About hiking in Washington County

Washington County, Maryland has 45 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 201 miles, an average of 4.5 miles each. The longest is ADT - Maryland - Seg 4, at 79.1 miles. 5 run 5 miles or longer.

What the hiking trails in Washington County are like

By length, 27 are under a mile, 13 run 1 to 5 miles, and 5 are 5 miles or longer. 5 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Eastern Overlook Trail, at 9.2 miles.

Of the 14 with a difficulty rating, 4 easy and 10 moderate. Of the 45 with measured elevation, Tuscalachian Loop climbs the most, about 59,856 ft, and 6 gain 1,000 ft or more.

All 45 hiking trails, longest first

ADT - Maryland - Seg 4Hike79.1 mi Tuscalachian LoopHike44.1 mi Tuscarora TrailHike14.8 mi Appalachian National Scenic TrailHikeMTB11.7 mi Eastern Overlook TrailHike9.2 mi Big Red TrailHikeMTB4.7 mi Stone Fort TrailHike4.5 mi Yellow TrailHikeMTB2.6 mi Cornfield TrailHike2.3 mi Snavely Ford TrailHike1.8 mi North LoopHike1.8 mi Final Attack TrailHike1.7 mi South LoopHike1.7 mi Three Farm TrailHike1.7 mi Thurston Griggs TrailHike1.4 mi Rock Oak Fire TrialHikeMTB1.3 mi Snelling Fire TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Bloody Lane TrailHike1.0 mi Horse TrailHike1.0 mi Camp Loop TrailHikeMTB1.0 mi Combined TrailHike0.9 mi Sherrick Farm TrailHike0.9 mi Union Advance TrailHike0.9 mi West Woods TrailHike0.8 mi Overlook Cliff Trail (Green Blaze)Hike0.8 mi Green TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Overlook Cliff TrailHike0.7 mi Overlook Cliff Trail (Red Blaze)Hike0.7 mi Brownsville PassHike0.6 mi Bartmans Hill TrailHikeMTB0.6 mi Field LoopHike0.6 mi North SpurHike0.5 mi Hagerstown Cultural TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Educational TrailHike0.4 mi Tidball TrailHike0.4 mi Beaver Pond TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Copperhead TrailHikeMTB0.3 mi Bloody LaneHike0.3 mi Ferry Hill Plantation PathHike0.3 mi Pogo Campsite TrailHike0.3 mi NC 13th Infantry Memorial TrailHike0.2 mi Otto LaneHike0.2 mi Water Tank TrailHikeMTB0.2 mi Goodloe Byron Memorial FootbridgeHikeMTB0.1 mi Wolfsville Parking Lot TrailHike0.1 mi

← All Washington 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.