Best
Trails of Maryland
hiking,
road biking, mountain biking,
walking, running,
#1.
Appalachian Trail:
Crampton Gap to Harpers
Ferry, WV
The 9.8-mile stretch of
Appalachian Trail leading
from Crampton Gap to Harpers
Ferry, West Virginia, is
one of the most popular
and rewarding AT day hikes
in this region, with good
reason. It feature...
From the guidebook "Exploring
the Appalachian Trail: Hikes
in the Mid-Atlantic States"
Hiking
Trails
Burkittsville, MD - Hiking
- 10.2 miles
#2. Catoctin Mountain
Park and Cunningham Falls
State Park
Located scarcely 60 miles
northwest of Washington,
Catoctin Mountain Park and
Cunningham Falls State Park
let arriving visitors know
immediately that they’re
far removed from the urban
plains. The air...
From the guidebook "60
Hikes within 60 Miles: Washington,
DC"
Hiking
Trails
Thurmont, MD - Hiking -
11 miles
#3. Gunpowder Falls
North and South Loop
The Hereford area of the
Gunpowder Falls State Park
is 20 miles north of Baltimore
in Baltimore County. A walk
through mixed hardwood and
conifer woodlands along
and above scenic Gunpowder
Falls. Yo...
From the guidebook "Hiking
Maryland & Delaware"
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Trails
Hereford, MD - Hiking -
9.6 miles
#4. Appalachian
Trail: Pine Knob to Pen
Mar County Park
The three fine, west-facing
vistas of Annapolis Rock,
Black Roc, and High Rock
plus a peculiar river of
stone called the Devils
Racecourse are the highlights
of this hike through northern
Maryland. T...
From the guidebook "Exploring
the Appalachian Trail: Hikes
in the Mid-Atlantic States"
Hiking
Trails
Hagerstown, MD - Hiking
- 17.8 miles
#5. Sugarloaf Mountain
Sugarloaf Mountain looms
above rolling farmlands
about 30 crow-miles northwest
of Washington. Privately
owned, it’s managed
as both a nature preserve
and public recreation area.
Although it attracts m...
From the guidebook "60
Hikes within 60 Miles: Washington,
DC"
Hiking
Trails
Dickerson, MD - Hiking -
8.1 miles
#6. Appalachian
Trail: Interstate 70 to
Turners Gap
This AT hike focuses on
the part of South Mountain
that lies roughly 20 miles
north of the Potomac River
and some 60 miles or so
northwest of Washington.
The hike route extends southward
from where I-...
From the guidebook "60
Hikes within 60 Miles: Washington,
DC"
Hiking
Trails
Myersville, MD - Hiking
- 10.2 miles
#7. Blue Ridge Summit
- Hog Rock
Catoctin Mountain Park,
a unit of the National Park
Service, is located in Frederick
County, Maryland, about
50 miles northwest of Washington,
DC. A ramble through hardwood
forests and over ridges
of...
From the guidebook "Hiking
Maryland & Delaware"
Hiking
Trails
Thurmont, MD - Hiking -
5.1 miles
#8. Appalachian
Trail: Crampton Gap, Fox
Gap, & Turners Gap
On a warm, sunny Sunday
in 1862 a force of 9000
Rebels used the ramparts
of South Mountain as a natural
fort from which to stage
a delaying action against
30,000 Yankee soldiers.
Although they lost t...
From the guidebook "Exploring
the Appalachian Trail: Hikes
in the Mid-Atlantic States"
Hiking
Trails
Burkittsville, MD - Hiking
- 12.3 miles
#9. Wildlands Loop,
Gunpowder Falls State Park
This hike is located in
Baltimore County, about
12 miles northeast of Baltimore.
This loop follows the upland
forests of the fall zone,
crossing a few streams and
visiting a pleasant waterfall,
then ...
From the guidebook "Hiking
Maryland & Delaware"
Hiking
Trails
Baltimore, MD - Hiking -
5.2 miles
#10. Patapsco Valley
State Park: Glen
Artney / Avalon / Orange
Grove / Hilton Areas
One of the area's most popular
off-road cycling destinations
in the region, the Avalon
Area offers the experienced
rider some of the best singletrack
in town. Often severe and
unforgiving, the Avalon...
From the guidebook "Mountain
Biking the Washington, D.C.
/ Baltimore Area"
Hiking
Trails
Ellicott City, MD - Mountain
Biking - 20 miles
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