About trails in Cecil County, Maryland

Cecil County has 42 named trails on the map, covering 76.3 miles in total, an average of 1.8 miles per trail. That is the 15th largest mapped trail network among 24 counties in Maryland. 27 of them are tagged for hiking and 12 for mountain biking.

The longest single trail is Perryville Walking Trail, at 5.7 miles. 1 trail runs 5 miles or longer. Mapped points of interest in the county include 6 trailheads, 87 campsites, 3 waterfalls, and 70 boat launches. The nearest towns to these trails are Newark, North East, and Cecilton.

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76Total miles

87Campsites

70Boat launches

3Waterfalls

6Trailheads

Perryville Walking TrailHike5.7 mi Fair Hill Orange Trail4.8 mi Orange TrailHikeMTB4.7 mi Fair Hill Blue Trail3.6 mi Blue TrailHikeMTB3.4 mi Fair Hill Green Trail3.3 mi Green TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi White Banks TrailHike3.0 mi Fair Hill Yellow Trail2.9 mi Fair Hill Purple Trail2.7 mi Purple TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Yellow TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Fair Hill Red Trail2.4 mi Red TrailHikeMTB2.4 mi Elk Neck LightHouse TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi Beaver Marsh LoopHike2.1 mi Elk Neck - Trail 11.9 mi Ben Cardin C&D Canal Recreational TrailHike1.8 mi Ben Cardin Recreational TrailMTB1.8 mi Watercress Farm TrailHike1.8 mi Elk Neck - Trail 21.7 mi Trail 21.7 mi Wapiti Pond TrailHike1.5 mi Greenbrier Farm Trail1.3 mi Oak Point TrailHike1.1 mi Perryville Walking Trail / Mason-Dixon TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Farm Road TrailHike1.1 mi Tari Moore Recreational TrailHike1.1 mi Turkey Point LightHouse TrailHike1.0 mi Elk Neck - Trail 30.9 mi Trail 30.9 mi The PromenadeHike0.7 mi Funks Pond TrailHike0.6 mi Tiger TrailHike0.5 mi Octoraro Creek TrailHike0.3 mi Yellow Trail AlternateHikeMTB0.3 mi Meadow Trail0.3 mi Trail 10.3 mi Mason-Dixon Trail ConnectorHikeMTB0.2 mi Blue/Green TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi golf pathHike0.2 mi Mile Long BridgeHike0.1 mi

Trails by town in Cecil County

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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 2, 2026.