99 Trails in Maryland

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Patapsco Valley State Park (Avalon Area) Intermediate difficulty 25.0 ***** Ellicott City
2. Fairland Recreational Park Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Burtonsville
3. Frederick Watershed Advanced difficulty 20.0 ***** Frederick
4. Gambrill State Park Advanced difficulty 30.0 **** Thurmont
5. Rockburn Branch Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Ellicott City
6. Rockburn Skills Park (Rockburn Branch Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Ellicott City
7. Schaeffer Farms Intermediate difficulty 10 **** Germantown
8. Rosaryville State Park Intermediate difficulty 10 **** Upper Marlboro
9. Fair Hill Intermediate difficulty 80.0 **** Fair Hill/Rising Sun
10. Vineyard Trail (Patapsco Valley State Park (Avalon Area)) Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Catonsville
11. Black Hill Regional Park Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Germantown
12. Fork Run Advanced difficulty 8.0 **** Oakland
13. Patapsco Valley State Park (mckeldin Area) Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Marriottsville
14. Bacon Ridge Natural Area Beginner difficulty 7 **** Crownsville
15. Gunpowder Falls State Park Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Kingsville
16. Emmitsburg Watershed Advanced difficulty 15.0 **** Emmitsburg
17. Loch Raven Reservoir Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Towson
18. Seneca Creek State Park Trail Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** Germantown
19. South Germantown Pump Track Intermediate difficulty 0.0 ***** Germantown
20. Muddy Branch Greenway Trail Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Darnestown
21. Ronald C. McDonnell Campground Loop Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Bethesda
22. Seneca Bluffs Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Darnestown
23. Seneca Ridge Trail (Seneca Creek State Park Trail) Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Germantown
24. Susquehanna Advanced difficulty 15.0 **** Harve De Grace
25. Greenbrier State Park Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Frederick-hagerstown
26. Cedarville State Forest Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Waldorf
27. St. Mary's River Park Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Lexington Park
28. Naylor Mill Park Intermediate difficulty 7.0 **** Salisbury/ Delmar
29. Cabin John Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Bethesda
30. Wincopin (Savage) Trail Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Columbia
31. Robert E. Lee Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Baltimore
32. River Road Dirt Section Easiest difficulty 5.0 **** Poolesville
33. Rocky Gap State Park - Lakeside Loop Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Cumberland
34. Lake Needwood Trails Beginner difficulty 7.0 **** Rockville
35. Busted Knuckles Trail (Frederick Watershed) Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Frederick
36. Hoyles Mill Connector Beginner difficulty 8.0 **** Germantown
37. Little falls park Beginner difficulty 3.0 ***** Bethesda
38. Seneca Creek Greenway Trail Beginner difficulty 7.0 **** Gaithersburg
39. Ten Mile Creek (Black Hill Regional Park) Beginner difficulty 6.0 ***** Boyds
40. McKeldin Area Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Marriottsville
41. Margroff Tract Intermediate difficulty 5.0 **** Accident
42. Tuckahoe State park Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** QueenAnne
43. Hashawha Intermediate difficulty 20.0 *** Westminster
44. Woodstock (Patapsco Valley State Park (mckeldin Area)) Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Woodstock
45. Quiet Waters Park Advanced difficulty 6.0 **** Annapolis
46. Green Ridge State Forest - Mtn. Bike Trail Advanced difficulty 12.0 *** Flintstone
47. L. F. Cosca Regional Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 **** Clinton
48. Salisbury City Park Trails Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Salisbury
49. Rivers Edge Trail Intermediate difficulty 6.0 ***** Brunswick
50. Little Bennett Regional Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** Clarksburg

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