Maryland trails · Loggers Trail
Loggers Trail
A 2.1-mile out-and-back in Maryland, with 233 ft of climbing. Reaches Oregon Pool and other lake/viewpoint destinations.
Elevation profile
Most of the climbing sits in the middle third — 57% of the ascent, between mile 0.7 and mile 1.4. It gives back about 223 ft along the way, so it rolls rather than climbing steadily.
3-D terrain
USGS 3DEP ELEVATION × ESRI WORLD IMAGERY · VERTICAL ×1.5
Reaches
- Oregon Pool (lake)
- Oregon Ridge (viewpoint)
- Gasline Cut (viewpoint)
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Getting there
Laurel Trail access — parking nearby. About 29 min drive (18 mi) from Baltimore. 39.49343, -76.69058 · 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 6:29 p.m., and the last usable light fades about 6:56 p.m. (EDT) — 11 h 14 min of daylight. At about 2.7 mph plus 30 minutes per 1,000 feet of climbing, the 4.2-mile round trip takes roughly 1 h 48 min, so leaving the trailhead at sunrise puts you back around 9:03 a.m. — 9 h 26 min before sunset.
Loop options
- Loggers Trail + Ridge Trail — 1.2 mi loop, 191 ft gain
- Loggers Trail + Lake Trail + Virginia Pine Trail — 1.3 mi loop, 269 ft gain
- Loggers Trail + Laurel Trail — 1.6 mi loop, 277 ft gain
Nearby trails
- Torrey C Brown Rail Trail — 2.8 mi
- Blue Trail (Loch Raven Reservoir Cooperative Wildlife Management Area) — 6.3 mi
- Switchback — 14.5 mi
- Thru — 14.6 mi