BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 30, 2024
There was zero electric bike traffic on the Acadia National Park’s scenic carriage roads five years ago, but e-bikes now make up roughly half of all bicycle traffic on the restricted gravel paths. The park has been studying and learning more about e-bikes since the National Park Service decided in 2019 that it must allow them wherever regular bicycles could go. Only Class 1 e-bikes, which have a top speed of 20 mph and require riders to pedal to get a boost from the electric motor, are allowed on the carriage roads.