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Towns with the most trails in Maryland

Ranked by miles of mapped hiking and walking trails per square mile of town. 62 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Frederick
Maryland · Most trails

Where Frederick lands: #23 of 62

0.9 mi / sq mi miles of trail per square mile · Visit Frederick →

Burnt Mills 1 Burnt Mills 3.6 mi / sq mi Trail miles 2.9 mi Greenbelt 2 Greenbelt 2.8 mi / sq mi Trail miles 17.4 mi Baltimore Highlands 3 Baltimore Highlands 2.3 mi / sq mi Trail miles 4.2 mi
#TownTrail miles per sq miTrail milesParks & preserves
1 Burnt Mills Burnt Mills3,751 people 3.6 mi / sq mi 2.9 mi 3
2 Greenbelt Greenbelt24,678 people 2.8 mi / sq mi 17.4 mi 4
3 Baltimore Highlands Baltimore Highlands8,206 people 2.3 mi / sq mi 4.2 mi 6
4 Ellicott City Ellicott City75,257 people 2.1 mi / sq mi 62.6 mi 18
5 Map of Forest Heights Forest Heights2,642 people 2.1 mi / sq mi 3.5 mi 2
6 Brunswick Brunswick8,450 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 6.8 mi 7
7 Federalsburg Federalsburg2,837 people 1.8 mi / sq mi 3.5 mi 3
8 Wheaton Wheaton52,926 people 1.7 mi / sq mi 11.8 mi 21
9 Kingsville Kingsville4,687 people 1.5 mi / sq mi 15.1 mi 4
10 Rockville Rockville67,671 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 18.8 mi 55
11 Map of Seat Pleasant Seat Pleasant4,489 people 1.4 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 3
12 Manchester Manchester5,439 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 3.2 mi 2
13 Map of Ocean City Ocean City6,903 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 12.3 mi 11
14 Frostburg Frostburg6,977 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 4.2 mi 4
15 Map of Indian Head Indian Head4,055 people 1.3 mi / sq mi 1.5 mi 4
16 Laurel Laurel29,798 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 5.8 mi 12
17 Map of Riverdale Park Riverdale Park7,270 people 1.2 mi / sq mi 1.9 mi 14
18 Gaithersburg Gaithersburg69,825 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 10.7 mi 28
19 Bladensburg Bladensburg9,583 people 1.0 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 5
20 Baltimore Baltimore573,243 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 85.1 mi 240
21 Middletown Middletown5,014 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 4
22 Map of Walker Mill Walker Mill10,931 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 2.7 mi 2
23 Frederick Frederick83,395 people 0.9 mi / sq mi 21.5 mi 50
24 Map of South Laurel South Laurel29,272 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 6.6 mi 17
25 Walkersville Walkersville6,414 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 3.8 mi 3
26 Map of Cheverly Cheverly6,096 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 5
27 College Park College Park34,540 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 4.3 mi 21
28 Perryville Perryville4,447 people 0.8 mi / sq mi 2.4 mi 3
29 Cumberland Cumberland18,804 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 7.5 mi 8
30 Berlin Berlin5,232 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.5 mi 4
31 Havre de Grace Havre de Grace14,994 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 4.6 mi 9
32 Mount Airy Mount Airy9,805 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 3.0 mi 8
33 Thurmont Thurmont6,254 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 2.2 mi 6
34 Westminster Westminster20,445 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 4.7 mi 10
35 Emmitsburg Emmitsburg2,845 people 0.7 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 2
36 Chesapeake Beach Chesapeake Beach6,456 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 1.8 mi 4
37 Map of Cambridge Cambridge13,152 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 7.7 mi 10
38 Map of Beltsville Beltsville19,176 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 4.2 mi 8
39 Easton Easton17,308 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 6.6 mi 15
40 Suitland Suitland23,793 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 2.3 mi 1
41 Poolesville Poolesville5,764 people 0.6 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 13
42 Annapolis Annapolis40,720 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 4.3 mi 6
43 Takoma Park Takoma Park17,632 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 16
44 Leonardtown Leonardtown4,808 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 2.0 mi 4
45 Hagerstown Hagerstown43,665 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 6.0 mi 19
46 Map of Hurlock Hurlock2,819 people 0.5 mi / sq mi 1.3 mi 0
47 Bowie Bowie57,926 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 9.0 mi 17
48 Hyattsville Hyattsville20,966 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.2 mi 12
49 La Plata La Plata10,683 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 3.4 mi 5
50 Centreville Centreville4,761 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 3
51 Denton Denton4,936 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 2.1 mi 6
52 Map of Fruitland Fruitland5,801 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.4 mi 2
53 Pocomoke City Pocomoke City4,405 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.5 mi 2
54 Elkton Elkton15,910 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 3.4 mi 7
55 Salisbury Salisbury33,285 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 5.1 mi 15
56 Boonsboro Boonsboro3,809 people 0.4 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 3
57 Map of Bel Air North Bel Air North31,302 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 5.2 mi 5
58 Westphalia13,228 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 3.3 mi 3
59 Taneytown Taneytown7,932 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 3
60 Hampstead Hampstead6,251 people 0.3 mi / sq mi 1.1 mi 4
61 Halfway Halfway10,849 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 1.0 mi 1
62 Randallstown Randallstown35,957 people 0.2 mi / sq mi 2.0 mi 12

How this ranking works

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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