Take a Hike!

Looking to get outside and go for a walk, stroll, or hike? Here is a list of just a few of the places where you can find trails near the Takoma Park-Silver Spring area. We've broken our list into paved trails, where it would be easier to take a stroller, and natural trails, which may be a bit more of a challenge. 

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Paved Trails (Stroller Friendly)

👟 Brookside Garden - Wheaton, MD

👟 Fairland Recreational Park Burtonsville, MD (has both natural and hard trails)

👟 Lake Artemisia Natural Area College Park, MD

👟 MLK Jr. Recreational Park Trails White Oak, MD

👟 Matthew Henson Trail Silver Spring, MD

👟 Rock Creek Trail Washington, DC to Rockville, MD (has both natural and hard trails)

👟 Sligo Creek Trail Takoma Park to Silver Spring, MD

👟 Wheaton Regional Trails Wheaton, MD (has both natural and hard trails)

Natural Surface Trails 

👟 Agricultural History Farm Park Derwood, MD

👟 Brookside Nature Center Wheaton, MD

👟 Great Falls Potomac, MD and McClean, VA

👟 Lake Needwood Trails Rockville, MD

👟 Meadowside Trails Rockville, MD

👟 Maydale Conservation Park Colesville, MD

👟 Northwest Branch Silver Spring, MD

👟 Rachel Carson Conservation Park Trails Brookeville, MD

👟 Sugarloaf Mountain Dickerson, MD