Biking in Maryland and Pennslyvania

After several days of rain, we wanted to take advantage of the predicted sunshine for today by getting out somewhere on our bikes to look at the fall colors. We decided to drive into Maryland and ride a stretch of the North Central Rail Trail that continues into Pennsylvania as the York County Heritage Trail.

The North Central Rail Trail starts north of Baltimore in the small town of Ashland, Maryland. It's 20 miles from there to the Mason-Dixon Line, which is what the border between Maryland and Pennsylvania is called. Several years ago we had pedaled that 20-mile stretch. But today we decided to start further north at Parkton, Maryland, giving us time to then pedal further into Pennsylvania for a stretch of the trail we hadn't yet seen.

Most of the Maryland section is next to the Gunpowder Falls River. This is next to the parking lot where we started in Parkton.

Resting along the trail

One mile after crossing the Mason-Dixon Line you enter the town of New Freedom, Pennsylvania. This was a nice rest stop at the museum/train station.


Our turnaround point in Pennsylvania was the quaint little town of Glen Rock.


All in all, a very enjoyable day of bike riding.