Maryland trails · Bike Trail
Bike Trail
A 11.5-mile network in Maryland, with 1,003 ft of climbing. Reaches Black Sulphur Spring and other spring/summit destinations. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing leans toward the first third: 53% of the ascent falls between mile 0.0 and mile 3.8. It gives back about 1,538 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Black Sulphur Spring (spring)
- Polish Mountain (summit)
- White Sulphur Spring (spring)
Getting there
Great Eastern Trail access. 39.68229, -78.53296 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On August 31, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:13 a.m., the sun rises at 6:41 a.m. and sets at 7:47 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 8:14 p.m. (EDT) — 13 h 06 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 11.5-mile route takes roughly 4 h 46 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 11:26 a.m. — 8 h 21 min before sunset.
Nearby trails
- Pine Lick Blue — 4.0 mi
- Long Pond Red — 4.7 mi
- Green Ridge Trail — 5.3 mi
- Deep Run/big Run Green — 7.5 mi