---
template: byway.jade
id: "11515"
name: Grafton Notch Scenic Byway
distance: "21"
duration: One hour to drive the byway.
description: "Grafton Notch Scenic Byway follows State Route 26 through Grafton Notch State Park from Newry to the Maine-New Hampshire border."
contact: "**Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce** \r\n  800-442-5826"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.bethelmaine.com"
    name: Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce
  - url: "http://www.exploremaine.org/byways/lakes-mtns/graftonnotch.shtml"
    name: "Explore Maine Byways -Grafton Notch Byway"
designations: 
  - Maine State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - ME
ll: 
  - -70.78729199999998
  - 44.48722100000009
bounds: 
  - - -71.03395799999993
    - 44.48722100000009
  - - -70.78729199999998
    - 44.69852100000003

---

State Route 26 is located in the western mountain area of Maine on the New Hampshire border. The Scenic Byway is unique in that it connects with a New Hampshire Scenic Byway and passes through Grafton Notch State Park. The park has a number of visitor amenities including a number of swimming holes in the Bear River and mountain hiking trails, two of which lead to Screw Auger Falls and Mother Walker Falls. The area is visually pristine, complete with photogenic scenery and wildlife viewing areas.  