Maryland trails · Cash Lake Trail
Cash Lake Trail
A 1.5-mile out-and-back in Maryland, with 16 ft of climbing. Reaches Goose Pond and other lake destinations. Managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Elevation profile
Essentially flat — no sustained climb anywhere along its 1.5 miles.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Goose Pond (lake)
- Cash Lake (lake)
Getting there
Cash Lake Trail access. About 42 min drive (25 mi) from Annapolis. 39.02676, -76.79647 · directions
Daylight at the trailhead
On October 14, 2026 — the day this page was generated — first light reaches this trailhead at 6:48 a.m., the sun rises at 7:15 a.m. and sets at 6:30 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:57 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 15 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 3.0-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 08 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 8:23 a.m. — 10 h 07 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Cash Lake Trail + Laurel Trail + Valley Trail — 3.2 mi loop, 114 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Northwest Branch Trail — 11.2 mi
- Ridge — 14.3 mi
- Grist Mill — 15.4 mi
- Gray's Mill Trail — 16.1 mi