Baltimore &
Annapolis Trail (B&A Trail). Trail begins in Glen Burnie, Maryland, on Dorsey Road.
Parking is available. The trail has about an 8-foot wide paved surface and is in
good condition. The total length is 13 miles between Annapolis and Glen Burnie,
MD. Once you reach the northern terminus, a short connector path will take you
over to the recently completed BWI
Trail.
Captial Crescent Trail (CCT), The Capital
Crescent Trail is a shared-use trail from Georgetown
to Silver Spring, MD suitable for walkers, joggers, bikers, and rollerbladers.
The Trail is complete for approx. seven miles from Georgetown to Bethesda. This
section features a 10-foot wide asphalt path.
Colvin Run
Trail, Reston, VA. Four mile out and back singletrack for mountain bike
riding. The trail can also be done as a ten-mile loop with a few miles along
the W&OD trail.
Fountainhead
Regional Park, Fairfax, VA. The trail is a five-mile singletrack loop for mountain bike
riding.
Gwynns Falls
Trail Baltimore, Maryland. South of the Inner Harbor. The
Gwynns Falls Trail is a unique urban hiking and biking trail providing access to
a scenic and historic greenway stream valley in Baltimore City.
Loch Raven
Reservoir, Towson, Md.. Six miles of doubletrack network for mountain bike
riding.
Mount
Vernon Trail.
The Mount Vernon Trail takes
bicyclists from Roosevelt Island near Key Bridge to George Washington's home in
Mount Vernon, Va. Terrain is level with three hills. Narrow in some places. 18.5
miles in length.
North Central
Railroad Trail (NCRR Trail). Level, smooth crushed stone surface in Maryland and a
hard surface, suitable for all kinds of bicycles in Pennsylvania. Length is 29
miles. Trail begins at the parking lot on Ashland Road in Ashland, Md.
The NCRR is a
“Hiker/Biker/Horse” trail built on the bed of original ”North Central
Railroad”. It runs through the valley of the Gunpowder Falls Watershed,
portions of which are now State Park. The southern twenty miles are in Northern
Baltimore County and run to the Pennsylvania line.
Patapsco
Valley State Park, Ellicott City, Md. Twenty miles of singletrack network for
mountain bike riding. Rocks, roots, switchbacks. All types of terrains.
Patuxent Wildlife
Refuge. Off of Route 198 in Laurel. The entrance is 1.4 miles from
the Baltimore Washington Parkway. Trails for; hiking, bicycling, and horseback
riding. Must check in at the visitor station.
Potomac Heritage Trail. The
Potomac Heritage Trail Association is a membership-based organization dedicated
to the development, construction, preservation, and interpretation of the
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail.
Rock
Creek Park, Washington D.C. Rock
Creek Trail is 25 miles from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. to Lake
Needwood Park in Montgomery County, Md. Level terrain with minor hills. 6-8 feet
wide asphalt trail, some roadway. Trail begins at Rock Creek Trail at the corner
of Pennsylvania Avenue NW ramp and Rock Creek Parkway near Georgetown in
Washington, D.C.
Rocky Gorge
Reservoir, Laurel, Md. Mountain bike trail. Two mile singletrack network of
trails. This trail is good for beginners looking to develop their technical
skills while not focusing on their fitness levels with hard climbs and declines.
Seneca Creek
State Park Trail, Germantown, Md. Seven miles of singletrack network for
mountain bike riding. The trails consist of roots, short steep climbs and a few
moderately steep down
hills.
Washington, Baltimore, &
Annapolis Trail (WB&A Trail). Paved trail. The 5.6-mile trail from Route 450 in
Glenn Dale, running northeasterly to the Patuxent River, includes five bridge
crossings, two tunnel crossings, and two at-grade intersections. The trail runs from Glenn Dale through Bowie,
Washington
& Old Dominion Trail (W&OD Trail), 45
miles of paved trail for walking, running, bicycling and skating and 32 miles of
adjacent gravel trail for horseback riding. Built on the roadbed of the former
Washington & Old Dominion Railroad, the multi-use W&OD Trail runs
through the urban heartland and countryside of Northern Virginia.
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