Maryland trails · Green Ridge Trail
Green Ridge Trail
A 16.0-mile loop in Maryland, with 941 ft of climbing. Reaches Banner's Overlook. Managed by the state.
Elevation profile
The climbing is spread fairly evenly along the route. It gives back about 2,273 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Banner's Overlook (viewpoint)
Getting there
Green Ridge Trail access. 39.61940, -78.47497 · 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 6:40 a.m. and sets at 7:46 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 16.0-mile route takes roughly 6 h 24 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 1:04 p.m. — 6 h 42 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Green Ridge Trail + Unnamed trail — 11.3 mi loop, 2,619 ft gain
- Unnamed trail + Green Ridge Trail — 6.6 mi loop, 1,504 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Long Pond Red — 2.6 mi
- Deep Run/big Run Green — 3.6 mi
- Bike Trail — 5.3 mi
- Pine Lick Blue — 6.5 mi