134 official trails lie within 25 miles of Aberdeen — 316 miles in total, 119 rated easy and 5 hard or expert. Every distance and elevation figure below is computed from the agency centerline and a 10 m elevation model, not crowd-sourced.
The biggest climb nearby gains 548 ft; the median trail gains 135 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Trail | 13.5 | 205 ft | Expert | 22 mi |
| Mason Dixon Trail | 10.0 | 397 ft | Expert | 15 mi |
| Torrey C Brown Rail Trail | 19.9 | 548 ft | Moderate | 25 mi |
| White | 2.5 | 307 ft | Moderate | 15 mi |
| Big Gunpowder Trail | 8.4 | 146 ft | Moderate | 18 mi |
| Little Gunpowder | 3.0 | 196 ft | Moderate | 18 mi |
| Red Trail | 2.4 | 219 ft | Moderate | 13 mi |
| Morgan Mill Trail | 2.7 | 221 ft | Moderate | 20 mi |
| Elk Neck State Forest Main Track Trail System | 4.1 | 207 ft | Moderate | 14 mi |
| Boundary Trail | 2.7 | 198 ft | Easy | 18 mi |
| BCMSR Yellow Trail | 3.8 | 109 ft | Easy | 13 mi |
| Ivy Branch | 2.4 | 303 ft | Easy | 6 mi |
| Stocksdale Trail | 3.1 | 302 ft | Easy | 16 mi |
| Blue Trail | 2.7 | 183 ft | Easy | 22 mi |
| Little Gunpowder Trail | 3.0 | 140 ft | Easy | 12 mi |
| Deer Creek | 2.3 | 198 ft | Easy | 7 mi |
| Jesse's Trail | 2.4 | 265 ft | Easy | 13 mi |
| Lost Pond Trail | 3.5 | 138 ft | Easy | 16 mi |
| Merryman's Mill Upper Trail | 2.1 | 238 ft | Easy | 22 mi |
| Farm Rd. | 1.9 | 274 ft | Easy | 6 mi |
| Rose Trail | 1.7 | 189 ft | Easy | 15 mi |
| Sweathouse Trail | 1.6 | 297 ft | Easy | 16 mi |
| Land Of Promise | 1.7 | 255 ft | Easy | 6 mi |
| White Banks Trail | 1.9 | 229 ft | Easy | 11 mi |
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