27 Trails in Damascus, Maryland

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Schaeffer Farms Intermediate difficulty 10 **** Germantown
2. Black Hill Regional Park Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Germantown
3. Seneca Creek State Park Trail Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** Germantown
4. South Germantown Pump Track Intermediate difficulty 0.0 ***** Germantown
5. Muddy Branch Greenway Trail Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Darnestown
6. Ronald C. McDonnell Campground Loop Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Bethesda
7. Seneca Bluffs Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Darnestown
8. Seneca Ridge Trail (Seneca Creek State Park Trail) Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Germantown
9. Cabin John Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Bethesda
10. River Road Dirt Section Easiest difficulty 5.0 **** Poolesville
11. Lake Needwood Trails Beginner difficulty 7.0 **** Rockville
12. Hoyles Mill Connector Beginner difficulty 8.0 **** Germantown
13. Seneca Creek Greenway Trail Beginner difficulty 7.0 **** Gaithersburg
14. Ten Mile Creek (Black Hill Regional Park) Beginner difficulty 6.0 ***** Boyds
15. Little Bennett Regional Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 *** Clarksburg
16. Clopper Lake (Seneca Creek State Park Trail) Beginner difficulty 3.0 *** Germantown
17. Lower Magruder Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 **** Damascus
18. Horsepen Run / Algoinkian Park Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** Sterling
19. Beaver Dam Reservoir Beginner difficulty 2 ** Ashburn
20. Piney Run Park - East Intermediate difficulty 5 **** Sykesville
21. Piney Run Park Beginner difficulty 6 *** Sykesville
22. Pepco Beginner difficulty 6.0 ** North Potomac
23. Gillis Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ** Mount Airy
24. Northwest Branch Trail difficulty 4.0 Silver spring
25. Patuxent River State Park difficulty 10.0 Annapolis Rock
26. Watts Branch Forest Preserve difficulty 1.0 Rockville
27. Beavertale Trail difficulty 1.1 Rockville

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