Maryland Hiking and Backpacking Vacations

Maryland Hiking and Backpacking Travel Guide

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Top Hiking and Backpacking Destinations In Maryland

• Appalachian Trail, ME
  
• Catoctin Mountain Park, MD
  

Travel Guides In Maryland

• Baltimore, MD
  • Family Guide
• Appalachian Trail, ME
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Assateague Island National Seashore, MD
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
• Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, MD
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Catoctin Mountain Park, MD
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Chesapeake Bay, MD
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Beach Guide

Mid-Atlantic Hiking and Backpacking States/Provinces

• Maryland
• New Jersey
• Pennsylvania
• West Virginia

Active and Adventure Travel Destinations

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Top Maryland Hiking and Backpacking Destinations

• Appalachian Trail
• Catoctin Mountain Park

Feature Articles

• Get A Clue
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  Ever heard of letterboxing? Meet this new twist on the family hike.
• Strand Us Here
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  See Creatures
• Gorp - Beartown Wilderness, Virginia
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• GORP - National Scenic Trails - History
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• GORP - National Scenic Trails - hiking guides, outdoor recreation, maps, resources, hikes, hikers
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Trip Ideas

• Five Great Family Escapes
  100-Mile Wilderness Trail, Maine
• At Home in the Wild
  Civility and wilderness meet at Little Lyford Pond Sport Camps

Practical Advice

• Adventure Travel 101
  GORPTravel’s Kate Tucker and Linda Long answer our burning questions about the tao of adventure travel
• Day Hiking: A Packing List
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• Backpacking: A Packing List
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• GORP - Getting on Course - Learning Compass and Map Basics
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• A Trekking Primer
  

Gear

• Complete Gear Archives: Day-Hiking, Backpacking, and Trekking
  From in-depth gear review articles and Gear Guy Q&A highlights to the latest—and past—entries in Outside magazine’s award-giving Summer and Winter Buyer’s Guides, a detailed overview of all things hiking.
• Women’s Running Gear Essentials
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• Waterproofing Innovations
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  A new way to waterproof
• Mountain Sense
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  Some helpful backcountry tips from mountaineering guru Conrad Anker
• The Goods: Hiking
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Fitness

• Adventure Never Felt So Good
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  Rancho La Puerta
• The Fit List -- cont.
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Attractions

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Hotels

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Elk Neck State Park Campground
4395 Turkey Point Road
North East, MD 21901 Map

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Point Lookout State Park Campground
11175 Point Lookout Road
Scotland, MD 20687 Map

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Holiday Inn Select SOLOMONS
155 HOLIDAY DRIVE
Solomons, MD 20688 Map

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