Website Map: Trail Location: 6572 Snow Hill Road Snow Hill, MD 21863 Trail Length: Counties: Worcester Trail Surface(s): Trail Description: Horseback riding is allowed on maintained forest trails and roads designed to accommodate recreational use. Many of the Public Use tracts have parking areas that can accommodate horse trailers. Parking and Trail Access: Seasonal Restrictions: Reviews and Tips: Amenities:
Assateague Island National Seashore
Website Map: Trail Location: 7206 National Seashore Ln, Berlin, MD 21811 Trail Length: Counties: Worcester Trail Surface(s): Natural Trail Description: Parking and Trail Access: From Mardela Springs: go north on MD Route 313. Parking is in designated areas off of Cross Road, MD Route 313 (Sharptown Mardela Springs Road), and Snethen Church Road. Seasonal Restrictions: Reviews and Tips: Amenities:
Indian Springs WMA
Website Map: Trail Location: Indian Springs WMA Big Pool, MD 21711 Trail Length: Counties: Washington Trail Surface(s): Trail Description: Parking and Trail Access: From I-70, take the Clear Spring exit and travel north on Route 68. Cross Old Route 40, bearing left onto Mill Street. Continue to a fork and bear right onto Broadfording Road going east approximately 1 mile. Take the first left onto Blair’s Valley Road. The entrance to the WMA is approximately 3 miles…
Antietam National Battlefield
Website Map: Trail Location: 5831 Dunker Church Road, Sharpsburg, MD 21782 Trail Length: Counties: Washington Trail Surface(s): Trail Description: Natural Parking and Trail Access: Traveling West on Interstate 70 from the Baltimore/Washington area: Exit 29 onto Rt. 65 South towards Sharpsburg. Travel about 10 miles south to the Park Visitor Center entrance which will be on your left side. Optional Route: Exit 49 onto Alternate Rt. 40 West towards Middletown. Continue through Middletown, over South Mountain to…
Wye Island NRMA
Website Map: Trail Location: 632 Wye Island Road, Queenstown, MD 21658 Trail Length: Counties: Talbot Trail Surface(s): Natural Trail Description: Wildlife viewing and hiking are the most popular activities on Wye Island’s six miles of trails. The School House Woods Nature Trail takes you through a mature hardwood forest while the Ferry Landing Trail leads beneath a canopy of Osage Orange Trees. Wye Island also houses a Holly Tree that is more than 290 years old. Follow…
Three Notch Trail
Website Map: Trail Location: Route 236 New Market, MD Trail Length: Counties: St Mary’s Trail Surface(s): Asphalt. Trail Description: St. Mary County Department of Recreation & Parks is pleased to announce that the Three Notch Trail project is currently under construction. The recreational trail is being constructed along the 28-mile, County owned railroad right-of-way (ROW), which runs south from Hughesville (in Charles County) to Lexington Park (to the Patuxent River Naval Air Station). The trail will be…
St Mary’s River State Park
Trail Description: A 7.5 mile trail circles the lake, allowing the area to be fished from shore or by boat (electric motor only). The trail is regularly used for hiking, biking and horseback riding. The Maryland Park Service does not rent horses, and only provides the trails as a means of recreation. There is waterfowl hunting at designated sites only (accessible by boat). Permit (free) and reservation are required. You can make reservations by calling 301-743-5161…
E. Mace Smith Complex
Website Map: Trail Location: Trail Length: Counties: Somerset Trail Surface(s): Trail Description: Parking and Trail Access: From Princess Anne: take Deal Island Road (MD Route 363) towards Deal Island, park in designated areas on Deal Island Road or Black Road. Seasonal Restrictions: Reviews and Tips: Amenities:
Price Creek Environmental Area
Website Map: Trail Location: Romancoke Rd., Stevensville, MD Trail Length: Counties: Queen Anne’s Trail Surface(s): Trail Description: This 300-acre park off Rt. 8 South, has a riding trail that skirts an environmentally protected area adjacent to Price Creek. Parking and Trail Access: Directions: Rt. 50/301 to Rt. 8 South, Park on right after Blue Heron Golf Course Seasonal Restrictions: Reviews and Tips: Amenities:
Wadkins Regional Park
Website Map: Trail Location: 301 Watkins Park Drive Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 Trail Length: Counties: Prince George’s Trail Surface(s): Trail Description: Parking and Trail Access: From the Capital Beltway (I-495), take Exit 15A (Central Avenue) east. Continue for approximately three miles. Turn right onto Watkins Park Drive (MD 193) and follow the park signs to the facility. From MD 301, turn onto Central Avenue (MD 214) west. Continue for approximately three miles (past Six Flags America). Turn left onto…
Rosaryville State Park
Trail Description: Rosaryville is a 982 acre day-use park and the location of the historic Mount Airy Mansion. Miles of trails for hiking, biking and equestrians are available for day use. Perimeter Trail is a 8.9 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Upper Marlboro, Maryland that features a river and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Website Maps: Park Map GPX/KML Trail Location: 7805 West Marlton Avenue Upper Marlboro, MD…
Fairland Regional Park
Website Map: Trail Location: 13950 Old Gunpowder Road Laurel, MD 20707 Trail Length: Counties: Prince George’s Trail Surface(s): Trail Description: Fairland Regional Park includes more than 150 acres of parkland that has been developed for recreational use. The Gardens Ice House is also located on this site. The park also includes four lighted softball fields (for reservations, please call 301-446-6800), an imagination playground, and a stormwater management demonstration project area. While the majority of the park resides in Prince George’s County,…
Anacostia Tributary Trail System
Trail Description: The Anacostia River Trail begins in Cottage City, Maryland, at the split of the Anacostia River into its northeast and northwest branches. Those traveling south on either the Northeast Branch Trail or Northwest Branch Trail can seamlessly join the Anacostia River Trail, which continues southward ever closer to the Maryland/District of Columbia border. All three trails, along with several others, are part of the larger Anacostia Tributary Trail System. The flat, barrier-free trail system…
Woodstock Equestrian Park
Website Map: Trail Location: 20207 Darnestown Road Beallsville, MD 20839 Trail Length: Counties: Montgomery Trail Surface(s): Trail Description: Woodstock Equestrian Special Park sits in the heart of the scenic Agricultural Reserve, just north of the historic town of Beallsville. The park features 872 acres of rolling farmland and forest, 16 miles of equestrian and hiking trails, three horse-friendly bridges, and two parking lots, with entrances marked by monuments on each side of Route 28. The Woodstock arena, cross…
Wheaton Regional Park
Website Map: Trail Location: 2000 Shorefield Road Wheaton, Maryland 20902 Trail Length: 11 miles Counties: Montgomery Trail Surface(s): Trail Description: Parking and Trail Access: 2000 Shorefield Road Wheaton, Maryland 20902 Seasonal Restrictions: Reviews and Tips: Amenities: