The Bangor and Aroostook Trail follows the former corridor of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad (BAR) through northern Maine’s bogs and forests. Founded in 1891 to combine two railroads, the rail line extended to Caribou in 1895 and Van Buren in 1899. The railroad stayed profitable by hauling the state’s two big exports: potatoes and wood products. When farmers stopped shipping spuds by rail in the 1970s, the company discontinued using some Aroostook County branch lines and eventually declared bankruptcy in 2002.

If you’re looking for moose, the Bangor and Aroostook Trail (or BAT) is just the place. Moose watchers take to the 62.3-mile rail trail on ATVs, snowmobiles, and mountain bikes to spot these large creatures that appear ungainly but can be unpredictably dangerous. The crushed-rock trail is part of the state’s Interconnected Trail System that links more than a thousand miles of ATV and snowmobile trails around the state. (Snowshoeing and dogsledding are also permitted.)