I’m pretty sure any molehill is a mountain.

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Anyway, Patapsco isn’t too far…

https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/central/patapsco.aspx

I'd say go with carpenter, so long as you don't have any wooden prosthetics.

Gwynn Falls park had some 30+ years ago, not sure about today.

Especially for an ant.

Irvine nature center

From the geographic center of the city you can hike the Stony Run Trail north to Northern Pkwy with a couple street crossings.

https://www.stonyrun.org/

Should I be worried about termites? Lol!

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Lake Roland

Cromwell Valley Park, Oregon Ridge, Loch Raven, Cylburn Arboretum

Double Rock Park

For a hike? Go to Killgore Falls, Cunningham Falls, Leakin Park, or even around Loch Raven resovoir

Patapsco Avalon area and McKeldin area, Gunpowder Falls off Hartford Rd, and Great Falls the DC side (tho this one is at the DC-VA border and is a bit of a drive)

Lake Roland has a 5 mile up and back from the light rail parking lot to Falls.

Lot to Boardwalk, up hill around circle to trail down to light rail tracks. Trail runs next to reservoir to Falls road. Mostly wooded except for park.

Lake Roland?

Depends on your definition of close.

In Baltimore: It’s not exactly a hike but walking along the entire waterfront promenade between canton and locust point with Fort McHenry tagged on is a really nice walk and might scratch the itch if you don’t feel like leaving the city

Within 30 minutes: Some nice but fairly short hikes at Patapsco State Park.

Within 1 hour: Billy goat trail along the C&O canal near DC is really nice.

If you’re willing to get up very early and make a long day of it or for an overnight trip, Shenandoah National Park is beautiful and has tons of trails to explore

Also, just in general, AllTrails.com is a great site to explore local hiking and find trails nearby

Yup, corrected. Don’t know why I wrote Walker.

Some trails at Robert E. Lee park in Mt. Washington (Lake Roland). Bunch of trails around Loch Raven in Baltimore county. NCR trail in Baltimore county, though that’s probably better for casual biking, it’s pretty flat as far a hiking goes. Hike the Gunpowder river near Pretty Boy further north in Baltimore county. Bunch of parks near the bay with some trails, like North Point State Park. If you’re up for a drive and want something a bit more scenic, the Catoctin mountains in Frederick county offer good hikes.

To add to this. In the wooded section there's a web of hilly trails. Nothing steep or treacherous but good for a bit more challenging terrain

It's no longer Robert E Lee park. No reason to mention that as the name to someone not from the area as it's not on any signage or maps

Rock state park and Patapsco

Agree 100% with using AllTrails! Just wanted to add that Patapsco has more than 200 miles of trails, many of which are connected with one another, so you can make a long hike out if it very easily.

Yep, in addition to the Gwynn Falls paved trail, there are several small hiking trails in the upper part of Gwynn Falls Leakin Park. Map: https://friendsofgwynnsfallsleakinpark.org/Maps

I did not know. I kinda figured the name would be changed but a quick Google search still showed that name

Wow I actually had no idea Patapsco Valley has that many trails! Growing up, my family would do the same trail pretty much every time, the one that leads down to the train tracks and river under route 40. Pro tip: even if you don’t hear any trains coming, you are taking a chance by walking through that tunnel. Saw my life flash before my eyes one time getting caught in the tunnel while a train came through. Luckily there was enough clearance but terrifying…

Oregon Ridge in Cockeysville

Also, as far as dayhikes, it's really not a difficult or a long drive to reach the Apalachian trail if you want to build a habit of hiking.

You just hop on 70 and drive to Myersville, MD. Or take 795 and keep going straight as it turns into 140 to 16 and hit Waynesboro, PA. In both cases it's really easy to pack the night before and not give much thought about directions because you just keep going straight and cruise, so you can just hop in the car in the morning and sleep drive to the trailhead.

That and Baltimore has three awesome Reservoirs nearby that have endless trail systems.

Plus the fines. If you're caught on the tracks they will fine the shit out of you and maybe lock you up depending on how mouthy you feel about the fine lol. I was putzing in the river and watched a few teenagers with an older guy get got up on the bridge before the tunnel. The older guy wasn't happy and left in the back of a cruiser.

Gunpowder falls if you want an easy hike, it’s beautiful but not challenging.

Sorry, I don’t know any ants

The ncr trail up in park tonight or monton is great.

Loch Raven

Go check out leakin park too

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Stony Run trail is inside Baltimore, not much elevation gain but it’s nice.

soldier's delight is kind of cool and often overlooked.

I enjoy "urban hiking" too. Don't sleep on a long walk through the city just for fun.

Yeah walking around the water from Canton to Harbor East is a really nice walk, then if you want you can go to Federal hill and if you really want a long walk to all the way to Ft McHenry Park.

You can always catch the purple banner bus back if you don't want to walk back

It's outside the city, but I haven't seen anyone mention North Point State Park yet. I think it's $6 to get in and there is a cool old graffiti structure in the woods and some nice trails. Also a bit of beach looking out onto the bay.