Kingfield Chalet guidebook
Food scene
Delicious, affordable, fast & healthy food - great bowls, burritos and new bar, with tasty vegan options too! This is a favorite for quick post-ski / post-ride eats.
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Rolling Fatties
268 Main StDelicious, affordable, fast & healthy food - great bowls, burritos and new bar, with tasty vegan options too! This is a favorite for quick post-ski / post-ride eats.
Not only a home for the largest selection of mix-and-match local craft beer and farm products from all over Maine, The Maine Beer Shed also has delicious prepared food and draught beer to enjoy on site at the picnic tables in their beautiful heated greenhouse, outdoor seating and fire pit. We really enjoy coming here for a wholesome, tasty après; to shop for gifts and high quality food to enjoy at home; and even to refill our bulk cleaning items from GoGo Refill.
We love it and it's SO close by!
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The Maine Beer Shed
394 Main StreetNot only a home for the largest selection of mix-and-match local craft beer and farm products from all over Maine, The Maine Beer Shed also has delicious prepared food and draught beer to enjoy on site at the picnic tables in their beautiful heated greenhouse, outdoor seating and fire pit. We really enjoy coming here for a wholesome, tasty après; to shop for gifts and high quality food to enjoy at home; and even to refill our bulk cleaning items from GoGo Refill.
We love it and it's SO close by!
Cool, small local hard cidery just minutes down the road. Enjoy pints or a $12 tasting flight of 6 different ciders on site, and you can buy 3 different sized growler to take away. We like the cranberry-infused flavor best, and the beer cider is a wild ride for your taste buds.
“Orchard Girls ciders are built on a strong base of high quality, locally sourced fruit from the great state of Maine. Combinations of Macintosh, Spencer, Macoun and Clapps lay the foundation upon which the various recipes are constructed. Only pure and organic elements are used to craft their products. In keeping with the ‘old world’ style of cider making, Orchard Girls ciders are dry and still (not bubbly).”
Orchard Girls Cidery
375 Main StCool, small local hard cidery just minutes down the road. Enjoy pints or a $12 tasting flight of 6 different ciders on site, and you can buy 3 different sized growler to take away. We like the cranberry-infused flavor best, and the beer cider is a wild ride for your taste buds.
“Orchard Girls ciders are built on a strong base of high quality, locally sourced fruit from the great state of Maine. Combinations of Macintosh, Spencer, Macoun and Clapps lay the foundation upon which the various recipes are constructed. Only pure and organic elements are used to craft their products. In keeping with the ‘old world’ style of cider making, Orchard Girls ciders are dry and still (not bubbly).”
A+ diner-style, hearty, affordable breakfast!
Have you always dreamed of being a Mainer lumberjack; waking up to the rooster’s crow, filling your belly with a hearty breakfast and swinging your axe all day? Well this place can’t make you Paul Bunyan, but it sure can make you feel like him. Grow a beard and head down to the Kingsfield Woodsman! Counter service breakfast with big fat pancakes, biscuits and gravy, friendly folks, etc.
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Kingfield Woodsman
372 Main StA+ diner-style, hearty, affordable breakfast!
Have you always dreamed of being a Mainer lumberjack; waking up to the rooster’s crow, filling your belly with a hearty breakfast and swinging your axe all day? Well this place can’t make you Paul Bunyan, but it sure can make you feel like him. Grow a beard and head down to the Kingsfield Woodsman! Counter service breakfast with big fat pancakes, biscuits and gravy, friendly folks, etc.
Carrabassett Coffee Company is in the charming village of Kingfield, Maine just down the road from Sugarloaf ski resort. The sparkling Carrabassett River runs through the middle of town and we wouldn't want to live or work any place else.
Carrabassett Coffee is a small-batch specialty roaster. We offer wholesale, mail order and retail. They roast only the highest grade beans and offer what they (and we) feel are some of the the finest single origin coffees available. If you've had coffee anywhere in the area, you've probably had Carrabassett Coffee Company, so go check out the roaster!
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Carrabassett Coffee Company
93 Main StCarrabassett Coffee Company is in the charming village of Kingfield, Maine just down the road from Sugarloaf ski resort. The sparkling Carrabassett River runs through the middle of town and we wouldn't want to live or work any place else.
Carrabassett Coffee is a small-batch specialty roaster. We offer wholesale, mail order and retail. They roast only the highest grade beans and offer what they (and we) feel are some of the the finest single origin coffees available. If you've had coffee anywhere in the area, you've probably had Carrabassett Coffee Company, so go check out the roaster!
A family business for over 40 years, Longfellow's excellent cuisine and top-tier service is conveniently waiting for you right in downtown Kingfield, 5 minutes from our Kingfield Chalet. Longfellow's offers a casual-but-classy setting, with many locally raised ingredients. Find everything from surf and turf to burgers, vegan zoodles to scratch-made veggie burgers, rare steak to Maine's iconic red snapper hotdogs - the menu is manageable yet diverse and always delicious.
Longfellow's is a great place to gather with friends, and they're open on some of the nights that other restaurants (like One Stanley Ave & Tufolio's) aren't.
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Longfellow's Restaurant
247 Main StA family business for over 40 years, Longfellow's excellent cuisine and top-tier service is conveniently waiting for you right in downtown Kingfield, 5 minutes from our Kingfield Chalet. Longfellow's offers a casual-but-classy setting, with many locally raised ingredients. Find everything from surf and turf to burgers, vegan zoodles to scratch-made veggie burgers, rare steak to Maine's iconic red snapper hotdogs - the menu is manageable yet diverse and always delicious.
Longfellow's is a great place to gather with friends, and they're open on some of the nights that other restaurants (like One Stanley Ave & Tufolio's) aren't.
Conveniently on the way to or from Sugarloaf and under 10 minutes from the chalet, Tufolio's offers authentic Italian cuisine, quality wine on tap, a nice atmosphere and great service.
For the time being, hours are 4-9pm, Thurs-Mon; they hope to return to 7-day service soon.
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Tufulio's Restaurant & Bar - Craft Beer - Happy Hour - Pizza/Italian Food
Valley CrossingConveniently on the way to or from Sugarloaf and under 10 minutes from the chalet, Tufolio's offers authentic Italian cuisine, quality wine on tap, a nice atmosphere and great service.
For the time being, hours are 4-9pm, Thurs-Mon; they hope to return to 7-day service soon.
This historic, elegant inn JUST re-opened and has an amazing 5-course farm-to-table dinner! We went (by bike) on opening weekend and enjoyed a fantastic meal, beautiful historic setting (built 1890), friendly servers, and a great presentation by the chef. She refers to the cuisine as “Scanditerranean,” with a mix of Scandinavian and Mediterranean inspiration based on her family roots. It’s delicious and a very memorable experience.
Find more info and make reservations on their website.
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The Inn on Winter's Hill
33 Winter Hill RdThis historic, elegant inn JUST re-opened and has an amazing 5-course farm-to-table dinner! We went (by bike) on opening weekend and enjoyed a fantastic meal, beautiful historic setting (built 1890), friendly servers, and a great presentation by the chef. She refers to the cuisine as “Scanditerranean,” with a mix of Scandinavian and Mediterranean inspiration based on her family roots. It’s delicious and a very memorable experience.
Find more info and make reservations on their website.
Alice and Lulu's features elevated foods made farm-to-table. They source many ingredients from their own farm, and offer outdoor markets in summer and full sit-down dining in winter. Check out their website for updates.
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Alice and Lulu's Mountainside
9003 Main StAlice and Lulu's features elevated foods made farm-to-table. They source many ingredients from their own farm, and offer outdoor markets in summer and full sit-down dining in winter. Check out their website for updates.
Serious convenience! Under 3 minutes away, this plaza has a great grocery store (with plenty of pre-made options), gas station and laundromat all in one place... needless to say, we come here often!
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Tranten's
363 Main StSerious convenience! Under 3 minutes away, this plaza has a great grocery store (with plenty of pre-made options), gas station and laundromat all in one place... needless to say, we come here often!
Sightseeing
Carrabassett Valley is filled with trails for biking, skiing, hiking and snowshoeing. Maintained by a dedicated year-round crew, the trail system at Maine Huts & Trails is unforgettable. Featuring winding switchbacks, sandy paths along mountain streams, natural bridges, and incredible views, the trails leading to the huts are some of the best in the world. We make sure to stock their paper maps at our Kingfield Chalet! You can also stop by their office during business hours, only 1 short mile away.
Maine Huts & Trails is a fantastic nonprofit that developed and maintains a beautiful trail system which interconnects with several others like Carrabassett Valley NEMBA.
Better yet, it's dotted by a series of MH&T's amazing huts: off-the-grid eco lodges situated along an 80-mile trail system. When you arrive at a hut, you’ll find a spacious great room, cozy reading area, and a breezy screened-in porch. Every hut is equipped with hot showers, toilets, comfortable heated bunkrooms and convenient gear drying rooms.
Like the European huts that inspired our model, guests stay in shared bunkrooms with a variety of bunk configurations.
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Maine Huts & Trails
496 Main StCarrabassett Valley is filled with trails for biking, skiing, hiking and snowshoeing. Maintained by a dedicated year-round crew, the trail system at Maine Huts & Trails is unforgettable. Featuring winding switchbacks, sandy paths along mountain streams, natural bridges, and incredible views, the trails leading to the huts are some of the best in the world. We make sure to stock their paper maps at our Kingfield Chalet! You can also stop by their office during business hours, only 1 short mile away.
Maine Huts & Trails is a fantastic nonprofit that developed and maintains a beautiful trail system which interconnects with several others like Carrabassett Valley NEMBA.
Better yet, it's dotted by a series of MH&T's amazing huts: off-the-grid eco lodges situated along an 80-mile trail system. When you arrive at a hut, you’ll find a spacious great room, cozy reading area, and a breezy screened-in porch. Every hut is equipped with hot showers, toilets, comfortable heated bunkrooms and convenient gear drying rooms.
Like the European huts that inspired our model, guests stay in shared bunkrooms with a variety of bunk configurations.
The Stanley Museum is a hands-on history museum in an authentic turn-of-the-century schoolhouse, right in the Stanley family's hometown of Kingfield. The museum the dynamics of Yankee ingenuity and the American experience through telling the special story of the remarkable Stanley Family, known best as the makers of the Stanley Steam Car.
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Stanley Museum
40 School StThe Stanley Museum is a hands-on history museum in an authentic turn-of-the-century schoolhouse, right in the Stanley family's hometown of Kingfield. The museum the dynamics of Yankee ingenuity and the American experience through telling the special story of the remarkable Stanley Family, known best as the makers of the Stanley Steam Car.
Activities
Paddling, biking, hiking, riding, skiing, biking and more!
The SugarBowl is the perfect apres activity, or just good fun for the whole family during any type of trip. In addition to their 8 lanes of 10-pin bowling, they have impressively good food and drink options, plus a golf simulator, bowling league and frequent live music.
Check out their menu and more at https://www.sugarbowlmaine.com/.
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The SugarBowl - Craft Beer - Wine Bar - Indoor Golf - Burgers
1242 Carrabassett DrThe SugarBowl is the perfect apres activity, or just good fun for the whole family during any type of trip. In addition to their 8 lanes of 10-pin bowling, they have impressively good food and drink options, plus a golf simulator, bowling league and frequent live music.
Check out their menu and more at https://www.sugarbowlmaine.com/.
Great paddling with an easy, free public boat launch only ~20 minutes from Kingfield Chalet.
Embden Pond
Great paddling with an easy, free public boat launch only ~20 minutes from Kingfield Chalet.
A great, advanced hike with stunning views of Flagstaff Lake and the surrounding mountains of Bigelow Preserve. The trailhead is a 25-minute drive from door to door, and it's a 5mi out-and-back hike with ~2,000' vertical.
Park at the end of Curry Rd, Stratton, ME 04982 - there is a well-defined parking lot and trailhead with hiker information.
Cranberry Peak
A great, advanced hike with stunning views of Flagstaff Lake and the surrounding mountains of Bigelow Preserve. The trailhead is a 25-minute drive from door to door, and it's a 5mi out-and-back hike with ~2,000' vertical.
Park at the end of Curry Rd, Stratton, ME 04982 - there is a well-defined parking lot and trailhead with hiker information.
Great easy launch for paddling, 25 minutes from the chalet! Bigelow Mountain Range overlooks from the lake's southern shore, which makes the lake popular for outdoor activities. The lake is mostly undeveloped with relatively few boats and is optimal for kayaking and canoeing.
Flagstaff Lake is part of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. The Northern Forest Canoe Trail is a historic 740-mile water-trail through New York, Vermont, Quebec, New Hampshire, and Maine.
Flagstaff Lake Boat Launch
25 Norway LaneGreat easy launch for paddling, 25 minutes from the chalet! Bigelow Mountain Range overlooks from the lake's southern shore, which makes the lake popular for outdoor activities. The lake is mostly undeveloped with relatively few boats and is optimal for kayaking and canoeing.
Flagstaff Lake is part of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail. The Northern Forest Canoe Trail is a historic 740-mile water-trail through New York, Vermont, Quebec, New Hampshire, and Maine.
We love Sugarloaf! From epic skiing and snowboarding in the winter, to mountain biking, scenic lift rides, disc golf and more in the summer... it's a true year-round playground!
Sugarloaf Mountain
We love Sugarloaf! From epic skiing and snowboarding in the winter, to mountain biking, scenic lift rides, disc golf and more in the summer... it's a true year-round playground!