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Hiking Trails in Maryland

Popular Hiking Trails in Maryland

Recommended hikes across Maryland, curated by onX local experts. Each trail includes interactive maps, elevation profiles, difficulty ratings, and recent trail conditions.

Bear Wallow-Massanutten Trail Loop

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Bear Wallow-Massanutten Trail Loop

Birding
strenuous
8.23 mi
+1,754 ft
Lakeside Loop Trail

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Lakeside Loop Trail

Birding
moderate
5.3 mi
+119 ft
Sugarland Run Trail: Seneca Ridge to Algonkian Parkway

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Sugarland Run Trail: Seneca Ridge to Algonkian Parkway

Dogs Allowed
moderate
3.12 mi
+96 ft
Dolly Sods Challenge Hike - circumnavigation

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Dolly Sods Challenge Hike - circumnavigation

Birding
strenuous
26.19 mi
+3,424 ft
Appalachian Trail: Wolfsville Road to Pen Mar Park

Hike Route

Appalachian Trail: Wolfsville Road to Pen Mar Park

Birding
strenuous
9.49 mi
+1,841 ft
Riverbend--Great Falls Loop

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Riverbend--Great Falls Loop

Birding
strenuous
7.36 mi
+541 ft
Tuscarora to Toms Brook: Shenandoah and GW

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Tuscarora to Toms Brook: Shenandoah and GW

Waterfall
strenuous
54.46 mi
+11,835 ft
Laurel Run Circuit

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Laurel Run Circuit

Birding
strenuous
8.68 mi
+2,041 ft
Furnace Mountain-Austin Mountain Loop

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Furnace Mountain-Austin Mountain Loop

Fall Colors
strenuous
11.61 mi
+2,798 ft
Neighbor Mountain - Jeremys Run Loop

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Neighbor Mountain - Jeremys Run Loop

Birding
strenuous
13.49 mi
+2,500 ft
Perimeter Trail

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Perimeter Trail

Birding
moderate
5.21 mi
+367 ft
Fork Run Loop

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Fork Run Loop

River/Creek
moderate
7.65 mi
+964 ft
Riverbend-Great Falls

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Riverbend-Great Falls

Birding
moderate
3.68 mi
+245 ft
Whiteoak Canyon - Hawksbill Summit Loop

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Whiteoak Canyon - Hawksbill Summit Loop

Fall Colors
strenuous
13.04 mi
+3,618 ft
Ramsey's Draft Loop

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Ramsey's Draft Loop

Commonly Backpacked
moderate
15.7 mi
+3,019 ft
Trayfoot/Blackrock Mountain Loop

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Trayfoot/Blackrock Mountain Loop

Fall Colors
moderate
4.02 mi
+184 ft
Hawksbill and Franklin Cliffs

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Hawksbill and Franklin Cliffs

Views
strenuous
8.53 mi
+1,929 ft
Lake Shore Trail

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Lake Shore Trail

Fall Colors
moderate
3.31 mi
+112 ft
Boulder Bridge Loop

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Boulder Bridge Loop

Birding
moderate
3.09 mi
+327 ft
Fairland Recreation Park

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Fairland Recreation Park

River/Creek
moderate
8.28 mi
+729 ft