Ossipee Mountain ATV'ers ATV Club

updated 6/22/2011


Please stay on marked trails

Welcome to the new trail development area for Alfred, Waterboro & Shapleigh. Ossipee Mountain ATV club is currently working on trail development in the town of Shapleigh. We currently have over 35 miles of riding trails in Waterboro. . If you would like to join our club please submit a membership application with the appropriate fees.

Current Trail Conditions

updated May 12,2012

    OMATV TRAILS ARE OPEN

    Please be respectful and stay ON marked trails. Some area are still muddy,please be careful and enjoy the season. We also ask if you see any trash on the trails to please pick it up and dump at the trash cans at the club house. We want to keep our trails safe and clean.

    Thank you in advance for your club support!

    Club Facts

    updated May 12,2012

  • OMATV Maps are only available to current members of the OMATV club. Upon sign-up you will recieve a map of Waterboro and Shapleigh trail system.

  • As always we ask that you be respectful of landowners and stay on marked trails.

 •   know the signs »

Land Owner Trust & Privilages

  • MAINE Landowner Liability

  • MAINE Landowner Courtesy Card

  • MAINE most commonly asked questions

    • Ride Right - Ride Safe

    Accessing Private Land Public Access to Private Land is A Privilege, Not A Right

    Landowners who permit you to use their land for outdoor recreational activities are not only doing you a favor, they place their trust in you. To demonstrate appreciation for the favor and to prove their trust is not misplaced:

  • Ask for permission first
  • Respect any and all special requests made by the landowner.
  • Understand clearly where you can and cannot drive or park your vehicle and abide by those restrictions.
  • If requested, provide the landowner, your name, address, phone number and vehicle description.
  • Consider using pre-printed Landowner/Land user Courtesy Cards.
  • Know the property boundaries of the land you have permission to use and stay within those boundaries.
  • Railroad and utility corridors are not public rights of way and require permission for access.
  • Always OBEY THE LAW.

    • updated May 1, 2011

      Maine ATV Trail Signing Guidelines

      With many new ATV riders out on the trails, here's a quick guide for when you come across a trail marking.

      • Trail Blaze: This sign is used at regular intervals along the trail to reassure the rider they are still on the trail.
      • Trail Identification: This sign should be used at the beginning of a trail, such as at a Clubhouse, parking lot, or place of business etc. It should be used to show the trail name, number, destination, and/or direction of travel (NSEW), etc. as well as the name of the club maintaining the trail.
      • Stay On Marked Trail: This sign should be used when the trail travels through croplands, tree plantations, or anywhere a landowner has given permission to cross their lands only at a specific location.
      • Caution: This sign should be placed on the trail to notify the operator to proceed with caution due to a variation in the trail condition.
      • Directional Arrow:This sign is used to show right or left-hand turns. It is generally not used to mark the trail straight ahead; a trail blaze is used for that.
      • Object Marker:This sign should only be used to mark bridge abutments, fence posts, gate openings or other similar hazards that the operator has to drive between or avoid.
      • Stop Ahead:This sign is to supplement the Stop sign. It should be placed in advance of the Stop Sign to give riders ample opportunity to slow down in order to safely stop.
      • STOP:This Sign should be placed at each public and private road, or authorized railroad crossing.
      • NO SPIN:This sign should be placed at the approach to steep hills, bridges, road crossings, or anywhere else where tire spin could break down the trail and lead to erosion causing sedimentation or a hazard.
      • Mud Season Closure: This sign should be used to temporally close approved ATV trails when the ground is wet especially in the spring of the year when the frost is coming out of the ground.
      • NO ATVS:This sign should be placed at locations along the trail where landowners have requested that ATV's NOT travel. It might also be beneficial to use a blank information sign to state why ATV's are not allowed. Example: An apple orchard, a tree farm, drinking water source protection area etc. The sign should also be used to post trails or roads where ATV use is prohibited even if it’s not next to an approved trail. We recommend that the local club install these signs for landowners as a gesture of good will.
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