Table of Contents
Acknowledgments viii
Introduction ix
Weather x
Safety and Preparation x
Ten Essentials of Hiking xi
Leave No Trace xii
How to Use This Guide xiii
Difficulty Ratings xiii
Hike Selection xiv
Trail Finder xv
Map Legend xix
The Hikes
1 Baltimore Waterfront Promenade: Canton Waterfront Park to Fells Point 1
2 Fon McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine: Seawall Trail 5
3 Gwynns Falls Trail 11
4 Lake Roland 14
5 Middle Patuxent Environmental Area. South Wind Trail 20
6 Patapsco Valley State Pack: Switchback and McKeldin Rapids Loop 25
7 Patapsco Valley State Park: Orange Avalon Loop 29
8 Soldiers Delight: Serpentine Trail 33
9 Soldiers Delight: Choate Mine Loop 37
10 Double Rock Park: Yellow Loop 41
11 Oregon Ridge: Loggers Red and Ivy Hill / S. James Campbell Yellow Loop 45
12 Loch Raven Reservoir: Merryman Trail 52
13 Loch Raven Reservoir: Jessops Circuit with Spur 56
14 Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail (NCR): Paper Mill to Monkton 60
15 Gunpowder: Lost Pond Trail 65
16 Gunpowder: Wildlands Sweathouse Loop 70
17 Big Gunpowder Trail: Belair Road to Harford Road 76
18 Gunpowder: Jerusalem Village with Jericho Covered Bridge 81
19 Gunpowder: Bunker Hill and Mingo Fork Loop 86
20 Gunpowder: Panther Branch Loop 91
21 Gunpowder: North and South Circuit 97
22 Gunpowder: Highland Loop 105
23 Gunpowder: Sweet Air Loop 108
24 Gunpowder: Pleasantville and Bottom Loop 113
25 Little Gunpowder Trail: Sherwood Loop 118
26 Prettyboy Reservoir: Hemlock Gorge 123
27 Prettyboy reservoir: Gunpowder Loop 127
28 Rocks State Park: Falling Branch 132
29 Rocks State Park: Midden Valley 136
30 Rucks State Park: White Trail Loop 139
31 Ma & Pa Heritage Trail 144
32 Susquehanna State Park: LSHG to the Trestle Bridge 148
33 Susquehanna Stare Park Loop 153
34 Elk Neck State Park: Lighthouse Trail 158
35 Elk Neck State Park: Beaver Marsh Loop 162
36 Fair Hill NRMA: Orange Loop 167
37 Hashawha Environmental Appreciation Area: Perimeter Loop 172
38 Appalachian Trail: Gathland State Park to Harpers Ferry 177
39 Sugarloaf Mountain: Northern Peaks and Mountain Loop 183
40 Billy Goat Trail Section A 188
Honorable Mentions
A Baltimore & Annapolis Trail (B&A Trail) 193
B BWI Trail 193
C Catoctin Mountain Park and Cunningham Falls State Park 194
D Centennial Park 194
E Cylburn Arboretum 195
F Downs Memorial Park 196
G Eden Mill Park, Nature Center, and Museum 196
H Federal Hill Park 197
I Liberty Reservoir Watershed 197
J Patterson Park 197
K Rock Creek Park 198
L Savage Park 198
Appendix: Clubs and Trail Groups 200
About the Author 201
