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Lake hikes in Maryland

159 trails in Maryland reach a named lake. Ranked by our data-richness score; every link opens the full stats or the live map.

Trail	Length	Gain	Reaches
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail	140.5 mi	1,971 ft	Little Pool, Potomac River Reservoir
Mason Dixon Trail	36.2 mi	437 ft	Bacon Hill, Plum Creek Pond
Long Pond Red	8.7 mi	523 ft	Long Pond
Buzzards Rock	1.5 mi	204 ft	Patapsco River Reservoir, Ilchester Rocks
Main Street Shared Use Path	0.9 mi	41 ft	Lake Nirvana, Lake Placid
Duncan's Pond Trail	0.4 mi	11 ft	Flag Ponds, Duncans Pond
Lower North Ridge Trail	0.5 mi	11 ft	Richardsons Pond, Flag Ponds
Grist Mill	2.6 mi	65 ft	Patapsco River Reservoir, Bloedes Dam Viewpoint
Loggers Trail	2.1 mi	233 ft	Oregon Pool, Oregon Ridge
Perimeter Trail	9.3 mi	156 ft	Dower House Pond
Big Red	4.5 mi	532 ft	Short Hill, Greenbriar Lake
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	0.8 mi	151 ft	Jefferson Rock, Lake Quigley (historical)
Lake Varuna	0.2 mi	9 ft	Lake Varnuna, Three Sisters Lakes
Northwest Branch Trail	1.9 mi	129 ft	Burnt Mills Reservoir, Big Rock
Rock Creek Trail	14.5 mi	179 ft	Lake Needwood
Stairway to Haven	0.7 mi	221 ft	Patapsco River Lake, Patapsco River Bridge #3109
Buzzards Rock Reroute	0.5 mi	147 ft	Patapsco River Reservoir, Ilchester Tunnel
Orange Trail (Lake Roland)	0.5 mi	106 ft	Lake Roland, Quarry Overlook
Muddy Branch Greenway Trail	0.5 mi	35 ft	Elysium Lake, Lake Varnuna
Blue	2.5 mi	173 ft	Lake Herrington, Herrington Manor Recreation Area Reservoir
Intermediate Trail	1.4 mi	238 ft	Rainbow Lake, Emmitsburg Reservoir
Union Dam	0.8 mi	221 ft	Patapsco River Lake, Valley Overlook
Vista Trail	1.1 mi	109 ft	Martin Spring, Lake Hashawha
BCMSR Yellow Trail	3.8 mi	109 ft	Broad Creek Memorial Camp Reservoir
Wayne's Trail	1.5 mi	804 ft	Fishing Creek Reservoir
Blue Trail (Loch Raven Reservoir Cooperative Wildlife Management Area)	2.7 mi	183 ft	Loch Raven Reservoir
OEC Connector	0.8 mi	179 ft	Patapsco River Lake, Patapsco River Bridge #3109
St Marys Lake Trail	7.2 mi	49 ft	Saint Marys Lake
Lake Trail	1.1 mi	42 ft	Lake Marian, Lake Linganore
Cash Lake Trail	1.5 mi	16 ft	Goose Pond, Cash Lake
Lower Town Trail	0.6 mi	28 ft	Lake Quigley (historical), Jefferson Rock
Salisbury Rail Trail	0.7 mi	18 ft	Tonytank Pond, Tony Tank Pond
Blackberry Trail	0.3 mi	30 ft	Hidden Pond, Bunks Pond
Broadneck Peninsula Trail	6.8 mi	107 ft	Hartings Ponds
Loop Trail	0.3 mi	19 ft	Goose Pond, Redington Lake
Woods Trail	0.2 mi	15 ft	Lake Halcyon, Elysium Lake
Connector	0.1 mi	33 ft	Lake Herrington, Herrington Manor Recreation Area Reservoir
Rachel Carson Greenway Trail	3.8 mi	79 ft	Burnt Mills Reservoir
Gateway Trail	1.1 mi	405 ft	Frank Bentz Memorial Lake
Paint Branch Trail	0.8 mi	11 ft	Lake Artemesia, Paint Branch
West Side Trail	2.1 mi	93 ft	Atkisson Reservoir
Woodridge Trail Eastern Loop	1.7 mi	205 ft	Lake Marian
Ford Mine Trail	2.1 mi	103 ft	Great Falls Estate Lake
Yellow Trail (Loch Raven Reservoir Cooperative Wildlife Management Area)	1.6 mi	138 ft	Loch Raven Reservoir
Lakeside Loop	5.3 mi	40 ft	Lake Habeeb
Western Maryland Rail Trail	22.1 mi	90 ft	Little Pool
Bloede Dam Trail	1.2 mi	160 ft	Patapsco River Reservoir
Pink Trail (Loch Raven Reservoir Cooperative Wildlife Management Area)	1.3 mi	114 ft	Loch Raven Reservoir
Connector Trail (Emmitsburg Watershed)	2.9 mi	457 ft	Emmitsburg Reservoir
Yellow Trail (Lake Roland)	1.1 mi	110 ft	Lake Roland
Redesign	1.7 mi	462 ft	Long Pond
Purple Trail (Lake Roland)	0.6 mi	150 ft	Lake Roland
Jones Falls Trail	3.0 mi	248 ft	Druid Lake
C&O Canal Towpath Detour	4.8 mi	137 ft	Potomac River Reservoir
Lakeside Trail	1.1 mi	33 ft	Lake Bernard Frank
White Trail (Lake Roland)	0.5 mi	106 ft	Lake Roland
Boulevard Trail	2.2 mi	174 ft	Lake Hashawha
Green Trail (Lake Roland)	0.5 mi	65 ft	Lake Roland
Pink Trail (Lake Roland)	0.4 mi	45 ft	Lake Roland
Potomac Heritage Trail	3.0 mi	79 ft	Black Pond