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Gems in Central Maryland - 3

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Recommended Routes in Central Maryland - 46

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Annapolis Rock/Black Rock Cliffs Hike, MD

AT: Annapolis Rock and Black Rock

8.0 mi 12.9 km • 917' Up 279.61 m Up • 917' Down 279.61 m Down

Myersville, MD

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Berma Road to Billy Goat Trail Section A

3.5 mi 5.7 km • 110' Up 33.53 m Up • 127' Down 38.57 m Down

Potomac, MD

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Wolf Rock / Chimney Rock Loop

3.6 mi 5.7 km • 710' Up 216.46 m Up • 734' Down 223.87 m Down

Thurmont, MD

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Cascade Falls Trail, Patapsco Valley State Park, Elkridge, Maryland (USA)

Soapstone-Santee-Ridge Loop

8.2 mi 13.1 km • 951' Up 290.01 m Up • 956' Down 291.5 m Down

Arbutus, MD

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Great Falls locks (and fugitive waterfall).

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Loop

1.6 mi 2.6 km • 51' Up 15.42 m Up • 50' Down 15.39 m Down

Potomac, MD

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Lake Shore Trail

3.3 mi 5.4 km • 114' Up 34.79 m Up • 113' Down 34.46 m Down

Gaither…, MD

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Lake Bernard Frank Loop

3.5 mi 5.7 km • 301' Up 91.76 m Up • 300' Down 91.3 m Down

Rossmoor, MD

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Appalachian Trail: South Mountain

13.4 mi 21.6 km • 1,679' Up 511.61 m Up • 2,303' Down 702.06 m Down

Boonsboro, MD

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Sugarloaf Loop

7.6 mi 12.3 km • 1,180' Up 359.67 m Up • 1,187' Down 361.65 m Down

Clarksburg, MD

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Central Maryland Hiking

1,015 Miles 1,634 Kilometers of Trail
46 Recommended Routes
3 Gems
524 Easy Trails
550 Intermediate Trails
74 Difficult Trails

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Areas Within Central Maryland

Clarksburg, Damascus, and Hyattstown

College Park & Greenbelt

Gaithersburg, Germantown, and Rockville

194 Trails

Gathland State Park

3 Trails

Greenbrier State Park

3 Trails

Gunpowder Falls State Park

75 Trails

Hillandale

2 Trails

North Branch Stream Valley

15 Trails

North Point State Park

Patapsco Valley State Park

Rosaryville State Park

South Mountain State Park

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Trails in Central Maryland - 1,102

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1.6 mi 2.6 km #1Billy Goat Trail Section A Intermediate/Difficult Potomac, MD	Intermediate/Difficult	Potomac, MD	50
4.1 mi 6.6 km #2Paint Branch Trail Easy Beltsville, MD	Easy	Beltsville, MD	4
1.5 mi 2.5 km #3Trolley Line #9 Trail Intermediate Ellicott City, MD	Intermediate	Ellicott City, MD	4
3.2 mi 5.2 km #4Wood Marr Intermediate Sykesville, MD	Intermediate	Sykesville, MD	4
0.3 mi 0.5 km #5Kilgore Falls Trail Intermediate Jarrettsville, MD	Intermediate	Jarrettsville, MD	6
4.4 mi 7.1 km #6Patuxent Branch Trail Intermediate Riverside, MD	Intermediate	Riverside, MD	3
2.4 mi 3.9 km #7White Trail Intermediate/Difficult Jarrettsville, MD	Intermediate/Difficult	Jarrettsville, MD	10
0.3 mi 0.4 km #8Olmsted Island Bridges Easy Potomac, MD	Easy	Potomac, MD	2
0.2 mi 0.4 km #9Red Trail (Monadnock Trail) Easy/Intermediate Urbana, MD	Easy/Intermediate	Urbana, MD	2
1.3 mi 2.1 km #10Mule Skinner Loop Trail Easy/Intermediate Redland, MD	Easy/Intermediate	Redland, MD	2