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Family-Friendly Hikes in Maryland

The directory currently contains 187 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Maryland. Their average mapped distance is 1.9 km and average recorded ascent is 23 m (75 ft); the longest route in the set is 6.4 km.

This subset represents 61% of the 309 quality-checked routes in Maryland. Its average distance is 1.9 km, compared with 11.6 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 23 m (75 ft), versus 138 m (453 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set has the kid-friendly field set to true. Age, experience and current terrain still need an individual assessment. Within this set, 187 routes (100%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 55 (29%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

Trails

Easy

Meadow Mountain Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
5.4 km
/ 3.3 mi
Elevation gain
86 m
Typical duration
1 hr 15 min
  • Lake
  • River
  • Mountain
Easy

Orange Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
25 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • Waterfall
  • River
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Beckman's Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
69 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Lake
  • River
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Hunting Ridge Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Typical duration
7 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

White Oak Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
1.5 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
61 m
Typical duration
25 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Griffin Meadow Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
9 m
Typical duration
21 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Meadow Trail (yellow)

Maryland · United States

Distance
0.4 km
/ 0.2 mi
Typical duration
5 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Stream Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Typical duration
10 min
  • River
  • Waymarked route
Easy

South River Overlook

Maryland · United States

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
7 m
Typical duration
7 min
  • River
  • Panoramic viewpoint
Easy

White Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
32 m
Typical duration
10 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Diabase Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
50 m
Typical duration
35 min
  • Waymarked route
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Easy

Baltimore Gneiss Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
24 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Billy Goat Trail Section C

Maryland · United States

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
46 m
Typical duration
36 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Blue Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Typical duration
7 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Browns Farm Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
37 m
Typical duration
13 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Cabin Branch Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
7 m
Typical duration
29 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Cemetery Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
33 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Charcoal Exhibit Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Typical duration
11 min
  • Waymarked route
The sun was getting low so I took the Double Oak Road Trail back up to the car instead of continuing the Parkers Creek Loop as intended. A brief section of the trail passed by this dense bramble filled with flowers and the rustling movement
Easy

Double Oak Road Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
42 m
Typical duration
25 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Farm Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Typical duration
7 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Field Crest Spur

Maryland · United States

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
14 m
Typical duration
17 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Flowing Free Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
53 m
Typical duration
34 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Glendening - Blue Loop

Maryland · United States

Distance
4.7 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
7 m
Typical duration
59 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Glendening - Green Loop

Maryland · United States

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
14 m
Typical duration
39 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Glendening - Orange Loop

Maryland · United States

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
28 m
Typical duration
46 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Green Loop

Maryland · United States

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
13 m
Typical duration
44 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Green Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
16 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Hamilton Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
29 m
Typical duration
37 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Hard Rock Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
66 m
Typical duration
42 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Headless Hollow Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
9 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Hog Rock Nature Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
21 m
Typical duration
14 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Jastrow Levin Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
13 m
Typical duration
7 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Lower Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Typical duration
10 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Norman Reeves Nature Loop

Maryland · United States

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
22 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Oriole Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
59 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Otter Point Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Typical duration
11 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Pindell Bluff Trail

Maryland · United States

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
14 m
Typical duration
23 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Purple Blaze

Maryland · United States

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.8 mi
Typical duration
15 min
  • Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Meadow Mountain TrailMaryland5.4 km86 m1 hr 15 minEasyApril to October
Orange TrailMaryland0.8 km25 m12 minEasyApril to October
Pennsylvania Avenue Heritage TrailMaryland0.4 km14 m7 minEasyApril to October
Beckman's TrailMaryland2.7 km69 m40 minEasyApril to October
Hunting Ridge TrailMaryland0.6 km0 m7 minEasyApril to October
White Oak TrailMaryland1.5 km61 m25 minEasyApril to October
Loch Raven Drive Trail (purple)Maryland0.5 km11 m7 minEasyApril to October
Griffin Meadow TrailMaryland1.6 km9 m21 minEasyApril to October
Meadow Trail (yellow)Maryland0.4 km0 m5 minEasyApril to October
Stream TrailMaryland0.8 km0 m10 minEasyApril to October

Meadow Mountain Trail, Orange Trail, Pennsylvania Avenue Heritage Trail currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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