For information on Maryland's State Park, Forests, and Greenways including trails for hiking and horseback riding: www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/
Maryland Greenways, Water Trails and Green Infrastructure information is available from the Maryland Greenways Commission: www.dnr.state.md.us/greenways/
Pocomoke State Forest is 14,753 acres in Worcester County, between Snow Hill and Pocomoke City: www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/eastern/pocomokeforest.html
The Great Outdoors Resources Page (GORP) has information on Maryland's National Forests: www.gorp.com/gorp/resource/US_National_Forest/soeast.HTM
National Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, provides trails as well as hunting, fishing, wildlife observation; see refuges in Maryland: www.fws.gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/Maryland.html
National Park Service units in Maryland: www.nps.gov/state/md/index.htm?program=parks
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Visit the National Recreation Trails website to learn more about the NRT program and access over 1,200 NRTs from across the country
Maryland bicycle routes and trail maps are available at: www.dnr.state.md.us/outdoors/biking.html
Bike Trails and B & Bs in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia: www.BBBiking.com
Cumberland Valley Cycling Club is based in Hagerstown: www.bikecvcc.com
East Coast Greenwayis a project to link seabord states with trails and on-road routes; information is available for all traversed states: ME, NH, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, DC, VA, NC, SC, GA, and FL: www.greenway.org/md.php
Mid-Atlantic Off-Road Enthusiasts organizes trail work, advocacy, and events in the Maryland-DC-Virginia area: www.more-mtb.org/
Oxon Hill Bicycle and Trail Club -- "More and Better Bicycling in Southern Maryland": http://ohbike.org/
Washington Area Bicyclist Association provides a tremendous resource for DC area trails as well as all bicycling issues: www.waba.org/
Washington DC area bike commuter trails: http://www.commuterpage.com/biketrails.htm
Horse Trails and Campground Directory has information on bridle paths, trailheads, horse campgrounds, overnight stay facilities, and bed & breakfasts
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Plans and maps for 11 Anne Arundel County greenways: http://www.dnr.state.md.us/greenways/aa.html
Friends of Anne Arundel County Trails: www.friendsofaatrails.org/
Gwynns Falls Trail is an urban greenway and stream valley connector through west and southwest Baltimore: www.gwynnsfallstrail.org/
Lower Susquehanna Heritage Greenway plans 40 miles of trails connecting Harford and Cecil Counties: http://www.hitourtrails.com/index.html
Friends of the Patapsco and Heritage Greenway: http://www.patapscoheritagegreenway.org/
Potomac River Greenways Coalition promotes a regional network of greenways along the Potomac River and its tributaries: www.fairfaxtrails.org/prgc/
Descriptions and transit information for major DC area routes are at www.waba.org/new/paths/index.php
Wanderbirds Hiking Club, founded in 1934, is a non-profit, all volunteer club that organizes day hikes every Sunday, year round, for energetic folks in the Washington, DC area. You do not have to be a member of the Club to hike with us. www.wanderbirds.org
Capital Hiking Club offers trips as well as trail information at: www.capitalhikingclub.org/
MidAtlanticHikes.com has maps and trail descriptions for hikes in MD, PA, VA and WV
Maryland Running Guide: www.marylandrunning.com/
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club is a volunteer organization dedicated to the upkeep and improvement of 970 miles of trails, 30 shelters, and 23 cabins in VA, MD, WV, PA, and DC: http://www.patc.net
Mountain Club of Maryland provides group hikes and information on the mountainous areas accessible to Baltimore: www.mcomd.org/
American Volkssport Association hosts year-round walking events; search by state
American Discovery Trail is America's first coast-to-coast hiking, biking and equestrian trail; for information on the ADT thru DC and Maryland: www.discoverytrail.org/states/maryland/index.html
Appalachian Trail in Maryland folows a forty-mile route along the backbone of South Mountain, a north-south ridge that extends from Pennsylvania to the Potomac River
Great Eastern Trail plans to link existing trails alongthe Appalachian Mountains from Alabama to the Finger Lakes Trail in New York: www.greateasterntrail.net/
Great Allegheny Passage is the main line of a trail system running from the C&O Canal Towpath at Cumberland, Maryland, to the Forks of the Ohio River at Pittsburgh on a near-level rail-trail through the Allegheny Mountains: www.gaptrail.org/
Allegheny Highlands Trail follows the historic Western Maryland Railroad for 22 miles from Cumberland to the Pennsylvania: http://www.highlandstrail.org/trailmap.html
Baltimore and Annapolis Trail Park in central Maryland runs 13 miles: www.dnr.state.md.us/greenways/ba_trail.html
Capital Crescent Trail runs 7 miles between Georgetown and Bethesda, and 4 miles to Silver Spring: www.cctrail.org/
Catonsville Rails to Trails, Inc. is converting rail and trolley lines to trails and promoting healthy living and walkable neighborhoods: http://catonsvillerailstotrails.org/
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Trail runs 184 miles from Washington, D.C. along the Potomac River to Cumberland, Maryland.: www.fred.net/kathy/canal.html
MA & PA Heritage Trail is a walking, running and bicycle trail located on portions of the former Maryland & Pennsylvania Railroad corridor in Bel Air and Forest Hill: www.mapatrail.org/index.html
For a locator map and detailed descriptions of rail trails in the Washington, D.C., area and a few others in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia: http://bikewashington.org/trails/dc-index.htm
Western Maryland Rail Trail is a 20+ mile trail that follows the bends and curves of both the C&O Canal and the Potomac River: www.westernmarylandrailtrail.org/WMRT/
Maryland Water Trails Program provides links to all water trail maps and guides in the state: www.dnr.state.md.us/boating/mdwatertrails/
Recreational Trails Program: Providing funding to all 50 states for grants programs and program management
State Trails Program contacts in all 50 states
Fishing reports, maps, photos, and videos for every fishing spot in the USA: http://www.hookandbullet.com/s/fishing-maryland/
• Transportation Reauthorization
• Land and Water Conservation Fund
• Reauthorization of the Recreational Trails Program
• CDC Offers Funding for Bike/Ped Programs
• Stimulus Funding (American Recovery & Reinvestment Act) Opportunities
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