Nature For The Blind has a directory of Braille trails for almost every state in the US and for many other countries.
Category: Maryland misc
AllTrails Map of Trails in DC area
AllTrails Map of Trails in DC area Difficulty and rating given for 137 trails in Virginia and Maryland surrounding the District of Columbia.
Great Allegheny Passage
Great Allegheny Passage
“Now the longest rail-trail east of the Mississippi River, the 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) spans two states in its course along great rivers and across mountain passes. Running from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Cumberland, Maryland, the trail traces the paths of railroads that helped build America.” Here is the website. Described in TrailLink. Trail Grade and Surface
Family friendly trails in MD
“Family friendly trails in Maryland” I am not sure just what constitutes “family friendly”, but if you find a trail through their website that interests you, try calling them at 1-877-333-4455 for more information.
Three Notch Trail
Three Notch Trail in Southern Maryland is a ten ft. wide, asphalt trail being constructed in pieces. Currently 13 miles, it will eventually extend 28 miles along an abandoned railroad right-of-way south from Hughesville in Charles County to Lexington Park in St. Mary’s County. Plans are for the entire trail to be ADA compliant. Here is a map. Here is TrailLink’s description.
Western Maryland Rail Trail
Western Maryland Rail Trail is 23 miles of paved trail which begins about one-half mile west of Fort Frederick State Park and “winds along the Potomac River through rolling farmland, woodlands, and rural towns to its terminus at the southern slope of Sideling Hill Ridge.”
Torrey C Brown Rail trail
The Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail follows 21 miles of an old railroad bed from Ashland, Maryland north to the Maryland-Pennsylvania line. I am not sure to what extent this trail passes through natural areas. It does go through Gun Powder Falls State Park.
Rails-to-Trails – Maryland
The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy lists wheelchair accessible trails in Maryland.