Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
Trail Finder 14
Map Legend 18
The Hiles
West from Catoctin 19
1 Herrington Manor State Park Loop 20
2 Swallow Falls State Park Loop 24
3 Deep Creek Vista, Deep Creek Lake State Park 27
4 Poplar Lick Run, New Germany State Park 30
5 Monroe Run Trail, Savage River State Forest 34
6 Lostland Run Loop, Potomac State Forest 38
7 Rocky Gap Canyon to Evitts Summit, Rocky Gap State Park 42
8 Twin Oaks Trail, Green Ridge State Forest 45
9 Fifteen Mile Creek, Green Ridge State Forest 48
10 C&O Canal Towpath-Paw Paw Tunnel 53
11 Snavely Ford Trail, Antietam National Battlefield 57
12 Hog Rock-Blue Ridge Summit, Catoctin Mountain Park 60
13 Wolf Rock-Chimney Rock Loop, Catoctin Mountain Park 65
14 High Knob-Catoctin Mountain Loop, Gambrill State Park 67
Honorable Mention 72
A Fort Frederick State Park Nature Trail 72
West of the Chesapeake Bay and Susquehanna River 73
15 Hashawha Loop, Hashawha Environmental Appreciation Area 74
16 BeeTree Preserve 79
17 Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail 82
18 Lest Kreh Fishing Trail and Gunpowder Falls North Loop, Gunpowder Falls State Park 86
19 Sweet Air Loop, Gunpowder Falls State Park 92
20 Wildlands Loop, Gunpowder Falls State Park 97
21 Susquehanna State Park Loop 100
22 Oregon Ridge Park Loop 104
23 Morgan Run Natural Environment Area 108
24 Soldier's Delight East Loop, Soldier's Delight Natural Environment Area 112
25 Soldier's Delight Serpentine Trail Loop, Soldier's Delight Natural Environment Area 115
26 Little Bennett Loop, Little Bennett Regional Park 117
27 Schaeffer Farm Trail, Seneca Creek State Park 120
28 Northern Peaks Trail, Sugarloaf Mountain 123
29 Billy Goat Trail, Great Falls 127
30 Sawmill Branch Trail, Patapsco Valley State Park, Hilton Area 131
31 McKeldin Area Loop, Patapsco Valley State Park 137
33 Cash Lake Loop, Patuxent Research Refuge 140
34 Cedarville STate Forest Loop 143
35 Parkers Creek Loop, American Chestnut Land Trust 147
36 Swamp Trail, American Chestnut Land Trust 151
37 Calvert Cliffs State Park 154
38 Greenwell State Park 157
Land between the Bays 161
39 Chestnut Hill Trail, Judge Morris Estate, White Clay Creek State Park 162
40 Middle Run Valley Loop, Middle Run Natural Area 166
41 White Clay Creek Preserve Loop, White Clay Creek State Park 170
42 Twin Valley Trail, White Clay Creek State Park 173
43 Swamp Forest Trail, Lums Pond State Park 177
44 Blackbird State Forest Loop, Tybout Tract 181
45 Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Loop 184
46 Normal G. Wilder Wildlife Area Loop 188
47 Killens Pondside Nature Trail, Killens Pond State Park 191
48 Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge Loop 194
49 Gordons Pond, Cape Henlopen State Park 197
50 Burton Island Loop, Delaware Seashore State Park 200
51 Sea Hawk Trail, Holts Landing State Park 203
52 Paul Leifer Nature Trail, Furnace Town Historic Site 207
53 Pocomoke State Forest Trail 210
54 Milburn Cypress Nature Trail, Milburn Landing State Park 214
55 Loblolly Trail, Trap Pond State Park 217
56 Nanticoke Wildlife Area Loop 221
57 Old Schoolhouse-Holly Tree Loop, Wye Island 224
58 Tuckahoe Creek Loop, Tuckahoe State Park 227
Honorable Mention 231
B Redden State Forest Loop, Delaware Seashore State Park 231
Appendix A Resources 232
Appendix B Further Reading 238
Appendix C Hiking Organizations for Maryland and Delaware 239
Appendix D Hiker's Checklist 242
About the Authors 245
