34 Trails in Columbia, Maryland

Rank Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
1. Patapsco Valley State Park (Avalon Area) Intermediate difficulty 25.0 ***** Ellicott City
2. Fairland Recreational Park Intermediate difficulty 10.0 **** Burtonsville
3. Rockburn Branch Park Beginner difficulty 10.0 **** Ellicott City
4. Rockburn Skills Park (Rockburn Branch Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 ***** Ellicott City
5. Schaeffer Farms Intermediate difficulty 10 **** Germantown
6. Vineyard Trail (Patapsco Valley State Park (Avalon Area)) Intermediate difficulty 15.0 ***** Catonsville
7. Patapsco Valley State Park (mckeldin Area) Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Marriottsville
8. Bacon Ridge Natural Area Beginner difficulty 7 **** Crownsville
9. Loch Raven Reservoir Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Towson
10. C&O Canal Easiest difficulty 183.0 *** Washington
11. Wincopin (Savage) Trail Intermediate difficulty 6.0 **** Columbia
12. Robert E. Lee Intermediate difficulty 2.0 **** Baltimore
13. River Road Dirt Section Easiest difficulty 5.0 **** Poolesville
14. Lake Needwood Trails Beginner difficulty 7.0 **** Rockville
15. McKeldin Area Intermediate difficulty 3.0 **** Marriottsville
16. Woodstock (Patapsco Valley State Park (mckeldin Area)) Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Woodstock
17. Odenton Park Beginner difficulty 4.0 *** Odenton
18. BWI Trail Easiest difficulty 41.0 *** Baltimore
19. Creekside Trail (Little falls park) Beginner difficulty 1.0 ***** Bethesda
20. Arundel HS Trails Intermediate difficulty 12.0 *** Odenton
21. Rockburn Branch Loop (Rockburn Branch Park) Beginner difficulty 4.0 *** Ellicott City
22. B&A Trail (Baltimore & Annapolis) Easiest difficulty 13.0 ** Glen Burnie
23. Lake Elkhorn, Columbia Easiest difficulty 6.0 *** Columbia
24. Centennial Park Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Ellicott City
25. Loughborough mill Intermediate difficulty 0.0 ** Bethesda
26. Rocky Gorge Reservoir difficulty 2.0 * Laurel
27. Wilde Lake Easiest difficulty 4.0 ** Columbia
28. Piney Run Park - East Intermediate difficulty 5 **** Sykesville
29. Piney Run Park Beginner difficulty 6 *** Sykesville
30. Gillis Trail Intermediate difficulty 4.0 ** Mount Airy
31. Northwest Branch Trail difficulty 4.0 Silver spring
32. Seminary (Loch Raven Reservoir) difficulty 9.0 Towson
33. Patuxent River State Park difficulty 10.0 Annapolis Rock
34. Beavertale Trail difficulty 1.1 Rockville

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