Do any of you Marylanders (or neibors0 know of any good overnight to perhaps three day backpacking traies (preferably circuts0 in the nearby?
Any help would help.
Do any of you Marylanders (or neibors0 know of any good overnight to perhaps three day backpacking traies (preferably circuts0 in the nearby?
Any help would help.
Do realize how small MD is? I don't think you could piece together three days of hiking even in Garrett Co.
The AT, in a staight line, is your only 3 day option.
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Mason Dixon trail, Conestoga trail, Tuscadora trail and AT. Easy drive to Dolly Sods, Laurel Highlands and many other longer trails. Good luck on where ever you go and have fun
Green Ridge State Forest in Allegany County has a trail roughly 24 miles long that one can backpack on. There are even shelters!
Check out the Catoctin Trail. It lies just east of the AT closer to the northern end of Maryland. I know nothing about it other than the fact it is on my AT Trail Map.
Also, be sure to look into the C&O Canal Tow Path. It is a total of 184 miles and runs from Cumberland down to Washington. You don't have to hike the whole thing though! The best part about it is that the trail is hard packed sand most of the way and it is all F-L-A-T! It's like a walk along the beach while in the mountains. And there are hiker/biker campgrounds every few miles with plenty of water. Easy road access helps with drop-off and pick-up points but there are no "circuits."
I just got a Trail Guide (map) for Green Ridge State Forest, haven't been there yet though. I hope to check it out soon. There's a 42 mile loop beginning at the visitor center.
What time of year did you go wilconow? I live near AT but the shelters/sites are pretty crowded in summer, I'm looking for a more remote alternative in MD.
Sounds encouraging, being that it was a holiday weekend.
Thanks,
Looks like someone failed Maryland Geography.. The C&O Canal Towpath has about 170 miles of the 186 mile length in MD. It runs from Georgetown in DC to Cumberland MD.
A very easy but lovely and historic stroll particularly in the north where it is far less crowded than the first 30 miles in DC and Montgomery County
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Why not?..185 miles or so is a fairly long trip even if you are doing 20-25 miles a day..Plus it has lots of history along it and once you are 60 miles out or so you are passing thru mountainous regions the rest of the way so it has natural beauty...But I guess you are right that in this reality tv/extreme sports generation something like the flat C & O Canal isn`t enough of a "challenge" for most people to consider
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