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Viewpoint hikes in Maryland

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

Trail	Length	Gain	Reaches
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	35.6 mi	944 ft	Crampton Gap, Black Rock
Mason Dixon Trail	36.2 mi	437 ft	Bacon Hill, Plum Creek Pond
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail	207.7 mi	215 ft	Ravens Crest, Wherritts Pond
TR-1 Chimney Rock/Wolf Rock Trail	3.3 mi	554 ft	Chimney Rock, Wolf Rock
Green Ridge Trail	16.0 mi	941 ft	Banner's Overlook
Green Ash	1.8 mi	543 ft	Bootjack Spring, High Knob
Black Locust	1.4 mi	297 ft	High Knob, Bootjack Spring
Canyon Trail	1.0 mi	128 ft	Tolliver Falls, Lower Swallow Falls
Buzzards Rock	1.5 mi	204 ft	Patapsco River Reservoir, Ilchester Rocks
Upper Shrine Trail	0.0 mi	12 ft	Cemetery Altar, Cemetery Overlook
Grist Mill	2.6 mi	65 ft	Patapsco River Reservoir, Bloedes Dam Viewpoint
Stone Fort Trail (Blue Blaze)	4.7 mi	659 ft	Maryland Heights, Stone Fort
Cat Rock	2.7 mi	701 ft	Cat Rock, Cat Rock
Loggers Trail	2.1 mi	233 ft	Oregon Pool, Oregon Ridge
Thru	7.7 mi	252 ft	Putney's Bridge
Billy Goat Trail, Section A	3.4 mi	62 ft	Overlook 1, Overlook 2
Swallow Falls Trail	0.7 mi	85 ft	Muddy Creek Falls, Lower Swallow Falls
Potomac Heritage Trail	4.0 mi	136 ft	Overlook rock, high, Overlook rock, lower
Northwest Branch Trail	1.9 mi	129 ft	Burnt Mills Reservoir, Big Rock
Bobs Hill	1.6 mi	1,063 ft	Bobs Hill, North Bob's Hill Overlook
Mountain Loop Trail	1.0 mi	372 ft	West View, Potomac Overlook
Catoctin Trail	4.1 mi	660 ft	North Bob's Hill Overlook
Northern Peaks Trail	3.2 mi	314 ft	White Rocks
Stairway to Haven	0.7 mi	221 ft	Patapsco River Lake, Patapsco River Bridge #3109
The Sunrise Trail	0.3 mi	284 ft	Sugar Loaf Mountain, East View
The Monadnock Trail	0.4 mi	210 ft	Sugar Loaf Mountain, McCormack Overlook
Yellow Poplar	5.7 mi	296 ft	North Frederick Viewpoint
Hemlock Gorge Trail	0.9 mi	41 ft	Hemlock Gorge, Clipper Mill
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
Torrey C Brown Rail Trail	19.9 mi	548 ft	Phoenix Overlook
Switchback	3.7 mi	209 ft	Liberty Dam Overlook
Loudoun Heights Trail	1.0 mi	475 ft	Loudoun Heights, Split Rock
Gray's Mill Trail	3.3 mi	238 ft	Gnome Village
Cliff	0.7 mi	250 ft	Cunningham Falls, Cunningham Falls
Ridge	2.8 mi	250 ft	Avalon Dam
Union Dam	0.8 mi	221 ft	Patapsco River Lake, Valley Overlook
OEC Connector	0.8 mi	179 ft	Patapsco River Lake, Patapsco River Bridge #3109
Cunningham Falls Lower Trail	0.5 mi	115 ft	Cunningham Falls, Cunningham Falls
White Rocks Trail	0.8 mi	796 ft	White Rocks
TR-9 Hog Rock Trail	1.4 mi	467 ft	Hog Rock
Swallow Falls Parking Connector Trails	0.2 mi	52 ft	Muddy Creek Falls, Lower Swallow Falls
Serpentine	2.3 mi	209 ft	The Overlook
Northeast Branch Trail	0.9 mi	13 ft	Paint Branch, College Park Airport
White	2.5 mi	307 ft	King & Queen Seat
Blue-Green Trail	0.2 mi	28 ft	Quarry Overlook, River Overlook
Rachel Carson Greenway Trail	3.8 mi	79 ft	Burnt Mills Reservoir
Muddy Creek Falls Trail	0.0 mi	22 ft	Muddy Creek Falls, Lower Swallow Falls
Barran's Trail	1.3 mi	219 ft	Scenic Overlook
Paint Branch Trail	0.8 mi	11 ft	Lake Artemesia, Paint Branch
Wetlands Lookout Loop	0.7 mi	7 ft	Viewing Platform, 11 Eagles Platform
TR-5 Blue Ridge Summit Trail	2.1 mi	629 ft	Blue Ridge Summit Vista
S. James Campbell Trail	1.5 mi	270 ft	Oregon Ridge
Saw Mill	1.0 mi	268 ft	Bloedes Dam Viewpoint
Ridge Trail	1.0 mi	209 ft	Loch Raven Dam
Blue Trail (Double Rock Park)	1.0 mi	77 ft	Double Rock Waterfall
Thru Trail	1.3 mi	85 ft	Old quarry filled with trash
Woodstock Station (HoCo Thru Trail)	1.2 mi	89 ft	Putney's Bridge
A.M. Thomas Trail	0.3 mi	301 ft	Sugar Loaf Mountain
HillTop Connector	0.6 mi	79 ft	Gnome Village