Outdoors · Hampton

Hampton, MD parks, trails & bike paths

About 43% of Hampton is conserved land, roughly 1,745 acres. There are about 44 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Loch Raven Reservoir Cooperative WMA (26.3 mi), Cromwell Valley Park (13.3 mi), and Hampton National Historic Site (1.4 mi).

Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Hampton, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.

At a glance

Hampton outdoors

Conserved land
43%
1,745 of 4,044 acres
Trails
44 mi
7 mi per sq mi · 40 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
3
325 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.0 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.0 mi off-road paths

Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

Map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

123
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Parks & preserves with trails

Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
1

Loch Raven Reservoir Cooperative Wildlife Management Area

Managed by Baltimore City Department of Public Works
1,242 acres26.3 mi of trail
Glen Ellen TrailSam's Grave TrailGlen Ellen Lower TrailLog TrailGlen Ellen Upper Trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot Website
2

Cromwell Valley Park

Managed by Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks
445 acres13.3 mi of trail
Barran's TrailMinebank Run TrailWillow Grove TrailSherwood Farm TrailBaldwin Trail
Dogs on leashMapped in OpenStreetMap
DirectionsTo the parking lot
3

Hampton National Historic Site

Managed by National Park Service
62 acres1.4 mi of trail
Dogs usually limitedNational parks restrict dogs on most trails. Check posted rules
DirectionsTo the parking lot Website
Things to do

Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more

Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Scenic views in Hampton
Scenic OverlookIn Cromwell Valley Park
Directions
Unnamed scenic view in Loch Raven Reservoir Cooperative Wildlife Management Area
Directions
Unnamed scenic view in Loch Raven Reservoir Cooperative Wildlife Management Area
Directions
Unnamed scenic view in Loch Raven Reservoir Cooperative Wildlife Management Area
Directions
Unnamed scenic view in Loch Raven Reservoir Cooperative Wildlife Management Area
Directions
Trails

Named trails

Open to bikes 5.1 miHorses 6.6 miUnpaved 42.0 mi
Showing 1–10 of 25 trails
  • Glen Ellen Trail3.8 mi
  • Sam's Grave Trail2.4 mi
  • Barran's Trail1.3 mi
  • Minebank Run Trail1.1 mi
  • Willow Grove Trail0.9 mi
  • Glen Ellen Lower Trail0.9 mi
  • Log Trail0.8 mi
  • Sherwood Farm Trail0.5 mi
  • Baldwin Trail0.5 mi
  • Wellington Woods Trail0.4 mi
Water

Lakes & rivers

Tap a name for directions.

Who protects the land

1,745 conserved acres

Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
State natural resources
107 ac
State conservation
87 ac
National Park Service
62 ac
County
2 ac
Other or Unknown Local Government
2 ac
Other state land
1 ac
Not recorded
1,595 ac

Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. 89 acres are conservation easements, which are usually private land. Public access isn't recorded for 9 of 14 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.

Biking & sports

Bike routes, courts & fields

  • Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
  • Off-road bike paths0.0 mi
  • Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
  • White Route (bike route)5.1 mi

Courts & fields

  • Tennis21
  • Baseball7
  • Multi-sport6
  • Basketball3
  • Pickleball2
  • Football1

Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.

Public lands

The biggest protected places in Hampton

From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
Local Other or Unknown 1,289 acState Park 322 acConservation Easement 90 acUnknown Easement 87 acHistoric or Cultural Area 62 ac
PlaceManaged byAcresPublic access
Loch Raven ReservoirLocal Other or UnknownNot recorded1,236Access unknown
Gunpowder Falls SpState ParkNot recorded302Access unknown
Hampton National Historic SiteHistoric or Cultural AreaNational Park Service62Restricted
Drainage And UtilityLocal Other or UnknownNot recorded33Access unknown
Local Open SpaceLocal Other or UnknownNot recorded23Access unknown
Gunpowder Falls State ParkState ParkState natural resources20Open
History

Historic places to visit

Glen Ellen CastleIn Loch Raven Reservoir Cooperative Wildlife Management Area · Ruins
Hampton MansionIn Hampton National Historic Site · Manor
In Loving Memory Of Marlane C. KingIn Cromwell Valley Park · Plaque
Lime KilnIn Cromwell Valley Park · Ruins
OrangeryIn Hampton National Historic Site · Building
Ridgely Family CemeteryCemetery
Sherwood CemeteryCemetery
Nearby

Hampton and its neighbors

Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
TownConservedTrailsParks & preserves
Hampton43.2%44.1 mi3
Lutherville3%0.6 mi4
Timonium36.2%11.1 mi4
Carney11.9%8.2 mi8
Towson6.6%29.8 mi19
Trail talk

Conditions & tips from neighbors

No recent posts about Hampton's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.

Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.

How we measure"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.

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