About trails in Baltimore County, Maryland

Baltimore County has 332 named trails on the map, covering 556 miles in total, an average of 1.7 miles per trail. That is the 2nd largest mapped trail network among 24 counties in Maryland. 304 of them are tagged for hiking and 116 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail, at 39.8 miles. 23 trails run 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 8 trailheads, 29 campsites, 8 waterfalls, and 235 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Cockeysville, Ellicott City, and Owings Mills.

What the trails in Baltimore County are like

By length, 211 are under a mile, 98 run 1 to 5 miles, and 23 are 5 miles or longer. 32 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is bicycle, at 5.8 miles.

Of the 135 with a difficulty rating, 66 easy, 63 moderate, and 6 hard. Of the 332 with measured elevation, Patapsco Traverse (north hiking) climbs the most, about 4,548 ft, and 10 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Explore by activity

332All trails

304Hiking 116Mountain biking

556Total miles

29Campsites

235Boat launches

8Waterfalls

8Trailheads

Torrey C. Brown Rail TrailHike39.9 mi Patapsco Traverse (north hiking)Hike25.6 mi Patapsco Traverse (north mtb)MTB25.6 mi mtbMTB23.5 mi Northern Central Trail19.9 mi Torrey C. Brown TrailHikeMTB17.0 mi Red TrailHikeMTB10.0 mi Dundalk LoopMTB8.0 mi Towson LoopMTB8.0 mi Little Gunpowder TrailHikeMTB7.9 mi Santee Branch TrailMTB7.7 mi Thru Trail - White7.2 mi Gray's Mill TrailMTB7.0 mi Gunpowder South Trail (white)Hike6.8 mi Morgan Mill TrailHike6.5 mi Blue TrailHikeMTB6.4 mi Yellow TrailHikeMTB6.3 mi Towson SpokesMTB6.0 mi SoapstoneMTB5.9 mi bicycleMTB5.8 mi Thru Trail (white)HikeMTB5.6 mi Merryman's Mill TrailHike5.2 mi White RouteMTB5.1 mi Grist Mill TrailHikeMTB5.0 mi Merryman's Mill Trail (Lower)Hike4.9 mi Sherwood TrailHike4.8 mi Big Gunpowder Falls TrailHikeMTB4.6 mi Gunpowder North TrailHike4.6 mi Trolley Line #9 TrailMTB4.5 mi Sam's Grave TrailHike4.5 mi Catonsville Short Line TrailMTB4.3 mi Loggers TrailHike4.3 mi Red RouteMTB3.8 mi Glen Ellen TrailHikeMTB3.8 mi Hawthorne Community Bicycle/Pedstrian SystemMTB3.8 mi Gunpowder Falls TrailHikeMTB3.6 mi Merryman's Mill Upper TrailHike3.5 mi Ridge TrailHike3.2 mi Green TrailHikeMTB3.2 mi Orange TrailHikeMTB2.9 mi Panther TrailHike2.9 mi Stocksdale TrailHike2.8 mi Pink TrailHike2.8 mi Blue RouteMTB2.7 mi Jesse's Trail (orange blaze)Hike2.6 mi Boundary Trail (blue)HikeMTB2.5 mi Quarry Trail2.5 mi Boundary TrailHike2.5 mi Rockhaven TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Serpentine TrailHike2.3 mi S. James Campbell & Ivy Hill TrailHike2.3 mi Lost Pond TrailHike2.2 mi Dundee-Saltpeter TrailHike2.1 mi White TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Security-Ingleside LoopMTB2.0 mi Little Gunpowder Trail (white)HikeMTB1.9 mi A Boy Named SueHikeMTB1.9 mi Valley of the KingsHike1.8 mi Pickall TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi School's Out LoopHikeMTB1.8 mi Dogwood TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Short Line Railroad TrailHikeMTB1.8 mi Barrans-Baldwin Trail (green)Hike1.8 mi Weiskittel TrailHike1.7 mi Red Run Stream Valley TrailHike1.7 mi Orange RouteMTB1.7 mi MARC to UMBCMTB1.7 mi Schools Out LoopHikeMTB1.7 mi Winterfell, Game of TrailsHike1.7 mi High Line ConnectorHike1.7 mi Horse Hockey Up and Down1.6 mi Haul RoadHike1.6 mi Sweathouse TrailHike1.6 mi UMBC to MARCMTB1.6 mi Winters Lane AreaMTB1.6 mi Hiker-Biker TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Herbert Run GreenwayHike1.5 mi Purple TrailHike1.5 mi Virginia Pine TrailHike1.5 mi White Berm TrailHikeMTB1.5 mi S. James Campbell TrailHike1.5 mi Perry Hall Stream Valley TrailHike1.4 mi Foundation RunHike1.4 mi Mill Race TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Vineyard Spring TrailHike1.4 mi Middle Thru TrailHike1.4 mi Lower Through TrailHikeMTB1.4 mi Devil's HornsHikeMTB1.4 mi Choate Mine TrailHike1.3 mi BGE AccessHikeMTB1.3 mi Greenway TrailHike1.3 mi Alberton Road/Thru Trail (white)HikeMTB1.3 mi Greenhouse PathHike1.3 mi Chevrolet Trail1.3 mi Mingo Forks Trail (blue)Hike1.3 mi Minebank Run TrailHike1.3 mi Pipeline TrailHike1.3 mi Birder's PathHike1.3 mi Barran's TrailHike1.3 mi Jones Road TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Dolfield TrailHike1.3 mi Wildlands TrailHike1.3 mi College LoopHikeMTB1.2 mi Whitetail TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Bluebird Loop TrailHike1.2 mi Bull Run TrailMTB1.2 mi Hammerman LoopHikeMTB1.2 mi Highland TrailHike1.1 mi Buzzards Rock TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Bauer PathHike1.1 mi Panther Trail (pink)Hike1.1 mi Black Marsh TrailHike1.1 mi Bunker Hill Trail (blue)Hike1.1 mi Old Picnic Grounds RoadHike1.1 mi Milford Mill Gwynns Falls TrailHike1.0 mi JaneHikeMTB1.0 mi Willow Grove TrailHike1.0 mi Willow Grove Trail (red)Hike1.0 mi Merryman's Mill Trail (Powerline)Hike1.0 mi Brinkmans trailHike1.0 mi Shore TrailHike1.0 mi Catonsville Park Nature TrailHike1.0 mi White Tail TrailHike1.0 mi Petticoat JunctionHikeMTB1.0 mi Northeast TrailHike1.0 mi Minebank Run Trail (blue)Hike1.0 mi Red Run TrailHike1.0 mi Black Forest Trail (red)HikeMTB0.9 mi JunkyardHike0.9 mi Sawmill Branch TrailHike0.9 mi Dulaney's Valley & Sweet Air TurnpikeHike0.9 mi Quarry Trail (yellow)Hike0.9 mi Hemlock Gorge TrailHike0.9 mi Notch CliffHike0.9 mi Laurel TrailHike0.9 mi Franklin Woodlands TrailHike0.9 mi Glen Ellen Lower TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi LolipopHike0.9 mi LollipopHike0.9 mi SchoopdaloopHikeMTB0.9 mi Wellness WalkHike0.8 mi Log TrailHike0.8 mi BestivusHikeMTB0.8 mi Ivy Hill TrailHike0.8 mi CERA TrailHike0.8 mi Merryman's Mill Lower TrailHike0.8 mi The BackyardHike0.8 mi Sherwood Farm TrailHike0.8 mi Nun's TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Blue Powerline LoopHikeMTB0.8 mi McCormick Fitness TrailHike0.7 mi North Centrail Railroad Towson Spur (unbuilt)HikeMTB0.7 mi Buzzards Rock RerouteHikeMTB0.7 mi Church TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Farm Connector TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Pollinator LoopHike0.7 mi Paved Loop PathHike0.7 mi Sherwood Farm Trail (orange)Hike0.7 mi Wolfe Family TrailHike0.7 mi Vernal Pond TrailHike0.7 mi Inner PetticoatHikeMTB0.7 mi Merryman's Mill Upper Trail (blue)Hike0.7 mi Red Holding Pond LoopHikeMTB0.7 mi Stairway to HavenHikeMTB0.7 mi HillTop ConnectorHikeMTB0.6 mi Trout Transit TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Sycamore PathHike0.6 mi MoabHike0.6 mi Katie & Wil's TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi PatapscoHikeMTB0.6 mi Steve Kreseski TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Miners TrailHike0.6 mi Lake TrailHike0.6 mi Rockdale RoadHike0.6 mi Blue Cross Dike LoopHikeMTB0.6 mi Fishing Road TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Old Padonia RoadHikeMTB0.6 mi Joe's TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Sawmill TrailHike0.6 mi RestivusHikeMTB0.6 mi Eck PathHike0.6 mi New RocksHike0.6 mi Dulaney's Valley & Towsontown TurnpikeHike0.6 mi Tradepoint Avenue SidepathHike0.6 mi Double TroubleHikeMTB0.6 mi Paved LoopHikeMTB0.6 mi Wellington Woods Trail (green)Hike0.6 mi Baltimore Gneiss TrailHike0.6 mi Muskrat TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi FestivusHikeMTB0.5 mi More MORE FunHikeMTB0.5 mi Mingo Forks Trail (yellow)Hike0.5 mi Old Gunpowder South TrailHike0.5 mi Mingo Ridge Trail (yellow)Hike0.5 mi Horse TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Power Line AccessHike0.5 mi Forest Glen TrailHike0.5 mi Northeast Trail (Indian Rock Trail)HikeMTB0.5 mi Skunk Cabbage trailHike0.5 mi Chris's TrailHike0.5 mi Baldwin TrailHike0.5 mi BurnoutHikeMTB0.5 mi Shortcut TrailHike0.5 mi Wetlands TrailHike0.5 mi Charcoal TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Wellington Woods TrailHike0.4 mi Glen Ellen Upper TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Foreston RoadHike0.4 mi Cold Bottom TrailHike0.4 mi DrugsHikeMTB0.4 mi Avalon Mill Race TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Overlook SpurHikeMTB0.4 mi Number 8 Streetcar PathHike0.4 mi Meadow TrailHike0.4 mi BGE Access RoadHike0.4 mi Mingo Valley Trail (yellow)Hike0.4 mi Stairway SpurHikeMTB0.4 mi EwokHike0.4 mi Overlook LoopHikeMTB0.4 mi Field Loop PathHike0.4 mi Royal Farms TrailHike0.4 mi Cassandor Hamilton TrailHike0.4 mi Green Heron TrailHike0.4 mi Halfway HorseshoeHike0.4 mi Eagle FangHikeMTB0.4 mi Bauer Path ExtensionHike0.4 mi Rosslare RoadHikeMTB0.4 mi Old Oak TrailHike0.4 mi Sandy Lane TrailHike0.4 mi Olde Tollgate TrailHike0.4 mi Nun's RunHike0.4 mi Old Farm LaneHike0.4 mi Headwaters LoopHike0.3 mi Half RastaHike0.3 mi Hawk Meadow LoopHike0.3 mi Understory LoopHike0.3 mi Brother George LaneHike0.3 mi Observation TrailHike0.3 mi Belwood GreenHike0.3 mi Davis TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Story PathHike0.3 mi Aldgate GreenHike0.3 mi Loch Raven Drive TrailHike0.3 mi Loch Raven Drive Trail (purple)Hike0.3 mi Kingfisher Wetland TrailHike0.3 mi YellowHike0.3 mi Short Line Connector TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Balancing Reservoir Dam TrailHike0.3 mi Baltimore Gneiss Trail (purple)Hike0.3 mi Old Ski HillHike0.3 mi Red Fox TrailHike0.3 mi Powerline Trail0.3 mi White Pine CircuitHike0.3 mi Archery TrailHike0.3 mi Mineral PassHike0.3 mi Four UpHikeMTB0.3 mi Sawmill-Ilchester ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Belmont Park TrailHike0.3 mi Red Trail AlternateHikeMTB0.3 mi Lions LaneHike0.3 mi Vernal pond nature trailHike0.3 mi Soapstone TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Ashland TrailHike0.3 mi Light Rail BoardwalkHikeMTB0.3 mi Pigs Run TrailHike0.3 mi Meadow Trail (yellow)Hike0.3 mi BobHikeMTB0.2 mi Towson Area Bike RouteMTB0.2 mi Gwynns Falls TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Meredith's Ford & Jarrettsville TurnpikeHike0.2 mi Pain CaveHikeMTB0.2 mi Orange Shortcut TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Vineyard Alternate TrailHike0.2 mi Goucher College Wooded TrailsHike0.2 mi Wright of WayHike0.2 mi Not BobHikeMTB0.2 mi Jane's CarHike0.2 mi Lime Kiln TrailHike0.2 mi Lime Kiln Trail (white)Hike0.2 mi Whikey LoopHike0.2 mi Roadbed Connector TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Heart-shaped DriveHike0.2 mi LivGray Lower ConnectorHike0.2 mi Fishermans TrailHike0.2 mi Monarch TrailHike0.2 mi Marble Quarry LoopHike0.2 mi Marble Quarry Loop (brown)Hike0.2 mi Cemetery RoadHike0.2 mi Quercus FamiliusHike0.2 mi Wetlands Trail LoopHikeMTB0.2 mi Checkerspot TrailHike0.2 mi Old Dulaney Valley RoadHike0.2 mi Tree TrailHike0.2 mi Hell of the NorthHikeMTB0.2 mi Lee Lawrence CourtHike0.2 mi Chat PathHike0.2 mi Hapsburg TrailHike0.2 mi Radio Tower TrailHike0.2 mi Anjeu Reuss CourtHike0.2 mi Loch Raven Schist TrailHike0.2 mi

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Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt September 24, 2026.