34 Trails in Columbia, Maryland

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
C&O Canal Easiest difficulty 183.0 *** Washington
BWI Trail Easiest difficulty 41.0 *** Baltimore
Loch Raven Reservoir Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Towson
Patapsco Valley State Park (mckeldin Area) Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Marriottsville
Patapsco Valley State Park (Avalon Area) Intermediate difficulty 25.0 ***** Ellicott City
Vineyard Trail (Patapsco Valley State Park (Avalon Area)) Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Catonsville
Woodstock (Patapsco Valley State Park (mckeldin Area)) Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Woodstock
B&A Trail (Baltimore & Annapolis) Easiest difficulty 13.0 ** Glen Burnie
Arundel HS Trails Intermediate difficulty 12.0 *** Odenton
Fairland Recreational Park Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Burtonsville
Patuxent River State Park difficulty 10.0 Annapolis Rock
Rockburn Branch Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Ellicott City
Schaeffer Farms Intermediate difficulty 10 **** Germantown
Seminary (Loch Raven Reservoir) difficulty 9.0 Towson
Centennial Park Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Ellicott City
Lake Needwood Trails Beginner difficulty 7.0 **** Rockville
Bacon Ridge Natural Area Beginner difficulty 7 **** Crownsville
Piney Run Park Beginner difficulty 6 *** Sykesville
Lake Elkhorn, Columbia Easiest difficulty 6.0 *** Columbia
Wincopin (Savage) Trail Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Columbia
Piney Run Park - East Intermediate difficulty 5 **** Sykesville
River Road Dirt Section Easiest difficulty 5.0 **** Poolesville
Rockburn Branch Loop (Rockburn Branch Park) Beginner difficulty 4.0 *** Ellicott City
Wilde Lake Easiest difficulty 4.0 ** Columbia
Gillis Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ** Mount Airy
Odenton Park Beginner difficulty 4.0 *** Odenton
Northwest Branch Trail difficulty 4.0 Silver spring
McKeldin Area Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Marriottsville
Rocky Gorge Reservoir difficulty 2.0 * Laurel
Robert E. Lee Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Baltimore
Beavertale Trail difficulty 1.1 Rockville
Creekside Trail (Little falls park) Beginner difficulty 1.0 ***** Bethesda
Rockburn Skills Park (Rockburn Branch Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Ellicott City
Loughborough mill Intermediate difficulty 0.0 ** Bethesda

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