96 official trails lie within 25 miles of Cumberland — 387 miles in total, 65 rated easy and 8 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 1,706 ft; the median trail gains 258 ft.
| Trail | Miles | Climb | Difficulty | From town |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail | 17.6 | 1,706 ft | Expert | 23 mi |
| Green Ridge Trail | 16.0 | 941 ft | Expert | 15 mi |
| Bike Trail | 11.5 | 1,003 ft | Expert | 12 mi |
| Long Pond Red | 8.7 | 523 ft | Expert | 16 mi |
| Pine Lick Blue | 7.0 | 417 ft | Hard | 16 mi |
| Deep Run/big Run Green | 7.2 | 622 ft | Hard | 14 mi |
| Evitt's Mountain Trail | 3.0 | 1,214 ft | Moderate | 6 mi |
| Log Roll Orange | 5.3 | 646 ft | Moderate | 15 mi |
| Unnamed trail | 2.8 | 1,143 ft | Moderate | 15 mi |
| Forest Road | 3.3 | 713 ft | Moderate | 18 mi |
| Poplar Lick Trail | 4.9 | 627 ft | Moderate | 21 mi |
| Lonaconing Loop | 3.0 | 662 ft | Moderate | 12 mi |
| Social Trail | 2.8 | 603 ft | Moderate | 24 mi |
| Great Eastern Trail | 2.9 | 504 ft | Moderate | 14 mi |
| Twin Oak Trail | 2.7 | 280 ft | Moderate | 16 mi |
| Wildlife Heritage Trail | 3.1 | 200 ft | Moderate | 25 mi |
| Western Maryland Rail Trail | 22.1 | 90 ft | Moderate | 23 mi |
| Redesign | 1.7 | 462 ft | Easy | 19 mi |
| Lakeside Loop | 5.3 | 40 ft | Moderate | 7 mi |
| Mt. Aetna Loop Trail | 3.1 | 338 ft | Easy | 14 mi |
| Camp Cleveland Road | 2.0 | 369 ft | Easy | 24 mi |
| Rsa Road | 2.9 | 322 ft | Easy | 24 mi |
| Meadow Mountain Multiuse | 3.1 | 224 ft | Easy | 18 mi |
| Dynamite Shack Loop | 1.8 | 406 ft | Easy | 20 mi |
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