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Maryland rankings · Outdoors Towns with the most trails in Maryland Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 190 towns with 2,500+ residents.
Arnold’s spot
#39 of 190 1.5 mi / sq mi miles of trail per square mile
The race around Arnold
Just behind Colesville, just ahead of Kingsville All 190 towns Trail miles per sq mi, highest first. Towns next door to Arnold are tagged.
# Town Trail miles per sq mi Trail miles Parks & preserves
1
Hampton 5,372 people 7.0 mi / sq mi 44.1 mi 3
5
Savage 8,239 people 3.6 mi / sq mi 9.6 mi 4
6
Brookmont 3,671 people 3.6 mi / sq mi 7.1 mi 7
7
Ilchester 28,364 people 3.2 mi / sq mi 35.0 mi 8
9
Lansdowne 7,876 people 2.8 mi / sq mi 6.7 mi 3
10
Greenbelt 24,678 people 2.8 mi / sq mi 17.4 mi 4
11
Kemp Mill 13,042 people 2.7 mi / sq mi 6.7 mi 9
12
Cloverly 16,646 people 2.6 mi / sq mi 26.0 mi 15
13
Eldersburg 31,695 people 2.4 mi / sq mi 99.9 mi 15
15
Redland 18,665 people 2.3 mi / sq mi 16.8 mi 17
18
Perry Hall 29,105 people 2.2 mi / sq mi 15.0 mi 14
19
Darnestown 7,051 people 2.2 mi / sq mi 37.4 mi 11
21
Towson 58,679 people 2.1 mi / sq mi 29.8 mi 19
26
Potomac 45,902 people 2.0 mi / sq mi 52.5 mi 28
27
Linganore 14,444 people 1.9 mi / sq mi 16.0 mi 4
29
Overlea 13,035 people 1.9 mi / sq mi 5.6 mi 6
30
Brunswick 8,450 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 6.8 mi 7
34
Fairland 26,231 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 8.7 mi 14
35
Woodlawn 40,379 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 16.3 mi 10
36
Wheaton 52,926 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 11.8 mi 21
37
Timonium 10,304 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 11.1 mi 4
38
Colesville 14,519 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 8.4 mi 13
39
Arnold 24,303 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 20.8 mi 7
41
Lusby 2,595 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 5.5 mi 0
42
Kettering 14,014 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 8.1 mi 1
44
Rockville 67,671 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 18.8 mi 55
47
Aspen Hill 53,279 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 12.8 mi 18
49
Konterra 3,641 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 8.0 mi 3
50
Ocean City 6,903 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 12.3 mi 11
51
Odenton 45,002 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 18.6 mi 14
52
Frostburg 6,977 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 4.2 mi 4
54
Germantown 90,719 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 20.8 mi 29
55
Laurel 29,798 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 5.8 mi 12
58
Carney 28,343 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 8.2 mi 8
59
Rosedale 20,002 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 8.3 mi 7
62
Olney 35,797 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 17.0 mi 15
63
Clarksburg 30,487 people 1.1 mi / sq mi 10.5 mi 19
67
Columbia 104,338 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 31.3 mi 23
68
Mayo 8,694 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 9.2 mi 2
70
Crofton 29,549 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 6.3 mi 3
71
Baltimore 573,243 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 85.1 mi 240
72
Clinton 38,376 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 23.3 mi 4
75
Seabrook 18,317 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 2.8 mi 2
76
Lake Shore 18,249 people · next door 0.9 mi / sq mi 15.7 mi 7
79
Frederick 83,395 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 21.5 mi 50
80
White Oak 17,329 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 2.6 mi 3
81
Parole 17,229 people · next door 0.8 mi / sq mi 9.7 mi 4
84
Calverton 17,624 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 3.7 mi 9
86
Honeygo 12,250 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 4.6 mi 6
87
Cheverly 6,096 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 5
91
Accokeek 14,362 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 21.1 mi 3
92
Berlin 5,232 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.5 mi 4
94
Travilah 11,721 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 12.9 mi 11
98
Thurmont 6,254 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.2 mi 6
101
Lanham 11,433 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.4 mi 3
103
Robinwood 8,042 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.5 mi 0
106
Monrovia 3,568 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 2
110
Edgewood 24,922 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 10.6 mi 10
111
Riverside 6,585 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 3
112
Cambridge 13,152 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 7.7 mi 10
113
Pikesville 33,524 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 7.2 mi 6
114
Beltsville 19,176 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 4.2 mi 8
115
Fallston 10,013 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 8.0 mi 1
116
Easton 17,308 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 6.6 mi 15
117
Essex 40,580 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 6.7 mi 14
118
Severna Park 40,228 people · next door 0.6 mi / sq mi 10.6 mi 11
119
Suitland 23,793 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 2.3 mi 1
120
Arbutus 22,507 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 3.6 mi 7
121
Brandywine 12,160 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 11.5 mi 3
123
La Vale 4,196 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 5.0 mi 5
124
Annapolis 40,720 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 4.3 mi 6
127
Landover 24,514 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 3
129
Dundalk 65,969 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 8.8 mi 30
132
California 13,136 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 7.1 mi 4
135
Bethesda 69,397 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 6.2 mi 32
136
Chillum 34,871 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 11
139
Hagerstown 43,665 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 6.0 mi 19
140
Edgemere 9,061 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 9.3 mi 5
141
Hurlock 2,819 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 0
142
Bowie 57,926 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 9.0 mi 17
145
La Plata 10,683 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 3.4 mi 5
148
Denton 4,936 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 6
150
Glenmont 17,208 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 8
152
Gambrills 2,830 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 2.9 mi 1
153
Joppatowne 14,237 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 2.8 mi 6
155
Fruitland 5,801 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 2
157
Elkton 15,910 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 3.4 mi 7
159
Fulton 5,677 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 2
160
Salisbury 33,285 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 5.1 mi 15
163
Boonsboro 3,809 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 3
165
Damascus 17,640 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 4.7 mi 9
166
Westphalia 13,228 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 3.3 mi 3
167
Taneytown 7,932 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 3
168
Hampstead 6,251 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 4
169
Rossville 16,059 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.6 mi 1
170
Waldorf 82,943 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 10.5 mi 16
172
Edgewater 8,519 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 1
176
Oxon Hill 17,893 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.7 mi 5
177
Bensville 15,848 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 4.6 mi 2
179
Severn 58,402 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 4.7 mi 14
180
Urbana 14,260 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 2.0 mi 10
181
Brock Hall 13,615 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 2.5 mi 0
182
Parkville 30,549 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 11
183
Halfway 10,849 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 1
186
Pasadena 34,309 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 3.0 mi 9
188
Chester 4,797 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 2
We rank every town by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. Paths, bridleways, woods roads and footways in parks count; sidewalks don't. Towns need at least a mile of trail to be ranked. Trails come from OpenStreetMap, so a well-mapped town can edge out an equally trail-rich one that's mapped less thoroughly. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.
Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US . Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.
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