2-state trail

Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail

across 2 states · centroid 22 mi from Baltimore

Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail is hiking trail crossing Maryland, Pennsylvania maintained by Maryland Department of Natural Resources. This page summarises what we have from public sources (OpenStreetMap and trail-association data); always verify current conditions and trail status with the maintaining organisation before heading out.

Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail
Photo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Network
Regional (rwn)
Maintained by
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Reference
TCB
Centroid nearest city
Baltimore, MD · 22 mi · ~40 min drive
Centroid coords
39.6084°, -76.6544°
OSM relation
20101240
From Wikipedia: The Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail (TCB), formerly known as Northern Central Railroad (NCR) Trail, is a rail trail that runs along a former Northern Central Railway corridor in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The trail extends 19.7 miles from Ashland Road in Cockeysville to the Mason–Dixon line, where it becomes the York County Heritage Rail Trail and continues to York, Pennsylvania. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Plan your hike

Practical notes

Maps + permits: long-distance trails like this often require permits for through-hiking, backcountry camping, or specific sections (especially in National Parks). Check with the maintaining organisation listed above and the relevant land manager before booking travel.

Water + supplies: water sources vary seasonally on most U.S. trails. Carry a filter and consult current trail-condition reports — through-hiker journals (PCT-L, AT Reddit, etc.) and the maintaining organisation publish regular updates.

When to go: hiking seasons vary widely with elevation, latitude, and snowpack. Through-hikers traditionally start the AT in March-April (Springer northbound) and the PCT in late April (Campo northbound). High-elevation western trails (CDT, JMT, Wonderland) generally aren't passable until July.

If you've hiked Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail and have current notes (water sources, trail closures, permit changes), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn.

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Sources

Public data + curation

Trail data on this page is compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), the maintaining organisation's public-facing materials, and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA where excerpts are quoted). Distance, terminus, and descriptive text for nationally-designated trails are hand-curated from federal land-manager websites and trail-association sources. We do not modify the underlying data; this page presents what is already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page.