandchris we just rode by again this morning and I miss it. I used to imagine what it was like back in the day, with kids riding the ferris wheel.

[@eriwhere]

Is that a mirror coming out of your glasses? I've never seen something like that before. Is it good? What brand is it?

[@chrisandchris]

It is! Not sure what brand but you can find them online. They're especially great for solo riding.

[@johnschwartz12]

Is there a Ride w/ GPS or Strava of this route? Looking to pick a few pieces for a long weekend ride

[@johnschwartz12]

Should have started with - epic ride!

[@chrisandchris]

We realize we didn't respond to this comment. Apologies John. We just added the full route GPX file to our video description in case you're still interested.

[@joseluisgomez4946]

We are a couple from Spain, and we want to go this summer to Maine to Bickepaking travel. We are trying to find place to sleep but it is full! did you make the travel by tent or sleeping in Inn, Hostel, Motel... could you send me some information about this? thank yo so much.

[@chrisandchris]

Oh boy we're sorry we missed this comment earlier! Yes lots of places are usually booked full during the summer. If bike packing I'd recommend looking at HipCamp or WarmShowers as options outside of the hotels. Even still, I think you should be able to find a hotel somewhere with vacancy, though it may require a few extra miles pedaled to get to. Hoping you made it to Maine or are still planning to this summer!

[@tombiggi1024]

And how did you get back to the start?

[@chrisandchris]

The route is a loop so we rode back to our starting point. Both directions work, though we’d recommend counter clockwise.

[@tombiggi1024]

@@chrisandchris link to route loop? Looks like an out and back? Out is 800 miles?

[@chrisandchris]

Sorry, we thought you were referring to the Katahdin loop. We drove back home from the finish.