5.2-mile Thomas Hill Standpipe Tour

Today was tour day at the Thomas Hill Standpipe! Mt. Hope Avenue towards town, left on Grove, right on Garland, left on Broadway, right on Cumberland, right on Harlow, cross the Kenduskeag, up Nelson St. (steep hill!), right on Ohio, left on Thomas Hill Rd.

Climbed the stairs of the Standpipe, enjoyed a great 360° view of our fair city, then ran basically the same route back home. A very rewarding Bangor run!

4.5-mile Essex Street Recreation Area Loop

Mt. Hope towards town, left on Parkview, around Chapin Park, right onto Somerset, right onto Essex, cross Garland, Stillwater, I-95, right onto Watchmaker, past the Dog Park, down the hill, right at the edge of the beaver pond, around the pond to Garden Way, right onto Drew, right onto Stillwater, right onto Howard, past Stillwater Park, right onto Mt. Hope.

I don't have an exact distance for the section in the Recreation Area, but going by time it is approximately 1 mile, making 4.5 miles total.

5-mile Mt. Hope Loop

I've posted this one before, but I'm excited about getting back into the swing!

This route has some nice hills, and most of it is on a wide shoulder. Out Mt. Hope, cross Hogan, right at the corner of State (two good hills along the cemetery), along the river and railroad tracks, past the intersection with Hogan, turn right up Dorothea Dix entrance/hill (this hill gets me every time), around the BMHI buildings, through the fields, and back along Mt. Hope.

10-mile Chase Rd. Loop

Stillwater to Kittredge, through the Bangor City Forest to Tripp Dr. parking lot, right on Stillwater, left on Chase Rd., right on State St. in Veazie, right on Mt. Hope Avenue, cross Hogan and continue on Mt. Hope to a right on Howard, end at Stillwater.

5-mile Mt. Hope Loop

5 miles: Out Mt. Hope to the corner of State, then along the river to the Dorothea Dix entrance/hill, around the buildings, through the fields, and back along Mt. Hope.

8.5-mile Griffin-Burleigh Loop

8.5 mile road run: From Mt. Hope to Grove, Grove to Stillwater, past Broadway park, jog up to Congress, right on Kenduskeag Ave., cross I-95, right on Griffin Rd., cross Broadway, continue straight on Burleigh Rd., right onto Essex, cross I-95 again, left on Milford, right on Forest, left on Stillwater, right on Howard, around the end of Stillwater Park on Juniper, left on Dartmouth, around to Mt. Hope. Pretty thin shoulder on some sections.

7-mile Kenduskeag Loop

7 miles with some killer hills! Down Howard St. to State, State to Harlow, over the Kenduskeag Stream and left up Nelson (what an incline!) Right onto Ohio to finish the hill, then a long swoop down 14th St., Valley Ave. back to Harlow, left up Center St. past City Hall (also a nice hill), right up Somerset and around Chapin Park, Garland to Maple, jog on Mt. Hope to Birch (small hill), right on Fern (nice hill), left on Juniper, Howard St. along the outside of Stillwater Park, Dartmouth, Yale, back to Mt. Hope.