Family Friendly Hiking Routes
near Fort Meade, Maryland
Fort Meade, Maryland
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Joseph Plumb Martin Trail
5.7 mi 9.2 km • 300' Up 91.4 m Up • 300' Down 91.4 m Down
Compton Gap to Compton Peak
2.3 mi 3.7 km • 617' Up 187.93 m Up • 617' Down 188.17 m Down
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Loop
1.6 mi 2.6 km • 51' Up 15.42 m Up • 50' Down 15.39 m Down
Pennsylvania Turnpike Abandoned Tunnels
17.6 mi 28.4 km • 2,132' Up 649.82 m Up • 2,131' Down 649.65 m Down
South Run - Mercer Lake Loop Route
4.3 mi 6.9 km • 165' Up 50.27 m Up • 165' Down 50.42 m Down
Skippack Creek Full Loop
4.7 mi 7.5 km • 355' Up 108.32 m Up • 357' Down 108.74 m Down
Mason Dixon Trail: Lock 12 Shuttle
5.1 mi 8.2 km • 993' Up 302.63 m Up • 446' Down 136.09 m Down
Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway Trail
4.8 mi 7.8 km • 14' Up 4.16 m Up • 14' Down 4.17 m Down
Roosevelt Island Loop
1.7 mi 2.7 km • 36' Up 10.93 m Up • 36' Down 10.85 m Down
Short Overlook Loop
1.4 mi 2.2 km • 26' Up 7.98 m Up • 26' Down 7.78 m Down
Rocky Run - Longwall Loop
3.0 mi 4.8 km • 306' Up 93.29 m Up • 303' Down 92.45 m Down
Tour of Lake Roland
4.0 mi 6.5 km • 211' Up 64.21 m Up • 210' Down 64.11 m Down
Cabin Branch - Hard Rock Loop
4.6 mi 7.4 km • 365' Up 111.23 m Up • 369' Down 112.35 m Down
Lands Run Falls
1.2 mi 1.9 km • 289' Up 88.06 m Up • 289' Down 88.04 m Down
Camp Mack Loop
5.7 mi 9.2 km • 1,055' Up 321.51 m Up • 1,055' Down 321.44 m Down
Glover-Archbold Trail
3.0 mi 4.9 km • 370' Up 112.89 m Up • 53' Down 16.25 m Down
John Heinz: East Loop
3.7 mi 6.0 km • 60' Up 18.23 m Up • 60' Down 18.21 m Down
Sky Meadows - East Side Trails Loop
4.0 mi 6.4 km • 581' Up 177.15 m Up • 582' Down 177.27 m Down
Mason-Dixon Trail: Wrightsville to High Point Scenic Vista
2.6 mi 4.1 km • 699' Up 213.09 m Up • 219' Down 66.81 m Down
National Arboretum Figure-Eight
2.0 mi 3.2 km • 209' Up 63.73 m Up • 207' Down 62.98 m Down
Manassas Battlefield Bridle Trail Loop
10.8 mi 17.4 km • 477' Up 145.24 m Up • 477' Down 145.3 m Down
Scenic Vista Loop
3.7 mi 5.9 km • 596' Up 181.52 m Up • 597' Down 181.93 m Down
Tyler Arboretum Loop
5.4 mi 8.7 km • 617' Up 187.95 m Up • 617' Down 187.95 m Down
Serpentine Barrens Loop
3.1 mi 5.0 km • 328' Up 99.83 m Up • 328' Down 99.95 m Down
C&O Canal: Lock 45 to Lock 50
4.5 mi 7.3 km • 84' Up 25.61 m Up • 84' Down 25.67 m Down