Hiking Maryland and Delaware : A Guide to the Greatest Hiking Adventures in Maryland and Delaware

by Lillard, David Edwin

• ISBN13: 9780762736355
• ISBN10: 0762736356
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-01
• Publisher: FalconGuides

Summary

Hiking Maryland and Delawareexplores more than sixty-two easy-to-follow and easy-to-get-to hikes. Weaving the natural history and rich cultural history of two of our nation's oldest states, the author guides you through the rugged mountains, old-growth hardwood forests, salt-marsh wildlife preserves, and Piedmont stream valleys that attracted settlers to the region more than three centuries ago.

Author Biography

David Lillard is executive director of the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship and former president of the American Hiking Society. A Delaware native, he grew up walking the stream corridors, railroad beds, and farm fields that were once common in northern Delaware. He is a trail volunteer with the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club and a member of several grassroots hiking groups.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. x
Introduction	p. 1
Trail Finder	p. 13
The Hikes
West from Catoctin	p. 17
Herrington Manor State Park Loop	p. 18
Swallow Falls State Park Loop	p. 20
Deep Creek Vista, Deep Creek Lake State Park	p. 24
Poplar Lick Run, New Germany State Park	p. 27
Monroe Run Trail, Savage River State Forest	p. 31
Lostland Run Loop, Potomac State Forest	p. 35
Rocky Gap Canyon to Evitts Summit, Rocky Gap State Park	p. 39
Twin Oaks Trail, Green Ridge State Forest	p. 42
Fifteenmile Creek, Green Ridge State Forest	p. 46
C&O Canal Towpath-Paw Paw Tunnel	p. 51
Fort Frederick State Park Nature Trail	p. 54
Snavely Ford Trail, Antietam National Battlefield	p. 57
Blue Ridge Summit-Hog Rock, Catoctin Mountain Park	p. 61
Wolf Rock-Chimney Rock Loop, Catoctin Mountain Park	p. 65
High Knob-Catoctin Mountain Loop, Gambrill State Park	p. 67
West of the Chesapeake Bay and Susquehanna River	p. 73
Hashawha Loop, Hashawha Environmental Appreciation Area	p. 74
Beetree Preserve	p. 78
Northern Central Railroad Trail	p. 82
Gunpowder Falls North and South Loop, Gunpowder Falls State Park	p. 85
Sweet Air Loop, Gunpowder Falls State Park	p. 90
Susquehanna State Park Loop	p. 95
Wildlands Loop, Gunpowder Falls State Park	p. 99
Oregon Ridge Park Loop	p. 102
Morgan Run Natural Environment Area	p. 105
Soldier's Delight East Loop, Soldier's Delight Natural Environment Area	p. 108
Soldier's Delight West Loop, Soldier's Delight Natural Environment Area	p. 110
Little Bennett Loop, Little Bennett Regional Park	p. 113
Schaeffer Farm Trail, Seneca Creek State Park	p. 116
Sawmill Branch Trail, Patapsco Valley State Park, Hilton Area	p. 118
McKeldin Area Loop, Patapsco Valley State Park	p. 121
Wincopin-Quarry Run Loop, Savage Park	p. 124
Savage Park River Trail	p. 126
Cash Lake Loop, Patuxent Research Refuge	p. 128
Cedarville State Forest Loop	p. 131
Parkers Creek Loop, American Chestnut Land Trust	p. 134
American Chestnut Land Trust Loop	p. 137
Calvert Cliffs State Park	p. 139
Greenwell State Park	p. 142
Land between the Bays	p. 145
Judge Morris Estate, White Clay Creek State Park	p. 146
Lenape Loop South, Middle Run Natural Area	p. 150
White Clay Creek Preserve Loop, White Clay Creek State Park	p. 154
Whitetail Trail, White Clay Creek State Park	p. 157
Carousel Park	p. 160
Creek Road Trail, Brandywine Creek State Park	p. 162
Swamp Forest Trail, Lums Pond State Park	p. 166
Blackbird State Forest Loop, Tybout Tract	p. 169
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Loop	p. 172
Norman G. Wilder Wildlife Area Loop	p. 176
Killens Pond Loop, Killens Pond State Park	p. 179
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge Loop	p. 182
Redden State Forest Loop, Delaware Seashore State Park	p. 184
Gordons Pond, Cape Henlopen State Park	p. 187
Junction and Breakwater Trail, Cape Henlopen State Park	p. 190
Burton's Island Loop, Delaware Seashore State Park	p. 193
Seahawk Nature Trail, Holts Landing State Park	p. 196
Paul Leifer Nature Trail, Furnace Town Historic Site	p. 198
Pocomoke State Forest Hiking Trail	p. 201
Milburn Cypress Nature Trail, Milburn Landing State Park	p. 205
Trap Pond State Park Loop	p. 208
Nanticoke Wildlife Area Loop	p. 212
Old School house-Holly Tree Loop, Wye Island	p. 214
Tuckahoe Creek Loop, Tuckahoe State Park	p. 217
Resources	p. 220
Further Reading	p. 224
Hiking Organizations for Maryland and Delaware	p. 225
Hiker's Checklist	p. 227
Index	p. 229
About the Author	p. 230
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