Northern Forest Canoe Trail Map

Completed in 2006, the Northern Forest Canoe Trail  is a 700-mile water trail from Old Forge, New York to Fort Kent, Maine, that goes through private and public lands. The trail follows traditional travel routes used by Native American, settlers and guides. It is the longest inland water trail in the nation.

It consists of the following:

• 23 rivers and streams
• 59 lakes and ponds
• 45 communities
• 65 portages (70+ miles)

On the NFCT, opportunities for paddlers are endless and services are easy to find. You can camp in an Adirondack Lean-to and paddle through the High Peaks Wilderness, watch moose from the deep woods of Maine, or run whitewater trips down the Androscoggin River in New Hampshire.

Map for Paddling on Northern Forest Canoe Trail 

• Map 1: ADIRONDACK NORTH COUNTRY (West), NY, Fulton Chain of Lakes to Long Lake
• Map 2: ADIRONDACK NORTH COUNTRY (Central), NY, Long Lake to Saranac River
• Map 3: ADIRONDACK NORTH COUNTRY (East), NY, Saranac River to Lake Champlain
• Map 4: ISLANDS AND FARMS REGION, VT, Lake Champlain and Missisquoi River
• Map 5: UPPER MISSISQUOI VALLEY, VT/QC, Missisquoi River to Lake Memphremagog
• Map 6: NORTHEAST KINGDOM, QC/VT, Lake Memphremagog to Connecticut River
• Map 7: GREAT NORTH WOODS, NH, Connecticut River to Umbagog Lake
• Map 8: RANGELEY LAKES REGION, ME, Umbagog Lake to Rangeley Lake
• Map 9: FLAGSTAFF REGION, ME, Rangeley Lake to Spencer Stream
• Map 10: GREATER JACKMAN REGION, ME, Spencer Stream to Moosehead Lake
• Map 11: MOOSEHEAD/PENOBSCOT REGION, ME, Moosehead Lake to Umbazooksus Stream
• Map 12: ALLAGASH REGION (South), ME, Umbazooksus Stream to Umsaskis Lake
• Map 13: ALLAGASH REGION (North), ME, Umsaskis Lake to St. John River