The leaves were at autumn peak last Sunday in Maryland so a friend and I biked 12 miles (24mi. r/t) of the Baltimore-Annapolis Trail, an old railroad right-of-way now bike trail that runs from the BWI Airport to Annapolis. It’s part of the East Coast Greenway.
It’s a beautiful trail that winds through deep woods, over streams and behind some rural residential areas. You end up just over the bridge from historic Annapolis near the Naval Academy. The path is in excellent condition, is well maintained and had very light and polite bike & pedestrian traffic. The only down side was a 15mph speed limit because your bike really wants to cruise at about 22mph.
Our total trip was 42 miles…21 miles to Annapolis, eat a sushi lunch, then 21 miles back to his place just off the Chesapeake.
Trail Info:
The trail is red on the map
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I grew up about a mile from that trail! When I was 15, I biked about 7 miles on it each way to my first job at a bagel store, cementing a lifelong appreciation for commuting by bike. It sounds like it was a gorgeous ride.
I love that trail so much. I probably know most of it by heart, from the Severn River Bridge at 450 (technically not part of the trail) to where it drops off at Marley Station Mall to connect to the BWI trail.
Thanks so much for posting that. I’m glad it was such a lovely experience.
A 14 mile commute by bike? Wow! You’re amazing!
I once biked to high school @ 2.5 miles each way and thought I was going to die. Of course I used to bike 3 miles each way to the beach to go surfing every day without blinking an eye, but…14 miles?!!
That trail is really wonderful the way it can wind through a town and you never know it. And it’s so safe and well maintained, unlike most trails in the NY area.
My friend is a Naval Academy alum who has a weekend place on Rt. 100/Mountain Rd just before Gibson Island. The whole area is so beautiful!