About hiking in Montgomery County

Montgomery County, Maryland has 319 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 592 miles, an average of 1.9 miles each. The longest is Rock Creek Hiker/Biker Trail, at 28.9 miles. 23 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Montgomery County are like

By length, 202 are under a mile, 94 run 1 to 5 miles, and 23 are 5 miles or longer. 30 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Rock Creek Hiker/Biker Trail, at 28.9 miles.

Of the 162 with a difficulty rating, 66 easy and 96 moderate. Of the 319 with measured elevation, Seneca Creek Greenway Trail climbs the most, about 2,569 ft, and 6 gain 1,000 ft or more.

Hiking Trails — page 1 of 2

Rock Creek Hiker/Biker TrailHike28.9 mi Seneca Creek GreenwayHike28.6 mi Muddy Branch Greenway TrailHike23.8 mi Stone Barn LoopHike19.9 mi Ten Mile Creek TrailHike19.5 mi Bucklodge LoopHikeMTB19.3 mi Seneca Creek Greenway TrailHikeMTB18.8 mi Cabin John TrailHikeMTB18.0 mi Seneca Bluffs TrailHike17.6 mi Yellow TrailHike12.8 mi Seneca Greenway TrailHikeMTB10.8 mi Rock Creek TrailHikeMTB10.6 mi Upper Rock Creek TrailHikeMTB9.2 mi White Loop TrailHike7.8 mi Greenburg Challenge LoopHike7.5 mi Black Hill TrailHike7.1 mi Orange TrailHike7.0 mi Meadow LoopHike6.7 mi ICC TrailHikeMTB6.6 mi Chesapeake and Ohio Canal TowpathHikeMTB6.4 mi North Branch TrailHikeMTB6.2 mi Lakeside TrailHike5.8 mi Buck Lodge LoopHike5.1 mi Browning Run TrailHike4.8 mi Rickman Field TrailHike4.8 mi Dark Branch TrailHikeMTB4.7 mi Breezy Equestrian TrailHike4.6 mi Hard Rock TrailHike4.3 mi Chesapeake and Ohio Canal TrailHikeMTB4.3 mi Old Columbia PikeHikeMTB4.3 mi Whistle Pig LoopHikeMTB4.2 mi Big Woods Loop TrailHike4.2 mi Powerline TrailHikeMTB4.1 mi White LoopHikeMTB3.9 mi Billy Goat Trail Section AHike3.8 mi Lake Shore TrailHikeMTB3.5 mi Wasche Field LoopHike3.5 mi Potomac Hunt TrailHike3.4 mi Billy Goat Trail Section CHike3.3 mi Timber Ridge TrailHikeMTB3.2 mi Lower Magruder TrailHikeMTB3.2 mi Fox Meadow LoopHikeMTB3.2 mi Osprey Heights TrailHikeMTB3.1 mi Danger NoodleHikeMTB3.0 mi Diabase TrailHike3.0 mi Tobacco Barn TrailHike3.0 mi Western Piedmont TrailHike3.0 mi Underground Railroad Experience TrailHike2.9 mi Blue Mash Natural Surface TrailHike2.9 mi Windy Ridge TrailHike2.9 mi Red TrailHike2.8 mi Silverwood TrailHikeMTB2.7 mi Muncaster Mill TrailHike2.5 mi Scott Branch LoopHikeMTB2.4 mi New Cut TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Blue TrailHike2.3 mi Paint Branch TrailHikeMTB2.3 mi Pepco TrailHikeMTB2.2 mi High Point TrailHike2.2 mi Malcolm King Park LoopHikeMTB2.2 mi Tree Farm TrailHike2.1 mi Ford Mine TrailHike2.1 mi Wheaton Regional TrailHikeMTB2.1 mi Cemetery TrailHike2.0 mi Hard Cider TrailHike2.0 mi River TrailHike2.0 mi Monoacacy LoopHike2.0 mi SidewinderHikeMTB2.0 mi Sidewinder TrailHike2.0 mi Chestnut Oak TrailHike1.9 mi Green TrailHike1.9 mi West Montgomery Avenue SidepathHikeMTB1.9 mi Bootjack TrailHikeMTB1.9 mi Great Seneca Highway SidepathHikeMTB1.7 mi Purdum TrailHikeMTB1.7 mi Gold Mine LoopHike1.6 mi Belgian Loop TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Pardum TrailHike1.6 mi Wheaton WayHikeMTB1.6 mi Watkins Mill Road SidepathHikeMTB1.6 mi Crowsfoot TrailHikeMTB1.6 mi Pine Grove TrailHike1.6 mi Fileds Edge TrailHike1.5 mi Flowing Free TrailHike1.5 mi Rock Oak RunHikeMTB1.5 mi Berma RoadHikeMTB1.5 mi Billy Goat Trail Section BHike1.4 mi Scarlet Tanager TrailHike1.4 mi Little Bit Loop TrailHike1.4 mi LowlineHikeMTB1.3 mi Goshen Branch trailHikeMTB1.3 mi Sopers Branch TrailHikeMTB1.3 mi Logger's TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Loggers TrailHike1.2 mi Stoneybrook TrailHike1.2 mi Westside TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Campground Loop TrailHikeMTB1.2 mi Crowsfoot LoopHikeMTB1.2 mi Pine Knob TrailHike1.2 mi Needwood TrailHike1.1 mi Blue Mash Hiking TrailHike1.1 mi Highway Loop TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Froggy Hollow TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Gilliam Farm LoopHike1.1 mi Gude TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Field Crest SpurHike1.1 mi Olney Mill Family Park TrailsHikeMTB1.1 mi Potomac Hunt Trail LoopHike1.1 mi Heart Smart TrailHike1.1 mi Two Pond LoopHike1.1 mi Croydon Creek Woodland TrailHike1.1 mi Rock Creek Trail ConnectorHikeMTB1.1 mi Long Draught SouthHikeMTB1.1 mi Kay Family TrailHike1.1 mi Big Woods TrailHike1.1 mi Blue Bird Loop TrailHike1.0 mi North Germantown Greenway TrailHike1.0 mi Jewel Weed WayHikeMTB1.0 mi Monocacy LoopHike1.0 mi Shady Grove Access PathHikeMTB1.0 mi Seneca Greenway/Great Seneca TrailsHikeMTB1.0 mi Smokey Glen TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Lewisdale TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Blockhouse TrailHike0.9 mi Holly LoopHikeMTB0.9 mi Oak Ridge Loop TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Calithea TrailHike0.9 mi Hoyles Mill RoadHikeMTB0.9 mi Orchard Ridge Drive SidepathHikeMTB0.9 mi Franklin Knolls River TrailHike0.9 mi Main Street Shared Use PathHikeMTB0.9 mi Crystal Rock TrailHike0.9 mi Kinglsey TrailHike0.9 mi Mink Hollow TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Cool Spring Run TrailHikeMTB0.9 mi Sioux Lane ConnectorHikeMTB0.9 mi Woodcock Hollow TrailHike0.8 mi Metropolitan Branch TrailHikeMTB0.8 mi Blue Trail (Willy's)HikeMTB0.8 mi Gold Mine SpurHike0.8 mi Disc Golf: Holes 1-9Hike0.8 mi Diabase ConnectorHike0.8 mi Greenway NorthCreek ConnectorHikeMTB0.8 mi Whitetail TrailHike0.8 mi Purple BlazeHike0.8 mi Pallasades Trolley TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Hoyles Mill-ConnectorHikeMTB0.7 mi Pine Trail LoopHikeMTB0.7 mi Washingtonian Woods Park PathHikeMTB0.7 mi Blue Trail (Corn Field)HikeMTB0.7 mi footHike0.7 mi Kingsley TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Long Branch TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Potomac Horse and Bridle TrailHike0.7 mi Long Draught/Seneca Greenway TrailsHikeMTB0.7 mi Seneca Greenway Shared useHikeMTB0.7 mi Trolley Loop TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Hyattstown Mill RoadHikeMTB0.7 mi Woodland TrailHike0.7 mi Turkey Fan TrailHike0.7 mi Kidney Bean Loop TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Overlook TrailHike0.7 mi River Otter TrailHike0.7 mi Mateny Road SidepathHike0.7 mi Valley TrailHike0.7 mi Antler Ridge TrailHike0.6 mi Beaver Valley TrailHike0.6 mi Clifton Park River TrailHike0.6 mi Brookeville Knolls TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Upland Woods TrailHike0.6 mi White TrailHike0.6 mi Raven's RunHikeMTB0.6 mi Old Pond trailHike0.6 mi Lower Magruder BypassHikeMTB0.6 mi CreeksideHikeMTB0.6 mi Blue Heron TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Downtown Bethesda Pedestrian ThroughwayHike0.5 mi Anglers SpurHike0.5 mi Seneca Greenway & Seneca Bluffs TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Clarksburg Village Walking TrailHike0.5 mi Forest Glen Metro PathHike0.5 mi Leaman Farm Road ConnectorHike0.5 mi Marc Cocozzella TrailHike0.5 mi Bethesda Church TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Rockwood SpurHike0.5 mi Wildflower TrailHike0.5 mi Rock Creek and Lake Frank Trail ConnectorHike0.5 mi Hadcon TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Smart's Mill RoadHikeMTB0.5 mi Devere Loop TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Happy ValleyHikeMTB0.5 mi Seneca Creek Greenway-Shared UseHike0.5 mi Springhouse TrailHike0.5 mi Intercounty Connector TrailHike0.5 mi Old South River Road TrailHike0.5 mi Lake View TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Big Oak TrailHike0.5 mi Poplar Run TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Two Pond Loop - ConnectorHike0.4 mi Croydon Creek Heritage TrailHike0.4 mi Owl RidgeHikeMTB0.4 mi Blue Jay Loop TrailHike0.4 mi Hillandale Loop TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Prescott RoadHike0.4 mi Old Field Loop TrailHike0.4 mi Chestnut AvenueHike0.4 mi Mound BuilderHike0.4 mi Springs TrailHike0.4 mi Lakeside Path to WellnessHike0.4 mi Parilla PathHikeMTB0.4 mi Pine Lake TrailHike0.4 mi Fleming TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Lake Halcyon TrailHike0.4 mi Rio BoardwalkHike0.4 mi Union Arch TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Tejon DriveHike0.4 mi Broom Sedge Loop TrailHike0.4 mi Timberdoodle TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Lock 16 SpurHike0.3 mi Acorn Hollow TrailHike0.3 mi John Haines Neighborhood Park TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Old Orchard TrailHike0.3 mi Northwood-Chesapeake Bay TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Accessor Trail to Blue Mash Nature TrailHike0.3 mi Ten Mile Creek Road TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Lock 19 SpurHike0.3 mi Great Falls Overlook TrailHike0.3 mi Tulip Tree TrailHike0.3 mi Lowline Connector 2HikeMTB0.3 mi Under the Road NW BranchHike0.3 mi Morris Park Walking RouteHikeMTB0.3 mi Paw Paw TrailHike0.3 mi Clarksburg Heights TrailHike0.3 mi Power Line ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Sligo Creek ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Oak Ridge ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Creekside ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Orange WhoopsHikeMTB0.3 mi Yellow/Blue TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Rocky Ridge TrailHike0.3 mi Pleasant View ParkHike0.3 mi Colony Road ConnectorHikeMTB0.3 mi Woods TrailHike0.2 mi Northwest Branch Trail-Devere DriveHikeMTB0.2 mi Sunfish TrailHike0.2 mi Cherry AvenueHike0.2 mi Ridgeleigh TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Wilson Mill TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Old NastyHike0.2 mi Pueblo Road ConnectorHikeMTB0.2 mi Oak StreetHike0.2 mi Rachel Carson Greenway Trail ConnectorHike0.2 mi Spicebush TrailHike0.2 mi Bannockburn Stream Valley TrailHike0.2 mi Upland Meadow TrailHike0.2 mi Greenacres TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Chesapeake Bay TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Pebble Hill ConnectorHikeMTB0.2 mi Wheaton Branch Right Bank TrailHike0.2 mi Meadow TrailHike0.2 mi Forest TrailHike0.2 mi Pond TrailHike0.2 mi Mike's - GilliamHike0.2 mi Great Seneca TrailHike0.2 mi Croydon Creek Overlook TrailHike0.2 mi East Norbeck Loop TrailHike0.2 mi Oak Ridge TrailHike0.2 mi Fall Line TrailHike0.2 mi Big Pine TrailHike0.2 mi Exit TrailHike0.2 mi To Matthew Henson TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Wims Meadow TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Lake Ridge TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Blue-Return TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Rachel Carson Greenway ConnectorHike0.2 mi Schuyler Road ConnectorHikeMTB0.2 mi WhoopsHikeMTB0.2 mi Lowline Connector 3Hike0.2 mi Unity BridgeHikeMTB0.2 mi Gooseneck Loop TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Mudcat TrailHike0.2 mi Elm PathHikeMTB0.2 mi Lake VarunaHike0.2 mi 4th AvenueHike0.2 mi Fox Meadow Loop ConnectorHike0.2 mi Community Center TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi McKenney Hills NP PathHikeMTB0.2 mi Jaeger Pond WalkHike0.2 mi Dogwood RunHikeMTB0.2 mi Wheaton Branch Left Bank TrailHike0.2 mi Pioneer TrailHike0.1 mi North Four Corner LP PathsHikeMTB0.1 mi Berryville Road ConnectorHikeMTB0.1 mi Down By The LakeHikeMTB0.1 mi Old Blackburn RoadHikeMTB0.1 mi Raja V Memorial TrailHike0.1 mi Falls Road SpurHike0.1 mi Trail under RoadHike0.1 mi Bamboo PassHikeMTB0.1 mi Harper's Cabin TrailHike0.1 mi

← All Montgomery County trails

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.