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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
174 trails
- Hike
181 trails
- Trail Running
181 trails
Region Details
- 19
- 2
- 35
- 103
- 11
- 2
Region Status
Open as of 21 hoursStats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 180
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 174
- Trails E-Bike
- 18
- Trails Horse
- 14
- Trails Hike
- 181
- Trails Trail Running
- 181
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 1
- Total Distance
- 128 miles
- Total Descent
- 15,632 ft
- Total Vertical
- 485 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 499 ft
- Reports
- 2,401
- Photos
- 284
- Ridden Counter
- 34,263
Sub Regions
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Patapsco Valley State Park
- 2
- 42
- 116
- 11
- 2
Popular Ellicott City Mountain Biking Trails
Ellicott City Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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Daniels Ride | 13 miles | |
Dirt Church 15 Miles | 15 miles | |
Liberty Reservoir Ride | 17 miles | |
PTF 2023 Woodstock Inn 20 Mile MTB Ride | 20 miles | |
GP Woodstock | 20 miles | |
TDP - McKelding Quarry loop | 18 miles | |
PTF 2023 Dirt Rooster Enduro | 16 miles | |
OEC Hollofield Lollipop | 9 miles | |
Full enduro "Rally in the Valley" | 17 miles | |
Quarry McWoodMarr | 13 miles |
Photos of Ellicott City Mountain Bike
trail: Drugs
2 |
Feb 15, 2025 @ 12:34pm
Feb 15, 2025
trail: Drugs
2 |
Feb 15, 2025 @ 12:34pm
Feb 15, 2025
trail: Upper Cascade Falls
2 |
Nov 8, 2024 @ 6:49am
Nov 8, 2024
trail: Creepy Park Climb
5 |
Sep 3, 2024 @ 9:01am
Sep 3, 2024
trail: Creepy Park Climb
3 |
Sep 3, 2024 @ 9:01am
Sep 3, 2024
trail: Creepy Park Climb
4 |
Sep 3, 2024 @ 9:01am
Sep 3, 2024
trail: Cop Killer
798 |
Oct 7, 2019 @ 3:56pm
Oct 7, 2019
trail: Cop Killer
557 |
Oct 7, 2019 @ 3:56pm
Oct 7, 2019Videos of Ellicott City Mountain Bike

trail: Soapstone
0:09 |
141 |
Mar 8, 2020

trail: Starstruck
2:30 |
130 |
Sep 20, 2019

trail: Up and Down
0:25 |
132 |
Sep 1, 2019

trail: Rootball
0:35 |
129 |
Apr 14, 2018

trail: Patapsco Thru
7:18 |
162 |
Mar 11, 2018

trail: Peaceful Pond Trail
0:15 |
285 |
Nov 15, 2017

trail: Peaceful Pond Trail
0:30 |
286 |
Oct 31, 2017

trail: Peaceful Pond Trail
0:14 |
56 |
Oct 26, 2017
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Jane | Mar 23, 2025 @ 3:15pm 21 hours | Dry | Raymon-69 | ||
Starstruck | Mar 20, 2025 @ 10:24am Mar 20, 2025 | Ideal | leviathan1976 | ||
Bull Run | Mar 20, 2025 @ 10:24am Mar 20, 2025 | Ideal | leviathan1976 | ||
Vineyard Springs | Mar 19, 2025 @ 10:03am Mar 19, 2025 | Variable | bjmsam | ||
Bloede Trail | Mar 19, 2025 @ 10:03am Mar 19, 2025 | Variable | bjmsam | ||
Buzzard's Rock Reroute | Mar 19, 2025 @ 10:03am Mar 19, 2025 | Variable | bjmsam | ||
Sawmill-Ilchester Connector | Mar 19, 2025 @ 10:03am Mar 19, 2025 | Variable | bjmsam | ||
yikes | Mar 19, 2025 @ 10:03am Mar 19, 2025 | Variable | bjmsam | ||
Mad Ridge To Sawmill Connector | Mar 19, 2025 @ 10:03am Mar 19, 2025 | Variable | bjmsam | ||
Mad Ridge Shortcut | Mar 19, 2025 @ 10:03am Mar 19, 2025 | Variable | bjmsam |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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Raymon-69 | add | report | activity #68305962 | Mar 23, 2025 @ 3:15pm 21 hours |
uVWzDIZ | ridden | trail | activity #68291660 | Mar 23, 2025 @ 12:12pm 1 day |
TimnaLUFK | wishlist | trail | activity #68170877 | Mar 21, 2025 @ 6:50pm 3 days |
leviathan1976 | add | report | activity #68090014 and 1 more | Mar 20, 2025 @ 10:12am Mar 20, 2025 |
CraigNYC | ridden | trail | activity #68062052 | Mar 19, 2025 @ 5:57pm Mar 19, 2025 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | This route has a couple ok sections, and is... | Mar 7, 2025 @ 4:54am Mar 7, 2025 | ||
trail | Pretty fun trail if you have ridden all the... | Mar 5, 2025 @ 10:47am Mar 5, 2025 | ||
trail | This trail has been destroyed. The park... | Mar 3, 2025 @ 12:03pm Mar 3, 2025 | ||
trail | Lots of downed trees | Feb 21, 2025 @ 3:53pm Feb 21, 2025 | ||
trail | I concur. My 7 year old can do a lot of the... | Jan 29, 2025 @ 11:17am Jan 29, 2025 |
Local Badges
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10 Blue Trails927 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k53 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge300 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge30 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k53 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge300 awarded
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 174 | 124 miles | 14,974 ft | 54 miles | 486 ft | #148 | #70 | 260 | 2,401 | 38 | 49,947 | |
E-Bike | 18 | 11 miles | 1,050 ft | 4 miles | 272 ft | 2 | 2,155 | 5 | 1,165 | |||
Horse | 14 | 11 miles | 758 ft | 4 miles | 423 ft | 5 | 208 | 90 | ||||
Hike | 181 | 128 miles | 15,348 ft | 55 miles | 486 ft | #99 | #55 | 3 | 2,387 | 4 | 2,992 | |
Trail Running | 181 | 128 miles | 15,348 ft | 55 miles | 486 ft | #100 | #55 | 14 | 2,387 | 4 | 1,356 | |
Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 1,703 ft | 33 ft | 1,004 ft | 36 ft | 206 | 8 | |||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 1 | 1,703 ft | 33 ft | 1,004 ft | 36 ft | 206 | 8 |
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