Maryland Trail Resources

 

Maryland Agencies

 

For information on Maryland's State Park, Forests, and Greenways including trails for hiking and horseback riding: www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/

Maryland Greenways, Water Trails and Green Infrastructure information is available from the Maryland Greenways Commission: www.dnr.state.md.us/greenways/

Pocomoke State Forest is 14,753 acres in Worcester County, between Snow Hill and Pocomoke City: www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/eastern/pocomokeforest.html

The Great Outdoors Resources Page (GORP) has information on Maryland's National Forests: www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Forest/soeast.HTM

National Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, provides trails as well as hunting, fishing, wildlife observation; see refuges in Maryland: http://www.fws.gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/Maryland.html

National Park Service units in Maryland: http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/state.cfm?st=md

 

 

Maryland National Recreation Trails

• Browse all National Recreation Trails in Maryland: There are 654.00 miles of NRTs in Maryland and 11 trails!

Visit Maryland's "Featured" National Recreational Trails for the most recently designated trail(s)

Visit the National Recreation Trails website to learn more about the NRT program and access over 1,200 NRTs from across the country

 

Maryland Bicycling and Mountain Biking

 

Mountain bike trails with detailed maps and descriptions from Maryland mountain biking books at Trails.com:

• Mountain Biking Trails in Maryland

Bike rides on Maryland roads and paved pathways from road biking books at Trails.com:

• Road Bike Rides in Maryland

Maryland bicycle routes and trail maps are available at: www.dnr.state.md.us/outdoors/biking.html

Bike Trails and B & Bs in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia: www.BBBiking.com

Cumberland Valley Cycling Club is based in Hagerstown: www.bikecvcc.com

East Coast Greenwayis a project to link seabord states with trails and on-road routes; information is available for all traversed states: ME, NH, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, DC, VA, NC, SC, GA, and FL: www.greenway.org/md.php

Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts organizes trail work, advocacy, and events in the Maryland-DC-Virginia area: www.more-mtb.org/

Oxon Hill Bicycle and Trail Club -- "More and Better Bicycling in Southern Maryland": http://ohbike.org/

Washington Area Bicyclist Association provides a tremendous resource for DC area trails as well as all bicycling issues: www.waba.org/

Washington DC area bike commuter trails: http://www.commuterpage.com/biketrails.htm

Maryland Equestrian Trails

 

Horse Trails and Campground Directory has information on bridle paths, trailheads, horse campgrounds, overnight stay facilities, and bed & breakfasts

 

Maryland Greenways and Community Trails

 

Plans and maps for 11 Anne Arundel County greenways: http://www.dnr.state.md.us/greenways/aa.html

Friends of Anne Arundel County Trails: www.friendsofaatrails.org/

Gwynns Falls Trail is an urban greenway and stream valley connector through west and southwest Baltimore: www.gwynnsfallstrail.org/

Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway plans 40 miles of trails connecting Harford and Cecil Counties: http://www.hitourtrails.com/index.html

Friends of the Patapsco and Heritage Greenway: http://www.patapscoheritagegreenway.org/

Potomac River Greenways Coalition promotes a regional network of greenways along the Potomac River and its tributaries: www.fairfaxtrails.org/prgc/

Descriptions and transit information for major DC area routes are at www.waba.org/new/paths/index.php

Maryland Hiking Trails

 

Hiking trail maps, hike descriptions, and Maryland topographic maps at Trails.com:

• Hiking Trails in Maryland

Wanderbirds Hiking Club, founded in 1934, is a non-profit, all volunteer club that organizes day hikes every Sunday, year round, for energetic folks in the Washington, DC area. You do not have to be a member of the Club to hike with us. www.wanderbirds.org

Capital Hiking Club offers trips as well as trail information at: www.capitalhikingclub.org/

MidAtlanticHikes.com has maps and trail descriptions for hikes in MD, PA, VA and WV

Maryland Running Guide: www.marylandrunning.com/

Potomac Appalachian Trail Club is a volunteer organization dedicated to the upkeep and improvement of 970 miles of trails, 30 shelters, and 23 cabins in VA, MD, WV, PA, and DC: http://www.patc.net

 Mountain Club of Maryland provides group hikes and information on the mountainous areas accessible to Baltimore: www.mcomd.org/

American Volkssport Association year-round walking and Volkssport Event Calendar

Maryland Long-Distance Trails

 

Hiking trails along the Appalachian Trail (AT) in Maryland at Trails.com:

• Appalachian Trail Hiking in Maryland

American Discovery Trail is America's first coast-to-coast hiking, biking and equestrian trail; for information on the ADT thru DC and Maryland: www.discoverytrail.org/states/maryland/index.html

Appalachian Trail in Maryland folows a forty-mile route along the backbone of South Mountain, a north-south ridge that extends from Pennsylvania to the Potomac River

Great Eastern Trail plans to link existing trails alongthe Appalachian Mountains from Alabama to the Finger Lakes Trail in New York: www.greateasterntrail.net/

Great Allegheny Passage is the main line of a trail system running from the C&O Canal Towpath at Cumberland, Maryland, to the Forks of the Ohio River at Pittsburgh on a near-level rail-trail through the Allegheny Mountains: www.atatrail.org/

Maryland Off-Highway Vehicle Trails

 

ATV Connection describes several places to ride ATVs: www.atvconnection.com/

Maryland Rail Trails and Canal Trails

 

Maryland rail-trails including maps, access points, and history from rails-to-trails books at Trails.com:

• Rail-Trails in Maryland

Allegheny Highlands Trail follows the historic Western Maryland Railroad for 22 miles from Cumberland to the Pennsylvania: http://www.highlandstrail.org/trailmap.html 

Baltimore and Annapolis Trail Park in central Maryland runs 13 miles: www.dnr.state.md.us/greenways/ba_trail.html

Capital Crescent Trail runs 7 miles between Georgetown and Bethesda, and 4 miles to Silver Spring: www.cctrail.org/

Catonsville Rails to Trails, Inc. is converting rail and trolley lines to trails and promoting healthy living and walkable neighborhoods: http://catonsvillerailstotrails.org/

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail runs 184 miles from Washington, D.C. along the Potomac River to Cumberland, Maryland.: www.fred.net/kathy/canal.html

MA & PA Heritage Trail is a walking, running and bicycle trail located on portions of the former Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad corridor in Bel Air and Forest Hill: www.mapatrail.org/index.html

For a locator map and detailed descriptions of rail trails in the Washington, D.C., area and a few others in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia: http://bikewashington.org/trails/dc-index.htm

Western Maryland Rail Trail is a 20+ mile trail that follows the bends and curves of both the C&O Canal and the Potomac River: www.westernmarylandrailtrail.org/WMRT/

Maryland Snow Trails

 

Maryland Waterway and Boating Trails

 

Maryland whitewater kayaking and rafting, with maps and launch points at Trails.com:

• Whitewater Kayaking and Rafting in Maryland

Janes Island State Park on Chesapeake Bay has a variety of marked and mapped water trails: www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/eastern/janesisland.asp

Maryland Water Trails Program of Maryland Department of Natural Resources: www.dnr.maryland.gov/boating/mdwatertrails/

Potomac River Water Trail Map highlights access points along the southern reaches of the river from Washington D.C. to the Chesapeake Bay in both Maryland and Virginia: www.baygateways.net/product.cfm?pid=20

 

Maryland Statewide Advocacy and Resources

 

Maryland State Trails Program

 

Recreational Trails Program: Providing funding to all 50 states for grants programs and program management
State Trails Program contacts in all 50 states

Maryland Outdoor Recreation

 

Fishing reports, maps, photos, and videos for every fishing spot in the USA: http://www.hookandbullet.com/s/fishing-maryland/