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SaveCentral Maryland consists of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, and Howard counties, and also Baltimore City. The state capital, Annapolis, is located in Anne Arundel county.
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 1,942
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 1,621
- Trails E-Bike
- 375
- Trails Gravel Bike
- 123
- Trails Adaptive Bike
- 260
- Trails Winter Fat Bike
- 270
- Trails Horse
- 128
- Trails Hike
- 1,880
- Trails Trail Running
- 1,873
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 7
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 3
- Trails Snowshoe
- 60
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 59
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 1,590 miles
- Total Descent
- 149,184 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,838 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,839 ft
- Reports
- 22,132
- Photos
- 2,693
- Ridden Counter
- 231,472
Popular Trail Networks
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- Anne Arundel County (311)
- Annapolis (71)
- Arnold (19)
- Broadneck Park (18)
- Bristol (0)
- Crofton (1)
- Crownsville (49)
- Bacon Ridge (49)
- Edgewater (0)
- Glen Burnie (1)
- Mayo (0)
- Millersville (22)
- Kinder Farm Park (10)
- Odenton (135)
- Pasadena (2)
- Severn (14)
- Baltimore City Region (71)
- Baltimore County (302)
- Baldwin (7)
- Catonsville (10)
- Edgemere (1)
- Fallston (78)
- Glyndon (6)
- Hereford (56)
- Kingsville (29)
- Owings Mills (2)
- Perry Hall (7)
- Pikesville (0)
- Sweet Air (26)
- Towson (93)
- Baldwin (7)
- Carroll County (194)
- Eldersburg (68)
- Hampstead (1)
- Mount Airy (36)
- Sykesville (14)
- Piney Run Park (4)
- Westminster (75)
- Frederick County (167)
- Brunswick (20)
- River's Edge Trails (20)
- Emmitsburg (20)
- Frederick (113)
- Frederick Watershed (85)
- Gambrill State Park (24)
- Brunswick (20)
- Howard County (308)
- Columbia (96)
- Elkridge (23)
- Rockburn Branch Park (19)
- Ellicott City (187)
- Montgomery County (252)
- Aspen Hill (31)
- Bethesda (30)
- Cabin John Park (30)
- Boyds (27)
- Burtonsville (15)
- Clarksburg (25)
- Damascus (13)
- Dickerson (16)
- Gaithersburg (14)
- Germantown (20)
- North Potomac (8)
- Olney (26)
- Upper Rock Creek (26)
- Potomac (13)
- Rockville (6)
- Urbana (3)
- Prince George's County (113)
- Cedarville (20)
- Clinton (15)
- Cosca Regional Park (15)
- College Park (6)
- Greenbelt (16)
- Kettering (11)
- Rosaryville (7)
- Silver Spring (8)
- Upper Marlboro (41)
Popular Central Region MD Mountain Biking Trails
• 100 ★ 4.9 • 2 miles • 681 ft • 1,397 •
Machine built, bike focused, multi-use trail. Bi-directional, Opened for use in Oct. 2019. Part of a Recreation Trails Program grant project. Climbing access from the bottom of the mountain to more gravity focused trails.
• 100 ★ 3.0 • 988 ft • 8 ft • 1,343 •
Easy singletrack connecting Branch Park with Patapsco Valley State Park.
• 95 ★ 4.4 • 4,222 ft • 68 ft • 1,277 •
Pretty chill both ways. Goes into a valley about mid way that crosses a fairly large stream. This is the only fairly difficult part of this trail.
• 100 ★ 3.8 • 2,028 ft • 51 ft • 1,266 •
Popular blue difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used uphill primary. On average it takes 4 minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 4.7 • 1 mile • 0 ft • 1,203 •
Machine built flow trail with multiple berms, gaps and tables. Part of a Recreation Trails Program grant project. Closed when conditions are soft or wet.
• 100 ★ 4.0 • 452 ft • 38 ft • 1,193 •
Popular blue difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 38 ft blue climb. On average it takes minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 4.6 • 2 miles • 106 ft • 1,192 •
This is a pretty fun trail if you can manage to keep on the trail. I had to pull out trailforks no less than 3 times, and still managed to get lost once. It's a rolling, but mostly downhill trail that winds back and forth over another...
• 100 ★ 4.8 • 1 mile • 54 ft • 1,156 •
New 2018 MORE built flowy single track. Next to Garretts is the funnest trail in Patapsco. Named for the historic marker you will pass. Initial climb from is tough, but reward is worth it.
Central Region MD Mountain Bike Routes
★ 3.8 • 6 miles • 668 ft • 7 • Loop •
Loop of Phases 1 & 2 at Bacon Ridge - can be ridden either direction.
★ 5.0 • 13 miles • 1,622 ft • 16 • Loop •
A hilly intermediate level route around the Hashawha Environmental Center and Union Mills trails....
★ 5.0 • 43 miles • 2,180 ft • 21 •
Fun adventure route that combines dirt trails on west side of Severn River (Waterworks, Bacon Ridge,...
★ 3.5 • 30 miles • 2,644 ft • 23 • Loop •
This route combines all of Bacon Ridge and Waterworks into one epic ride consisting mostly of singletrack,...
★ 5.0 • 8 miles • 776 ft • 5 • Loop •
A hilly intermediate route around the Hashawha Environmental Center and Union Mills trails. Approximately...
★ 5.0 • 7 miles • 864 ft • 2 • Loop •
This loop features the best of Gambrill State Park. And doing it this way as a figure eight maximizes the...
Photos of Central Region MD Mountain Bike
Videos of Central Region MD Mountain Bike
trail: The Nose
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Jan 25, 2026
trail: Bike Jumper
0:10 |
45 |
Apr 7, 2025
trail: Bike Jumper
0:14 |
45 |
Apr 7, 2025
0:07 |
143 |
Aug 30, 2024
trail: Rockburn
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Aug 8, 2024
trail: Upper Potomac Flow
0:46 |
17 |
Aug 5, 2024
trail: Upper Potomac Flow
0:59 |
18 |
Aug 5, 2024
trail: Kubla Khan
0:10 |
276 |
Mar 23, 2024
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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| Rogue One Hashawha Environmental Center / Union Mills | Jun 16, 2026 @ 6:49pm (America/New_York) Jun 16, 2026 | Unknown | dirt-mcgirt MORE-HEC | Tree down | |
| Hilltop Loop Hashawha Environmental Center / Union Mills | May 31, 2026 @ 12:30pm (America/New_York) May 31, 2026 | Ideal | ratherdaft | tree disaster |
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdult | add | report | activity #97769125 and 2 more | Jun 25, 2026 @ 8:06am 3 mins |
| dEEhv5 | wishlist | region | activity #97711705 | Jun 24, 2026 @ 11:20am 21 hours |
| dEEhv5 | wishlist | trail | activity #97711462 | Jun 24, 2026 @ 11:16am 21 hours |
| Lucas0gKuzm | wishlist | trail | activity #97699729 | Jun 24, 2026 @ 8:30am 24 hours |
| Lucas0gKuzm | wishlist | trail | activity #97699082 | Jun 24, 2026 @ 8:19am 24 hours |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report | Maybe the interpretation and sincerity is lost... | Jun 22, 2026 @ 3:41pm 3 days | ||
| report | my phone decided to upload this 3 days later.... | Jun 22, 2026 @ 7:13am Jun 22, 2026 | ||
| trail | Very short, the start is super steep. I would... | Jun 14, 2026 @ 2:51pm Jun 14, 2026 | ||
| report | Correction. My phone saved the GPS of a... | Jun 12, 2026 @ 5:40pm Jun 12, 2026 | ||
| report | Forgot to mention that it is right at the... | Jun 12, 2026 @ 5:36pm Jun 12, 2026 |
Local Badges
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Guyton It Done!3 awarded -
10 Green Trails36 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k12 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge73 awarded -
Descent 100k Badge0 awarded -
Top 10 Trails0 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
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| Double Creek Bike Park | bike park | Pikesville | |
| Rockburn Branch Skills Park | skill park | Elkridge | |
| Bacon Ridge Bike Park | skill park | Millersville | |
| South Germantown Bike Park | skill park | Germantown | |
| Carson Farm Bike Park | skill park |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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| Mountain Bike | 1,621 | 1,353 miles | 123,501 ft | 538 miles | 1,837 ft | 2,504 | 22,110 | 296 | 341,252 | |||
| E-Bike | 375 | 341 miles | 25,030 ft | 134 miles | 1,650 ft | 8 | 19,701 | 32 | 12,710 | |||
| Gravel Bike | 123 | 178 miles | 9,491 ft | 64 miles | 1,736 ft | 3 | 590 | 23 | 1,436 | |||
| Adaptive Bike | 260 | 277 miles | 16,791 ft | 103 miles | 1,742 ft | 1,553 | 3 | 8 | ||||
| Winter Fat Bike | 270 | 211 miles | 21,791 ft | 85 miles | 1,768 ft | 7 | 7,664 | 9 | 5 | |||
| Horse | 128 | 153 miles | 13,189 ft | 59 miles | 1,749 ft | 5 | 2,587 | 37 | 122 | |||
| Hike | 1,880 | 1,568 miles | 141,434 ft | 615 miles | 1,837 ft | 130 | 21,889 | 56 | 20,725 | |||
| Trail Running | 1,873 | 1,565 miles | 140,778 ft | 613 miles | 1,837 ft | 30 | 21,878 | 65 | 11,387 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 7 | 13 miles | 876 ft | 5 miles | 1,673 ft | 1 | 2,478 | 79 | ||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 3 | 1 mile | 92 ft | 2,329 ft | 463 ft | 2,474 | 74 | |||||
| Snowshoe | 60 | 31 miles | 2,533 ft | 12 miles | 564 ft | 58 | 48 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 59 | 30 miles | 2,448 ft | 11 miles | 545 ft | 55 | 39 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 1 | 1 mile | 52 ft | 2,251 ft | 131 ft | 50 | 188 |
Activities
- Central Region MD Mountain Biking Trails
- Central Region MD E-Biking Trails
- Central Region MD Gravel Biking Trails
- Central Region MD Adaptive Biking Trails
- Central Region MD Winter Fat Biking Trails
- Central Region MD Horseback Trails
- Central Region MD Hiking Trails
- Central Region MD Trail Running Trails
- Central Region MD Dirtbiking Trails
- Central Region MD Snowshoeing Trails
- Central Region MD Backcountry Skiing Trails
Trails
Points of Interest
- Great Falls Observation Platform Viewpoint
- Tennis Bubble Other
- Joe's Gate TTF
- Lime Kiln Ruins Sight
- Pavilion Viewpoint
- Swains Campground Camping
- Pennyfield Lockhouse Cabin
- Horsepen Branch Camping
- Chisel Branch Camping
- Lockhouse 25 Cabin
- Catoctin Mountain (1,880 ft)
- Salamander Rock (1,844 ft)
- Bobs Hill (1,745 ft)
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