The Town of Ashland is located along Route 11, sixty five miles north of I-95 and twenty miles west of Presque Isle by way of Route 163 and Route 227. Forty miles of Route 11 continuing from Ashland to the northern border of Maine is designated as scenic highway by the State of Maine. A private woods road, maintained to support wood harvesting operations, is open for the public by permit and stretches west from Ashland through 100 miles of forests, lakes, rivers, mountains and streams to Dauquam, Province of Quebec, Canada.