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Maryland
70 curated trails across 29 parks — from Atlantic barrier island to Appalachian ridge.
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Maryland trails span four distinct environments. The western mountains in Garrett and Allegany counties hold the GAP/C&O junction at Cumberland, the Allegheny Front, and the upper C&O towpath. The Piedmont — Patapsco, Gunpowder, Catoctin, Sugarloaf — runs across the center of the state with rocky singletrack and waterfall hollows. The Appalachian Trail crosses Maryland for ~41 miles along South Mountain. And the Atlantic coast at Assateague Island National Seashore offers entirely different terrain: barrier-island dune walks and salt-marsh boardwalks.
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Parks in Maryland
- Antietam National Battlefield NPS
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail OTHER
- Assateague Island National Seashore NPS
- Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park NPS
- Calvert Cliffs State Park OTHER
- Catoctin Mountain Park NPS
- Cunningham Falls State Park OTHER
- Dans Mountain State Park MD DNR
- Gambrill State Park OTHER
- Greenbrier State Park OTHER
- Gunpowder Falls State Park OTHER
- Janes Island State Park OTHER
- Liberty Reservoir OTHER
- Loch Raven Reservoir OTHER
- Monocacy National Battlefield NPS
- Patapsco Valley State Park OTHER
- Patuxent River State Park OTHER
- Pocomoke River State Park OTHER
- Point Lookout State Park OTHER
- Prettyboy Reservoir OTHER
- Rocks State Park OTHER
- Rocky Gap State Park OTHER
- Sandy Point State Park OTHER
- Seneca Creek State Park MD DNR
- Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area MD DNR
- Sugarloaf Mountain OTHER
- Susquehanna State Park OTHER
- Tuckahoe State Park OTHER
- Washington Monument State Park OTHER
All Maryland trails
- Cornfield Trail · Antietam National Battlefield
- Three Farm Trail · Antietam National Battlefield
- Bloody Lane Trail · Antietam National Battlefield
- Sherrick Farm Trail · Antietam National Battlefield
- Union Advance Trail · Antietam National Battlefield
- West Woods Trail · Antietam National Battlefield
- Thurston Griggs Trail · Appalachian National Scenic Trail
- Life on the Dunes Trail · Assateague Island National Seashore
- Life on the Marsh Trail · Assateague Island National Seashore
- Life of the Forest Trail · Assateague Island National Seashore
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath · Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
- Billy Goat Trail Section A · Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
- Gold Mine Loop · Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
- Billy Goat Trail Section C · Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
- Billy Goat Trail Section B · Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
- Paw Paw Tunnel Hill Trail · Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
- Great Falls Overlook Trail · Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
- Red Trail · Calvert Cliffs State Park
- Hog Rock Loop Trail · Catoctin Mountain Park
- Thurmont Vista Loop Trail · Catoctin Mountain Park
- Blue Blazes Whiskey Still Trail · Catoctin Mountain Park
- Catoctin National Recreation Trail · Cunningham Falls State Park
- Cat Rock Trail · Cunningham Falls State Park
- Lower Trail · Cunningham Falls State Park
- Lonaconing Loop · Dans Mountain State Park
- Dye School Trail · Dans Mountain State Park
- Yellow Poplar · Gambrill State Park
- Catoctin Trail · Gambrill State Park
- White Oak Trail · Gambrill State Park
- Red Maple Trail · Gambrill State Park
- Black Locust · Gambrill State Park
- Green Ash Trail · Gambrill State Park
- Big Red Trail · Greenbrier State Park
- Little Gunpowder Trail · Gunpowder Falls State Park
- Gunpowder South Trail (white) · Gunpowder Falls State Park
- Big Gunpowder Falls Trail · Gunpowder Falls State Park
- Gunpowder North Trail · Gunpowder Falls State Park
- Lost Pond Trail · Gunpowder Falls State Park
- Sweathouse Trail · Gunpowder Falls State Park
- Wildlands Trail · Gunpowder Falls State Park
- Whitetail Trail · Janes Island State Park
- Grist Mill Trail · Patapsco Valley State Park
- Ridge Trail · Patapsco Valley State Park
- Cascade Falls Trail · Patapsco Valley State Park
- Sawmill Branch Trail · Patapsco Valley State Park
- McKeldin Falls Rapids Trail · Patapsco Valley State Park
- Split Rock Trail · Patuxent River State Park
- Milburn Landing Trail · Pocomoke River State Park
- Periwinkle Point Trail · Point Lookout State Park
- Hemlock Gorge Trail · Prettyboy Reservoir
- White Trail · Rocks State Park
- Kilgore Falls Trail · Rocks State Park
- Evitt's Mountain Homesite Trail · Rocky Gap State Park
- Canyon Overlook Trail · Rocky Gap State Park
- Seneca Greenway Trail · Seneca Creek State Park
- Seneca Ridge Trail · Seneca Creek State Park
- Seneca Bluffs Trail · Seneca Creek State Park
- Lake Shore Trail · Seneca Creek State Park
- Serpentine Trail · Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area
- Choate Mine Trail · Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area
- Northern Peaks Trail · Sugarloaf Mountain
- Mountain Loop Trail · Sugarloaf Mountain
- A.M. Thomas Trail · Sugarloaf Mountain
- Deer Creek Trail · Susquehanna State Park
- Susquehanna Ridge Trail · Susquehanna State Park
- Land of Promise Trail · Susquehanna State Park
- Rock Run Trail · Susquehanna State Park
- Tuckahoe Valley Trail · Tuckahoe State Park
- Creek-Side Cliff Trail · Tuckahoe State Park
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail · Washington Monument State Park
Permits, parking, and access
Most Maryland trails are free to access. Maryland State Parks (Patapsco, Gunpowder, Cunningham Falls, Rocky Gap, Sandy Point) charge a per-vehicle day-use fee in season; an annual MD State Parks pass covers unlimited entry. National Park Service units (C&O Canal NHP, Catoctin Mountain Park, Assateague Island NS, Antietam, Harpers Ferry NHP overlap) follow standard NPS fee rules — some are free, some charge, and the America the Beautiful annual pass covers all of them.