Hiking trails in Maryland
312 routes catalogued · 42 with detail pages
Our database holds 312 named hiking routes in Maryland. 42 have enough source data to support a dedicated page; the remainder are listed here with their name, length, and network type.
Long-distance trails crossing Maryland: Appalachian Trail (2,197 mi) · Great Eastern Trail (1,800 mi) · Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (710 mi) · Mid State Trail (Pennsylvania) (327 mi) · Tuscarora Trail (252 mi)
Always check current trail conditions, permits, and water sources with the maintaining organisation before heading out. Many western trails are impassable for half the year due to snow.
Maryland trails — curated + by length
| Trail | Length | Network |
|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Trail + GA, NC, TN… | 2,197 mi | National |
| Great Eastern Trail + AL, GA, TN… | 1,800 mi | Regional |
| Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail + DC, PA, VA… | 710 mi | National |
| Mid State Trail (Pennsylvania) + PA | 327 mi | Regional |
| Tuscarora Trail + PA, VA, WV | 252 mi | Regional |
| ADT - Maryland - Seg 4 + WV | 166 mi | National |
| ADT - Maryland - Seg 1 + DE | 43 mi | National |
| ADT - Maryland - Seg 2 | 42 mi | National |
| Catoctin National Recreation Trail | 27 mi | Regional |
| ADT - Maryland - Seg 3 | 20 mi | National |
| 8 Mile Loop Trail | 8 mi | Local |
| Yellow Poplar Trail | 7 mi | Local |
| Saddleback Horse Trail | 7 mi | Local |
| Lakeside Loop Trail | 5 mi | lhn |
| Boundary Trail | 5 mi | Local |
| Northern Peaks Trail | 5 mi | Local |
| Hog Rock Loop Trail | 5 mi | Local |
| Prince Frederick Trail | 4 mi | Local |
| Orange Trail | 4 mi | Local |
| Parkers Creek Loop | 4 mi | Local |
| Black Locust Trail | 3 mi | Local |
| Cat Rock Trail | 3 mi | Local |
| Ridge Loop | 3 mi | Local |
| Morgan Mill Trail | 3 mi | |
| Mountain Loop Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| Thurmont Vista Loop Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| Holly Hill Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| S. James Campbell & Ivy Hill Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| North-South Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| East Loop Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| Green Ash Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| Old Misery Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| Underground Railroad Experience Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| Loggers Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| Billy Goat Trail Section A | 2 mi | Local |
| Barrans-Baldwin Trail (green) | 2 mi | Local |
| Billy Goat Trail Section C | 2 mi | Local |
| Bob’s Hill Trail | 2 mi | Local |
| Billy Goat Trail Section B | 1 mi | Local |
| Cash lake Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| Laurel Loop Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| Yellow Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| Double Oak Road Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| Hog Rock Nature Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| Red Maple Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| River Trail | 1 mi | |
| Thurmont Vista Overlook | 1 mi | Local |
| White Oak Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| Willow Grove Trail (red) | 1 mi | Local |
| Fire Road Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| Flint Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| Minebank Run Trail (blue) | 1 mi | Local |
| Campground Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| Cliff Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| Sherwood Farm Trail (orange) | 1 mi | Local |
| Blue Blazes Whiskey Still Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| Eck Path | 1 mi | Local |
| Valley Trail | 1 mi | Local |
| Wellington Woods Trail (green) | 1 mi | Local |
| Charcoal Exhibit Trail | 0 mi | Local |
| Frog Pond Trail | 0 mi | Local |
| Lower Trail | 0 mi | Local |
| Parkers Creek Spur Trail | 0 mi | Local |
| Baltimore Gneiss Trail | 0 mi | Local |
| Birder's Path | 0 mi | Local |
| Greenhouse Path | 0 mi | Local |
| Laurel Trail | 0 mi | Local |
| Loch Raven Drive Trail (purple) | 0 mi | Local |
| Sycamore Path | 0 mi | Local |
| A.M. Thomas Trail | 0 mi | Local |
| Catoctin Furnace Trail | 0 mi | Local |
| Chat Path | 0 mi | Local |
| Goose Pond Trail | 0 mi | Local |
| Lime Kiln Trail (white) | 0 mi | Local |
| Meadow Trail (yellow) | 0 mi | Local |
| The Monadnock Trail | 0 mi | Local |
| The Sunrise Trail | 0 mi | Local |
| Azalea Trail | — | |
| Bambi's Mom | — | |
| Barley Pond Loop | — | Local |
| Beach Trail | — | Local |
| Beckman's Trail | — | Local |
| Big Savage Mountain Trail | — | rcn |
| Big Woods Trail | — | Local |
| Black Hill Trail | — | Local |
| Black Trail | — | Henson Scout Reservation |
| Blue Heron Trail | — | lhn |
| Blue Heron Trail | — | lhn |
| Blue Loop | — | lhn |
| Blue Ridge Summit Trail | — | Local |
| Blue Spur | — | lhn |
| Blue Traiil | — | Local |
| Blue Trail | — | Local |
| Blue Trail | — | Local |
| Blue Trail | — | Local |
| Blue Trail | — | Local |
| Blue Trail | — | Henson Scout Reservation |
| Blue Trail | — | lhn |
| Blue Trail | — | Local |
| Blue-Red Connector | — | lhn |
| Bluebird Trail | — | lhn |
| Brown Loop | — | lhn |
| Brown's Farm Trail Stop 12: The Spring | — | |
| Brown's Farm Trail Stop 2: Wetlands | — | |
| Brown's Farm Trail Stop 8: The Bank Barn | — | |
| Brown's Farm Trail Stop 9: Forest Succession | — | |
| Browning Run Trail | — | Local |
| Browns Farm Nature Trail Loop | — | Local |
| Browns Farm Trail | — | Local |
| Bucklodge Loop | — | Local |
| Cabin Branch Trail | — | Local |
| Campus Paths | — | Local |
| Cassandor Hamilton Trail | — | Local |
| Cemetery Trail | — | Local |
| Charcoal Exhibit Trail: Preparing the Hearth | — | |
| Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail | — | Local |
| Combined Trail | — | Local |
| Connector Trail | — | Local |
| Conservation Education Trail | — | lhn |
| Contee Watershed Trail | — | lhn |
| Crystal Rock Trail | — | Local |
| Cunningham Falls Nature Trail | — | Local |
| Dark Branch Trail | — | |
| Deer Creek Trail (green) | — | |
| Deerfield Nature Trail Loop | — | Local |
| Deerfield Nature Trail Stop 11: Japanese Barberry | — | |
| Deerfield Nature Trail Stop 15: Tulip Poplar Tree | — | |
| Deerfield Nature Trail Stop 2: Bear Corn | — | |
| Deerfield Nature Trail Stop 4: Beech Tree Burl | — | |
| Deerfield Nature Trail Stop 8: The Stone Wall | — | |
| Deerfield Nature Trail Stop 9: Sugar Maple | — | |
| Diabase Connector | — | Local |
| Diabase Trail | — | Local |
| Dundee-Saltpeter Trail | — | Local |
| Eagle's Reach Trail | — | lhn |
| East Ridge Trail | — | lhn |
| Eastern Overlook Trail | — | Local |
| Elkhorn Branch Trail | — | |
| Farm Connector Trail | — | Local |
| Farm Road Trail (blue) | — | |
| Farm Trail | — | Local |
| Field Crest Spur | — | Local |
| Fileds Edge Trail | — | Local |
| Flint Mill Trail | — | Local |
| Flowing Free Trail | — | Local |
| Forest Trail | — | Local |
| Forest Trail | — | lhn |
| Forest Trail | — | lhn |
| Fox Den Trail | — | lhn |
| Gateway Trail | — | Local |
| Glendening - Orange Loop | — | Local |
| Great Allegheny Passage + PA | — | Regional |
| Green Loop | — | lhn |
| Green Loop | — | Local |
| Green Trail | — | Local |
| Green Trail | — | Local |
| Green Trail | — | Local |
| Green Trail | — | lhn |
| Green Trail | — | Henson Scout Reservation |
| Green Trail | — | lhn |
| Greenburg Challenge Loop | — | Local |
| Griffin Meadow Trail | — | Local |
| Gwynns Falls Trail (Inbound) | — | Local |
| Gwynns Falls Trail (Outbound) | — | Local |
| Hall Creek Trail | — | lhn |
| Hamilton Trail | — | Local |
| Hard Cider Trail | — | Local |
| Hard Rock Trail | — | Local |
| Headless Hollow Trail | — | Local |
| Heide Trail | — | Local |
| High Line Connector | — | |
| High Point Trail | — | Local |
| Hornbeam Trail | — | Local |
| Hoyles Mill Trail | — | Local |
| Information Panel: The Clara Barton Trail | — | |
| Information Panel: Welcome to Fort Washington's Waterside Trail | — | |
| Interpretive Panels: Junction Trail | — | |
| Iron Works Trail | — | Local |
| Ivy Branch Trail (orange) | — | |
| Jerusalem Mill Trail (blue) | — | Local |
| Karen's Trail | — | lhn |
| Kinglsey Trail | — | Local |
| Lake Elkhorn Loop | — | Local |
| Lake Trail | — | Local |
| Land of Promise Trail (white) | — | |
| Laurel Trail | — | Local |
| Little Gunpowder Trail | — | Local |
| Loch Raven Schist Trail | — | Local |
| Loggers Trail | — | Local |
| Lolipop | — | |
| Ma and Pa Heritage Trail "North" | — | Local |
| Ma and Pa Trail | — | Local |
| Marble Quarry Loop | — | Local |
| Mason-Dixon Trail + DE, PA | — | Regional |
| Meadow Loop | — | Local |
| Meadow Mountain Trail | — | Local |
| Meadow Mountain Trail | — | Local |
| Merryman's Mill Trail | — | lcn |
| Merryman's Mill Trail (Lower) | — | lcn |
| Merryman's Mill Trail (Powerline) | — | lcn |
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About this list
Trail data comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) plus a hand-curated set of America's 11 National Scenic Trails and 26 well-known regional long-distance trails. Multi-state trails appear under each state they pass through. See our methodology page.