MotoRevRoute Scenic Staff Pick
Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway (ME 17)
Mexico to Oquossoc
- Distance
- 40 mi
- Riding Time
- 1h 10m
- Climb
- 2,562 ft
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- Late May to mid October. Fall color peaks in late September and early October.
- Fuel
- Fuel is sparse. Fill up in Mexico or Rumford; the next reliable fuel is in Oquossoc or Rangeley.
- Watch For
- Moose, especially at dawn and dusk, frost heaves and rough pavement, logging trucks, and cars stopped at the Height of Land overlook.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
ME 17 climbs from the Androscoggin River valley through Byron and over the hills to the Height of Land overlook, where Mooselookmeguntic Lake and the western mountains open up below the road. It then drops to Oquossoc in the Rangeley Lakes region. The road is lightly traveled with flowing curves.
Stops
- StartMexico
- FinishOquossoc
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