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Rosaryville SP - Perimeter Trail and Inner Loop

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“Fast, smooth singletrack through the woods. ”

Laird MacDonald
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10.6

Miles

17.0

KM

90%

Singletrack

235' 72 m

High

78' 24 m

Low

795' 242 m

Up

795' 242 m

Down

3%

Avg Grade (2°)

18%

Max Grade (10°)

Dogs Unknown

E-Bikes Unknown

Open dawn to dusk. Entrance fee is $3 for MD residents; $5 for non-MD residents. Honor system if entrance hut is unmanned, but a park employee may check that you have the tag hanging in your car.

Overview

This area is a fun place for a beginner/intermediate ride.

The main loop consists of smooth, nicely flowing singletrack with plenty of banked turns. There is an inner loop trail that is geared toward the technical rider with a handful of interesting skinnies and jumps.

Need to Know

It's a popular equestrian destination and horses (and their droppings) can be found on the trail. Please be aware and respect them as well as the occasional runner/walker.

Description

Most trail intersections are marked, guiding you around the Perimeter Trail.

Around the 5 mile mark there's a fork in the trail to guide you to the Inner Loop. Stay to the right to ride this trail, where you'll find some additional technical moves to keep more advanced riders busy. There are a bunch of skinnies and jumps before the trail loops back around to meet up with the Perimeter loop again.

If you stay left at the first intersection with the Inner Loop, you can continue on the Perimeter Trail and skip the more difficult section.

Contacts

Local Club: Mid-Atlantic Off Road Enthusiasts (MORE)

Land Manager: Maryland Dept Natural Resources

Shared By:

Laird MacDonald with improvements by Lawrence C
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  4.4 from 67 votes

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Biking Bad - 1st ride at Rosaryville
Jun 3, 2020 near Rosaryv…, MD
The Perimeter loop
Oct 5, 2021 near Rosaryv…, MD
First bridge when riding the loop clockwise.
Sep 4, 2015 near Marlton, MD
Loving the ride even if we have to eat mud !
Oct 27, 2018 near Marlton, MD
The bridge just before the big climb.
Sep 4, 2015 near Marlton, MD
Bridge over creek
Jun 21, 2013 near Marlton, MD

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Aug 16, 2022
Sean Sweeney
Super fun! Some mud patches. No downed trees. 8.6mi — 1h 28m
Jun 5, 2022
Ben T
10.3mi — 1h 40m
Mar 19, 2022
Ben T
Good quality: muddy in some parts from previous light rain but fun ride. Saw several other bikers in the parking lot and two equestrians on the trail. 10.8mi — 1h 50m
Oct 9, 2021
Clif Jones
Sep 26, 2021
J R
Did ride with 11 year old son. Great ride, right level of challenge, a bit long. 9.7mi
Sep 12, 2021
Angel K
Aug 29, 2021
Justin Pointer
Great trail! 10.6mi — 2h 00m
Aug 15, 2021
Cameron Sutton
Parked in parking lot. Audio gray utility started trail at 3:20pm

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