Unpaved Roads in Maryland

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10 years ago

buffalo and I did our first excursion together on DR650's yesterday. There aren't much in the way of legal unpaved riding opportunities around DC so I thought I'd start this thread as a way of making a collection of unpaved roads and the like in Maryland.

I found these tracks on ADVrider.

Link #10688

Yermo

10 years ago

PA, MD, VA, WV Routes (Dirt Roads) - ADVrider

PA, MD, VA, WV Routes (Dirt Roads) GPS Tracks - Northeast, Southeast & Florida

http://www.advrider.com/forums/show...

Not all of the files in the zip were in GPX format so I used :

Link #10687

Yermo

10 years ago

GPS Visualizer

GPS Visualizer is a free utility that creates customizable maps and profiles from GPS data (tracklogs & waypoints), addresses, or coordinates.

http://gpsvisualizer.com

to convert that Garmin GDB file format into GPX. The resolution of the tracks isn't great, but at least it gives us some areas to explore.

Map #10683

Yermo

10 years ago

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Unpaved Roads in Maryland - courtesy of ADVRider.

In looking for more off pavement opportunities in and around DC, I found these tracks on ADVRider. The best off-road sections are reported to be around GreenRidge National Forest.

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/StateForests/greenri...

According to the thread, the best roads are around Green Ridge State Forest:

Link #10684

Yermo

10 years ago

Green Ridge State Forest | Forest Service | Maryland Department of Natural Resources

There are supposed to be good unpaved roads around in this area.

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/...

Know of any unpaved roads in Maryland?

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adv offroad maryland dualsport

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Yermo

10 years ago

Interesting article on gravel roads. Frederick County, as of 2012, only has 60 miles of gravel roads while the state of Pennsylvania has over 20,000 ....

Link #10691

Yermo

10 years ago

Md.'s gravel roads take visitors back in time - USATODAY.com

The Frederick County Rural Roads Program is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year with a series of events to showcase the value of gravel roads.

http://travel.usatoday.com/destinat...

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Yermo

10 years ago

The ride

buffalo and I did yesterday. The pathetically short sections of unpavement we found are marked in green:

Map #10693

Yermo

10 years ago

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Ninety Miles Maiden Ride of Buffalo's DR650SE

buffalo and I went out for a 90 mile mostly pavement ride yesterday to break in his new to him Suzuki DR650SE. We only found two small sections of legal "pavement ends".

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Yermo

10 years ago

I've come across this map before. It's cluttered but has many points that could be explored:

Link #10710

Yermo

10 years ago

Gravel Roads - Google Maps

Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps

https://maps.google.com/maps/u/0/ms...

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Yermo

10 years ago

Another google map of dirt roads in Frederick. Apologies for the broken graphic which happens when linking to Google Maps:

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Yermo

10 years ago

Frederick County Dirt Roads

Frederick County Maryland Dirt Road Database

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...

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Yermo

10 years ago

Link #10714

Yermo

10 years ago

Grinding Gravel: Frederick County, Maryland Routes

Bicycle oriented blog about gravel roads in the area.

http://grindinggravel.blogspot.com/...

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Yermo

10 years ago

Link #10716

Yermo

10 years ago

Frederick County MD - Official Website - Rural Roads Program

Rural Roads Program

http://www.frederickcountymd.gov/ru...

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Yermo

10 years ago

Index of off-road riding in Maryland:

Link #10718

Yermo

10 years ago

Legal Riding Areas in and around MARYLAND

http://www.enduro.4t.com/riding.htm

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Yermo

10 years ago

Link #10720

Yermo

10 years ago

Maryland OHV Alliance | Advocates for responsible and sustainable OHV recreation in Maryland

http://mdohvalliance.org/

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buffalo

10 years ago

Here's the Maryland Department of Natural Resources page for off road riding areas in the state:

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buffalo

10 years ago

Off-Road Vehicle Use on Maryland's Public Lands

http://dnr2.maryland.gov/publicland...

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Yermo

10 years ago

I did a weekend DR650SE gravel roads ride with Colin Busch from Bob's BMW. Interestingly, we found a number of miles of gravel roads up in the area. One particularly nice section can be found at the end of Mountaindale Road which connects to Route 15 just South of Thurmont via Putman Road.

Map #10741

Yermo

10 years ago

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Oct 2014 Catoctin Area, Maryland Gravel Roads Ride

Weekend gravel roads rides up to Catoctin State Park near Thurmont Maryland. Surprisingly, we found many more miles of nice gravel roads than we had expected. Find Mountaindale road which connects to route 15 via Putman Road. It goes through a neighborhood of log cabins and is more like a driveway than a traveling road. At the end it turns to gravel (where the green line starts). There you will find a system of gravel roads with a few hills and one stream crossing (marked). In the fall it proved to be a beautiful area. Be aware of joggers and riders on horseback.

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buffalo

10 years ago

Very cool. I'm looking forward to taking a crack at some of those roads on my DR.

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Yermo

10 years ago

Interesting map included in this article:

Link #10796

Yermo

10 years ago

City of Frederick Municipal Forest / Watershed User Survey - Envision Frederick County

Article about the Frederick Municipal Watershed

http://envisionfrederickcounty.org/...

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Yermo

8 years ago

This was a good ride. 120 miles from DC.

Map #11662

Yermo

8 years ago

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Green Ridge State Forest Dual Sport Ride

The gravel/dirt/4x4 trails start immediately as you exit off I68. Green Ridge has much better and more interesting dirt and gravel roads than Michaux State Forest does. We found one 4x4 trail at an advanced beginner to intermediate level that was fun.

The forest is simply beautiful. We will have to go there again.