Hiking Maryland and Delaware

Sixty two hikes cover the states' best-kept secrets.

Dedication

v

Acknowledgments

vi

Overview Map

vii

Legend

viii

Introduction

1

(1)

The Hiking Regions

2

(1)

How to Use This Guide

3

(1)

Long-Distance Hiking and Backpacking

4

(1)

Being Prepared: Safety and Hazards

5

(3)

Seasons and Weather

8

(1)

Backcountry Essentials

9

(1)

Zero Impact Hiking

10

(1)

Hiking with Children

10

(1)

Trail Finder

11

(1)

Trail Finder Table

12

(2)

THE HIKES

West from Catoctin

Herrington Manor State Park Loop

14

(2)

Swallow Falls State Park Loop

16

(4)

Deep Creek Vista

20

(3)

Poplar Lick Run, New Germany State Park

23

(3)

Monroe Run Trail

26

(4)

Lostland Run Loop, Potomac State Forest

30

(4)

Rocky Gap Canyon to Evitts Summit

34

(3)

Green Ridge Hiking Trail North Spur Loop

37

(3)

Fifteenmile Creek, Green Ridge State Forest

40

(5)

C&O Canal Towpath--Paw Paw Tunnel

45

(3)

Fort Frederick State Park Nature Trail

48

(2)

C&O Canal Towpath---Fort Frederick to Little Tonoloway

50

(4)

Snavely Ford Trail, Antietam National Battlefield

54

(2)

Blue Ridge Summit---Hog Rock

56

(4)

Wolf Rock-Chimney Rock Loop

60

(3)

High Knob---Catoctin Mountain, Gambrill State Park

63

(4)

West of the Chesapeake Bay and Susquehanna River

Little Bennett Loop

67

(4)

Schaeffer Farm Trail, Seneca Creek State Park

71

(2)

Hashawha Loop

73

(5)

Northern Central Railroad Trail

78

(3)

Gunpowder Falls North and South Loop

81

(5)

Oregon Ridge Park Loop

86

(3)

and 24 Soldier's Delight Natural Environment Area

89

(2)

Soldier's Delight East Loop

91

(1)

Soldier's Delight West Loop

92

(2)

Sawmill Branch Trail, Patapsco Valley State Park Hilton Area

94

(3)

Sweet Air Loop, Gunpowder Falls State Park

97

(4)

Wildlands Loop, Gunpowder Falls State Park

101

(4)

McKeldin Area Loop, Patapsco Valley State Park

105

(4)

Susquehanna State Park Loop

109

(4)

Wincopin-Quarry Run Loop, Savage Park

113

(3)

Savage Park River Trail

116

(1)

Cash Lake Loop, Patuxent Research Refuge

117

(3)

Jug Bay Natural Area Loop, Patuxent River Park

120

(3)

Cedarville State Forest Loop

123

(3)

American Chestnut Land Trust Loop

126

(3)

Land between the Bays

Possum Hill Loop, White Clay Creek State Park

129

(3)

Earth Day Trail, Middle Run Natural Area

132

(2)

White Clay Creek Preserve Loop

134

(4)

Whitetail Trail, White Clay Creek State Park

138

(4)

Hidden Pond Trail, Brandywine Creek State Park

142

(3)

Rocky Run Trail, Brandywine Creek State Park

145

(3)

Swamp Forest Trail, Lums Pond State Park

148

(3)

Blackbird State Forest Loop, Tybout Tract

151

(3)

Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Loop

154

(4)

Norman G. Wilder Wildlife Area Loop

158

(3)

Killens Pond Loop, Killens Pond State Park

161

(3)

Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge Loop

164

(3)

Redden State Forest Loop

167

(3)

Cape Henlopen State Park Loop

170

(4)

Delaware Seashore State Park

174

(3)

Nanticoke Wildlife Area Loop

177

(3)

Fenwick Island State Park

180

(3)

Seahawk Nature Trail, Holts Landing State Park

183

(3)

Burton's Island Loop

186

(3)

Ocean City Boardwalk

189

(2)

Assateague Island Loop

191

(5)

Paul Leifer Nature Trail, Furnace Town Historic Site

196

(3)

Pocomoke State Forest Hiking Trail, Milburn Landing

199

(3)

Milburn Cypress Nature Trail, Milburn Landing State Park

202

(3)

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Loop

205

(4)

Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge Loop

209

(3)

Trap Pond State Park Loop

212

(11)

Appendices

Appendix A: Resources

217

(2)

Appendix B: Further Reading

219

(1)

Appendix C: Hiking Organizations for Maryland and Delaware

220

(2)

Appendix D: Hiker's Checklist

222

(1)

About the Authors

223

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