Top Rated Hiking Trails
near Burtonsville, Maryland
Burtonsville, Maryland
Recommended Routes, Photos, & More
![Great Blue Heron closeup](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7005757_smallMed_1554312819.jpg?cache=1738390518)
Billy Goat Trail Section A
1.6 mi 2.6 km • 31' Up 9.52 m Up • 52' Down 15.78 m Down
![The second of 6 waterfalls in Whiteoak Canyon (the 1st being the very upper falls).](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7017404_smallMed_1554829347.jpg?cache=1738390833)
Whiteoak Canyon
5.0 mi 8.0 km • 3' Up 0.88 m Up • 2,335' Down 711.8 m Down
![Maryland Heights overlook](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7006884_smallMed_1554321683.jpg?cache=1738390556)
Overlook Cliff Trail
1.5 mi 2.4 km • 692' Up 210.97 m Up • 335' Down 102 m Down
![Keyser Run, Little Devils Stairs. with permission from rootboy](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7015239_smallMed_1554826057.jpg?cache=1738390786)
Little Devils Stairs Trail
2.0 mi 3.3 km • 1,459' Up 444.81 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down
![Night shot of Dark Hollow Falls](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7037946_smallMed_1555087128.jpg?cache=1738391454)
Dark Hollow Falls Trail
0.9 mi 1.4 km • 3' Up 0.95 m Up • 544' Down 165.69 m Down
![The mighty Potomac River.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7000952_smallMed_1554168201.jpg?cache=1737784804)
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath
191.9 mi 308.8 km • 952' Up 290.05 m Up • 361' Down 110.05 m Down
![The Paint Branch Trail offers the solitude of a walk in the woods just minutes from Route 1 and Cherry Hill Rd.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7028894_smallMed_1554919505.jpg?cache=1737785482)
Paint Branch Trail
4.1 mi 6.6 km • 19' Up 5.89 m Up • 96' Down 29.17 m Down
![Trolley line #9 looking southwest along boardwalk.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7058662_smallMed_1557865385.jpg?cache=1737786333)
Trolley Line #9 Trail
1.5 mi 2.5 km • 236' Up 71.96 m Up • 0' Down 0 m Down
![View from intersection of Drivers Road East and the Wood Marr trails, looking at the railroad and the Patapsco Thru Trail Woodstock section across the river.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7059854_smallMed_1561569122.jpg?cache=1738392205)
Wood Marr
3.2 mi 5.2 km • 344' Up 104.85 m Up • 360' Down 109.87 m Down
![Kilgore Falls.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7017054_smallMed_1554828738.jpg?cache=1737785205)
Kilgore Falls Trail
0.3 mi 0.5 km • 10' Up 3.03 m Up • 44' Down 13.33 m Down
![Panoramic view from the top of Old Rag.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7008893_smallMed_1554395380.jpg?cache=1738390621)
Robertson Mtn Trail
2.4 mi 3.9 km • 1,634' Up 498.16 m Up • 445' Down 135.76 m Down
![Elkhorn Lake.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7043257_smallMed_1555107908.jpg?cache=1738391634)
Patuxent Branch Trail
4.4 mi 7.1 km • 89' Up 27.21 m Up • 126' Down 38.39 m Down
![Trailhead](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7054189_smallMed_1555704961.jpg?cache=1737786206)
W&OD Trail
46.3 mi 74.5 km • 1,528' Up 465.87 m Up • 1,023' Down 311.88 m Down
![Intersection with Appalachian Trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7067370_smallMed_1582663703.jpg?cache=1738392473)
AT: Cumberland Valley A.T. Club (PA)
17.8 mi 28.7 km • 1,256' Up 382.86 m Up • 1,310' Down 399.43 m Down
![Sunset at the First Day of Chancellorsville battlefield.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7055253_smallMed_1555708679.jpg?cache=1738392044)
First Day at Chancellorsville Trail
2.6 mi 4.2 km • 163' Up 49.55 m Up • 83' Down 25.16 m Down
![Wood bridge is a sign to entry or exit.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7083111_smallMed_1652103335.jpg?cache=1737787060)
Chestnut Hill Trail
3.5 mi 5.7 km • 512' Up 156.1 m Up • 434' Down 132.39 m Down
![King and Queen Seat.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7008779_smallMed_1554395147.jpg?cache=1737785027)
White Trail
2.4 mi 3.9 km • 411' Up 125.15 m Up • 416' Down 126.78 m Down
![Misty morning by the lake.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7076345_smallMed_1610829086.jpg?cache=1738392782)
Cross County Trail (CCT)
40.3 mi 64.9 km • 1,339' Up 408.15 m Up • 1,181' Down 359.91 m Down
![Great Falls locks (and fugitive waterfall).](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7019881_smallMed_1554837315.jpg?cache=1737785254)
Olmsted Island Bridges
0.3 mi 0.4 km • 9' Up 2.65 m Up • 16' Down 5.01 m Down
Algonquin Cross Country Trail
13.5 mi 21.7 km • 90' Up 27.31 m Up • 128' Down 38.97 m Down
![Steep, rocky trail (Tuscarora) heading back to the ridge](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7036366_smallMed_1555022222.jpg?cache=1738391398)
Tuscarora - Bear Wallow Trail #405.2
4.4 mi 7.1 km • 522' Up 159.08 m Up • 1,293' Down 394 m Down
![Artillery at the Cedar Mountain Battlefield](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7055238_smallMed_1555708647.jpg?cache=1738392043)
Cedar Mountain Battlefield Trail
1.1 mi 1.8 km • 42' Up 12.91 m Up • 61' Down 18.68 m Down
Giles Run
0.8 mi 1.2 km • 10' Up 2.92 m Up • 63' Down 19.12 m Down
![Creek you'll see along the trail.](https://hikingproject.com/assets/photos/hike/7073654_smallMed_1601991711.jpg?cache=1737786788)
Conestoga Trail
13.6 mi 21.9 km • 2,552' Up 777.89 m Up • 2,465' Down 751.32 m Down