Maryland Trail Guides

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Appalachian Trail — Maryland Section (Gathland to Harpers Ferry)

📍 South Mountain, MD

Moderate 📏 11.8 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near South Mountain, MD. 11.8 mi, 1,200 ft gain, out-and-back route on dirt surface.…

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Appalachian Trail: Maryland Heights — Harpers Ferry, Maryland

📍 Harpers Ferry, WV/MD border

Hard 📏 5.6 miles Out-and-back

Appalachian Trail: Maryland Heights is one of Maryland's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 5.6 miles of chall…

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Assateague Island Beach Trail

📍 Assateague Island NS, Berlin, MD

Easy 📏 8.0 out-and-back

Easy hiking trail near Assateague Island NS, MD. 8.0 mi, 20 ft gain, out-and-back route on sand surface.…

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Billy Goat Trail Section A

📍 C&O Canal NHP, Great Falls, MD

Moderate 📏 3.6 loop

Moderate hiking trail near C&O Canal NHP, MD. 3.6 mi, 380 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Billy Goat Trail Section A — Great Falls, Maryland

📍 Great Falls, Montgomery County, MD

Hard 📏 1.7–4.7 miles (section or loop with C&O) Out-and-back or loop

Billy Goat Trail Section A at Great Falls hugs the Potomac River gorge in a mile and a half of scrambling over boulders …

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Billy Goat Trail Section B

📍 C&O Canal NHP, Great Falls, MD

Easy 📏 2.8 out-and-back

Easy hiking trail near C&O Canal NHP, MD. 2.8 mi, 220 ft gain, out-and-back route on dirt surface.…

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Black Hill Regional Park Loop — Boyds, Maryland

📍 Boyds, MD

Easy 📏 5.0 miles Loop

Not every great trail needs to climb a mountain. Black Hill Regional Park Loop proves the point beautifully — a 5.0-mile…

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Black Rock Cliff Trail

📍 South Mountain State Park, Myersville, MD

Moderate 📏 5.4 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near South Mountain State Park, MD. 5.4 mi, 620 ft gain, out-and-back route on dirt surface.…

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Calvert Cliffs State Park Trail

📍 Calvert Cliffs State Park, Lusby, MD

Easy 📏 5.8 out-and-back

Easy hiking trail near Calvert Cliffs State Park, MD. 5.8 mi, 280 ft gain, out-and-back route on dirt surface.…

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Catoctin Iron Furnace Trail

📍 Cunningham Falls State Park, Thurmont, MD

Easy 📏 2.4 loop

Easy hiking trail near Cunningham Falls State Park, MD. 2.4 mi, 180 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Catoctin Mountain — Blue Blaze Trail

📍 Catoctin Mountain Park, Thurmont, MD

Moderate 📏 5.6 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Catoctin Mountain Park, MD. 5.6 mi, 680 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Catoctin Mountain Park: Cat Rock Loop — Thurmont, Maryland

📍 Thurmont, MD

Moderate 📏 2.5 miles Loop

Catoctin Mountain Park: Cat Rock Loop is one of Maryland's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 2.5 miles of cha…

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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towpath Hike

📍 C&O Canal NHP, Sharpsburg, MD

Easy 📏 14.0 out-and-back

Easy hiking trail near C&O Canal NHP, MD. 14.0 mi, 120 ft gain, out-and-back route on dirt surface.…

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Cunningham Falls Loop — Thurmont, Maryland

📍 Thurmont, MD

Moderate 📏 5.0 miles Loop

Few trails in Maryland rival the drama of Cunningham Falls Loop — a 5.0-mile route through geological spectacle that has…

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Cunningham Falls Lower Trail

📍 Cunningham Falls State Park, Thurmont, MD

Easy 📏 1.6 out-and-back

Easy hiking trail near Cunningham Falls State Park, MD. 1.6 mi, 120 ft gain, out-and-back route on dirt surface.…

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Cunningham Falls Upper Trail

📍 Cunningham Falls State Park, Thurmont, MD

Moderate 📏 3.4 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Cunningham Falls State Park, MD. 3.4 mi, 460 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Dan's Mountain Trail

📍 Dan's Mountain WMA, Frostburg, MD

Moderate 📏 4.8 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Dan's Mountain WMA, MD. 4.8 mi, 680 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Deep Creek Lake State Park Trail

📍 Deep Creek Lake SP, Swanton, MD

Easy 📏 4.0 loop

Easy hiking trail near Deep Creek Lake SP, MD. 4.0 mi, 320 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Elk Neck State Park Trail

📍 Elk Neck State Park, North East, MD

Easy 📏 4.4 loop

Easy hiking trail near Elk Neck State Park, MD. 4.4 mi, 220 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Green Ridge State Forest Hike

📍 Green Ridge State Forest, Flintstone, MD

Moderate 📏 7.2 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Green Ridge State Forest, MD. 7.2 mi, 820 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Greenbrier Lake Loop — Boonsboro, Maryland

📍 Boonsboro, MD

Moderate 📏 5.5 miles Loop

Hidden deep in the woods of Maryland, Greenbrier Lake Loop offers 5.5 miles of classic American forest hiking along terr…

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Gunpowder Falls North Trail

📍 Gunpowder Falls State Park, Kingsville, MD

Moderate 📏 5.0 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Gunpowder Falls State Park, MD. 5.0 mi, 320 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Harpers Ferry Overlook Trail

📍 Harpers Ferry, WV via Maryland Heights

Difficult 📏 5.8 out-and-back

Difficult hiking trail near Harpers Ferry, MD. 5.8 mi, 1,100 ft gain, out-and-back route on dirt surface.…

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Hashawha Environmental Center Loop

📍 Hashawha Environmental Center, Westminster, MD

Moderate 📏 5.2 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Hashawha Environmental Center, MD. 5.2 mi, 340 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Little Bennett Regional Park Loop

📍 Little Bennett Regional Park, Clarksburg, MD

Moderate 📏 7.0 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Little Bennett Regional Park, MD. 7.0 mi, 420 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Loch Raven Reservoir Trail

📍 Loch Raven Reservoir, Towson, MD

Moderate 📏 8.0 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Loch Raven Reservoir, MD. 8.0 mi, 480 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Muddy Creek Falls Trail

📍 Swallow Falls State Park, Oakland, MD

Easy 📏 1.8 out-and-back

Easy hiking trail near Swallow Falls State Park, MD. 1.8 mi, 120 ft gain, out-and-back route on dirt surface.…

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Patapsco Valley Cascade Falls Trail

📍 Patapsco Valley State Park, Ellicott City, MD

Moderate 📏 3.8 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Patapsco Valley State Park, MD. 3.8 mi, 340 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Pocomoke State Forest Nassawango Loop

📍 Nassawango Creek, Snow Hill, MD

Easy 📏 5.6 loop

Easy hiking trail near Nassawango Creek, MD. 5.6 mi, 60 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Rocks State Park — King and Queen Seat

📍 Rocks State Park, Jarrettsville, MD

Moderate 📏 3.2 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near Rocks State Park, MD. 3.2 mi, 420 ft gain, out-and-back route on dirt surface.…

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Rocky Gap State Park Canyon Trail

📍 Rocky Gap State Park, Flintstone, MD

Moderate 📏 3.6 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Rocky Gap State Park, MD. 3.6 mi, 460 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Rocky Run Trail — Gaithersburg, Maryland

📍 Gaithersburg, MD

Easy 📏 3.5 miles Loop

Hidden deep in the woods of Maryland, Rocky Run Trail offers 3.5 miles of classic American forest hiking along terrain t…

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Seneca Creek Greenway Trail

📍 Seneca Creek State Park, Gaithersburg, MD

Easy 📏 6.0 loop

Easy hiking trail near Seneca Creek State Park, MD. 6.0 mi, 280 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Seneca Creek Greenway Trail — Germantown, Maryland

📍 Germantown, MD

Moderate 📏 7.0 miles Out-and-back

Hidden deep in the woods of Maryland, Seneca Creek Greenway Trail offers 7.0 miles of classic American forest hiking alo…

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Soldiers Delight Serpentine Barrens

📍 Soldiers Delight NEA, Owings Mills, MD

Easy 📏 4.4 loop

Easy hiking trail near Soldiers Delight NEA, MD. 4.4 mi, 180 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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South Mountain Annapolis Rock

📍 South Mountain State Park, Myersville, MD

Moderate 📏 4.0 out-and-back

Moderate hiking trail near South Mountain State Park, MD. 4.0 mi, 540 ft gain, out-and-back route on dirt surface.…

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Sugarloaf Mountain Loop — Dickerson, Maryland

📍 Dickerson, MD

Moderate 📏 4.0 miles Loop

Sugarloaf Mountain Loop is one of Maryland's most rewarding hiking destinations, offering 4.0 miles of challenging terra…

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Sugarloaf Mountain Trail

📍 Sugarloaf Mountain, Dickerson, MD

Moderate 📏 4.2 loop

Moderate hiking trail near Sugarloaf Mountain, MD. 4.2 mi, 620 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Swallow Falls Canyon Trail

📍 Swallow Falls State Park, Oakland, MD

Easy 📏 3.6 loop

Easy hiking trail near Swallow Falls State Park, MD. 3.6 mi, 280 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Antietam National Battlefield Bike Loop

📍 Sharpsburg, MD

Easy 📏 8.5 loop

Easy biking trail near Sharpsburg, MD. 8.5 mi, 280 ft gain, loop route on paved surface.…

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Assateague Island Bike Path

📍 Berlin, MD

Easy 📏 14.0 out-and-back

Easy biking trail near Berlin, MD. 14.0 mi, 20 ft gain, out-and-back route on paved surface.…

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Baltimore & Annapolis Trail

📍 Glen Burnie, MD

Easy 📏 13.3 out-and-back

Easy biking trail near Glen Burnie, MD. 13.3 mi, 80 ft gain, out-and-back route on paved surface.…

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C&O Canal Towpath — Georgetown to Cumberland

📍 C&O Canal NHP, Sharpsburg, MD

Easy 📏 60.0 out-and-back

Easy biking trail near C&O Canal NHP, MD. 60.0 mi, 580 ft gain, out-and-back route on gravel surface.…

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Capital Crescent Trail

📍 Bethesda, MD

Easy 📏 11.0 out-and-back

Easy biking trail near Bethesda, MD. 11.0 mi, 120 ft gain, out-and-back route on paved surface.…

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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towpath MTB — Cumberland, Maryland

📍 Cumberland, MD

Easy 📏 20.0 miles Out-and-back

Not every great trail needs to climb a mountain. Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Towpath MTB proves the point beautifully — a 20…

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Deep Creek Lake Bike Trail

📍 Swanton, MD

Easy 📏 10.0 loop

Easy biking trail near Swanton, MD. 10.0 mi, 320 ft gain, loop route on paved surface.…

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Green Ridge State Forest MTB

📍 Flintstone, MD

Difficult 📏 25.0 loop

Difficult biking trail near Flintstone, MD. 25.0 mi, 1,800 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Gunpowder Falls MTB — Sweet Air

📍 Phoenix, MD

Moderate 📏 12.0 loop

Moderate biking trail near Phoenix, MD. 12.0 mi, 460 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Gwynns Falls Trail

📍 Baltimore, MD

Easy 📏 14.0 out-and-back

Easy biking trail near Baltimore, MD. 14.0 mi, 140 ft gain, out-and-back route on paved surface.…

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Hashawha MTB Loop

📍 Westminster, MD

Moderate 📏 8.0 loop

Moderate biking trail near Westminster, MD. 8.0 mi, 380 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Little Bennett MTB Loop

📍 Clarksburg, MD

Moderate 📏 10.0 loop

Moderate biking trail near Clarksburg, MD. 10.0 mi, 440 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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North Central Rail Trail

📍 Cockeysville, MD

Easy 📏 20.0 out-and-back

Easy biking trail near Cockeysville, MD. 20.0 mi, 200 ft gain, out-and-back route on gravel surface.…

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Patapsco Valley MTB — Woodstock Loop

📍 Ellicott City, MD

Moderate 📏 12.0 loop

Moderate biking trail near Ellicott City, MD. 12.0 mi, 580 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Patapsco Valley State Park MTB — Ellicott City, Maryland

📍 Ellicott City, MD

Moderate 📏 12.0 miles Loop

Patapsco Valley State Park MTB is one of Maryland's premier mountain biking destinations, serving up 12.0 miles of purpo…

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Patuxent River State Park MTB

📍 Gaithersburg, MD

Moderate 📏 15.0 loop

Moderate biking trail near Gaithersburg, MD. 15.0 mi, 560 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Rocky Gap State Park Bike Trail

📍 Flintstone, MD

Moderate 📏 6.0 loop

Moderate biking trail near Flintstone, MD. 6.0 mi, 380 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Savage Mill Trail — Patuxent Branch

📍 Savage, MD

Moderate 📏 8.0 loop

Moderate biking trail near Savage, MD. 8.0 mi, 280 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Seneca Creek State Park Bike Loop

📍 Gaithersburg, MD

Moderate 📏 10.0 loop

Moderate biking trail near Gaithersburg, MD. 10.0 mi, 320 ft gain, loop route on dirt surface.…

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Sugarloaf Mountain Gravel Ride

📍 Dickerson, MD

Moderate 📏 20.0 loop

Moderate biking trail near Dickerson, MD. 20.0 mi, 840 ft gain, loop route on gravel surface.…

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Swallow Falls Gravel Grind

📍 Oakland, MD

Moderate 📏 18.0 loop

Moderate biking trail near Oakland, MD. 18.0 mi, 1,200 ft gain, loop route on gravel surface.…

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WB&A Trail

📍 Bowie, MD

Easy 📏 14.0 out-and-back

Easy biking trail near Bowie, MD. 14.0 mi, 80 ft gain, out-and-back route on paved surface.…

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