Friday, July 3, 2020

Best Hiking Destinations Near Baltimore, Maryland

Feeling grid-locked by city life in Baltimore? While Charm City is certainly charming, sometimes we all need a little escape to nature. We look for something far away from parallel parking, noisy row home neighbors, and squeegee kids. 

There’s a lot of science to back these feelings as well. According to BBC, a meta-analysis of 20 pieces of research conducted over the past 35 years shows people in cities suffer from mood disorders and anxiety at a disproportionately high rate. This is likely due to increased pace of life and stimuli, pollution, and less input from nature which helps downregulate our brain activity. 

Here are our 5 favorite nearby trails for easy to moderate hiking or walking ~30 minutes from Baltimore City to get some fresh air and reset.

  1. Patapsco State Park
  2. Baltimore Annapolis Trail
  3. NCR Trail
  4. Gwynns Falls Trail
  5. Loch Raven Reservoir 

Faith Reilly PT, DPT

ACSM Certified Exercise Physiologist, EXOS Performance Specialist

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