34 Trails in Columbia, Maryland

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

Know of a new mountain bike trail not listed here? Please tell us about it using this form. Find mountain bike trails near you or for even more trail inspiration and how we ranked the mountain bike trails, see this list of the best mountain bike trails in the world.