Trails

Information: 20 Laps = 1 Mile
Surface: Maple hardwood
Location: 11916 Somerset Ave, Princess Anne, MD 21853

Download our Indoor Gym at Old Washington High School PDF file.

4.7 Miles from Crisfield to Marian, Paved (Phase Two: Pending Construction)

Download our Centralized Facility PDF File.

Information: 1/2 Mile Track
Surface: Crushed stone
Location: 30290 Sam Barnes Road, Westover, MD 21871

Download our Garland Hayward Youth Center / Princess Anne PDF file.

Information: 1/2 Mile
Surface: Gravel path
Location: 30660 Hampden Ave., Princess Anne, MD 21853

Download our Great Hope Golf Course PDF File

Information: Approx. 6.5 Miles

Nestled in the wetlands of Somerset County, lies “one of the most beautiful golf courses on the Eastern Seaboard”. Designed by the world-renowned golf architect, Dr. Michael J. Hurzdan, this 7000-yard championship course stands as a popular site for avid golfers. The 18-hole pristine golf course includes a restaurant, club house with store and pavilion with picnic tables.

Website: www.greathopegolf.com
Call for Availability: 410-651-5900

Download our Crisfield & Princess Anne Town Loop PDF File.

Information: Approx. 3 Miles

Crisfield – Dual Highway “The Strip” Maryland and Richardson Ave. Begin at City Dock and Loop Around, see the shops and sights on your way.
Website: www.cityofcrisfield-md.gov

Information: Approx. 2 Miles

Princess Anne – Start at Teakle Mansion, walk to Courthouse, across Somerset Ave to Library, turn left & continue down to Hyche Blvd., turn left to UMES & turn around at entrance to UMES, walk back through town center past fire dept., and to Teakle Mansion.
Website: www.townofprincessanne.org

Download our Washington & Crisfield High School Track PDF file.

Information: 1/4 Mile Tracks
Surface: Rubberized

Washington High School – 10902 Olde Princess Anne Road, Princess Anne, MD 21853

Crisfield High School – 210 North Somerset Avenue, Crisfield, MD 21817

Download our Mt. Vernon Loop from County Park PDF file.

Information: Approx. 1 Mile

Begin at county park and walk towards church, turn left, circle around by Webster’s Cove and county boat ramp.

Download our Monie Bay – Dames Quarter PDF File

Monie Bay is a large and relatively undisturbed region which provides excellent habitat for wildlife and numerous opportunities for extensive wetland research.

Tidal creeks (including Monie Creek, Little Monie Creek, and Little Creek) flow through the marsh and together constitute an estuary: a body of water where freshwater mixes and saltwater. The resulting marsh habitats is rich in natural resources which numerous animals and plants rely on for food and shelter.

Website: http://dnr.maryland.gov/waters/cbnerr/Pages/moniebay.aspx

This gentle free-flowing river is a popular destination for recreational canoeing and kayaking, as well as recreational fishing and crabbing. The river has also become a hotspot for water sports such as wakeboarding and water skiing due to its consistently smooth surface. Barge traffic on the river has made Salisbury the primary shipping points for goods on the Delmarva Peninsula over the last several centuries. Two automobile cable ferries cross the river at Whitehave and Upper Ferry.

There are various tributaries and ponds which contribute to the Wicomico River: Beaverdam Creek, Colbourne Mill Pond, Johnson Pond, Parker Pond, Rockawalkin Creek, Schumaker Pond, Shiles Creek, Tony Tank Pond, and Wicomico Creek.

Download our Tangier Sound & Marshes – Deal Island PDF file.

Deal Island is one of the last Bay type water and land mosaics on the East Coast left unblemished and untouched by the sprawl of modernism. Deal Island, Maryland – 6 miles long, 3 mile wide neck of small town living surrounded by the Chesapeake Bay and tributaries in Somerset County.

Deal Island Wildlife Management Area’s 9 miles of trails and scenic roads offer views of great egrets and colorful summer sunsets.

Website: http://www.dealislandmaryland.com

Download our St. Peter’s Creek & Manokin River – Champ PDF file.

Manokin River is a river in Somerset County that flows into Tangier Sound, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. The Manokin rises east of Princess Anne, flows through the town, then widens into a tidal estuary. Tributaries along the river’s 17-mile (27km) length are Kings Creek, Back Creek, St. Peters Creek, Broad Creek, and Fishing Creek. During the colonial period, the Manokin was navigable as far as Princess Anne.

Manokin Historic District is a national historic district at Princess Anne, located at the mouth of the Manokin River

Download our Manokin River from Raccoon Point PDF file.

Raccoon Point in Westover, MD includes a beach and pavilion with picnic table.

The Manokin River is a 17-mile long Chesapeake Bay tributary that cuts through farm fields and small towns as it flows southeast from Princess Anne and into Tangier Sound. A large portion of that land is designated as habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife.

Download our Manokin River & Marshes – Rumbley PDF file.

This 17-mile long Chesapeake Bay tributary cuts through farm fields and small towns as it flows southeast from Princess Anne and into Tangier Sound. A large portion of that land is designated as habitat for migratory birds and wildlife.

Rumbley is a small, remote fishing village. Goose Creek Marina and the Hide Away Grill are located here. Across the inlet is another small town called Frenchtown.

Website: http://www.goosecreekmarina.com

Download our Coulbourne Creek Boat Ramp PDF file.

Coulbourne Creek is located in Marion Station at the northern intersection of Maryland Route 413 and Maryland Route 667. Marion Station was once known as Coulbourne Creek until the Pennsylvania Railroad line known as the Crisfield Secondary Branch of the Eastern Shore Railroad reached Crisfield.

The Big Annemessex River passes by the town, with a small local arm known as Coulbourne’s Creek. The convergence of these two bodies of water is accessible by Coulbourne Creek Road, off Charles Cannon Road, where a public boat dock is located. The activity in Marion was centered around this area before the economic boom brought about by the Eastern Shore Railroad and the shift to strawberry farming.

Download our Accohannock Water Trail – Marion PDF file.

The Accohannock Indian Water Trails include the opportunity for kayak and canoe rentals or use of your own water craft launching from Bending Water Park. You have the option of guided or self-guided paddles.

All levels of experience can enjoy the Accohannock Water Trails with shorter, well-protected day paddles to extended paddles for the more seasoned and adventurous.

With enough advance notice and coordination with Trail Outfitters, your paddle can extend the entire length of the peninsula or any length in between.

Fees based on choices: rental, guide, custom and/or extended paddles. Overnight rustic camping available at Bending Water Park for
a fee.

A typical paddle may extend from Bending Water Park launch site just to the mouth of East Creek

Trail website: www.indianwatertrails.com

Launch location: Bending Water Park, 28325 Farm Market Road, Marion Station, Maryland 21838

For individual or group reservations and information call Outfitter Mike Hinman at (home) 410-968-0194, (cell) 410-603-6197 or The Accohannock Indian Tribe, Inc. at 410-623-2660.

Download our Pocomoke River from Rehobeth Boat Ramp PDF file.

The Pocomoke River stretches approximately 66 miles (106km) from southern Delaware through southeastern Maryland. At its mouth, the river is essentially an arm of the Chesapeake Bay, whereas the upper river flows through a series of relatively inaccessible wetlands called the Great Cypress Swamp, largely populated by Loblolly Pine, Red Maple and Bald Cypress. The river is the easternmost river that flows into the Chesapeake Bay. “Pocomoke” local, though traditionally interpreted as “dark (or black) water” by local residents, is now agreed by scholars of the Algonquian languages to be derived from the words for “broken (or pierced) ground” and likely referred to the farming practices of the surrounding indigenous peoples.

Download our Pocomoke River from Shelltown Boat Ramp PDF file.

The Pocomoke River stretches approximately 66 miles (106 km) from southern Delaware through southeastern Maryland. At its mouth, the river is essentially an arm of the Chesapeake Bay, whereas the upper river flows through a series of relatively inaccessible wetlands called the Great Cypress Swamp, largely populated by Loblolly Pine, Red Maple, and Bald Cypress. The river is the easternmost river that flows into the Chesapeake Bay. “Pocomoke” local, though traditionally interpreted as “dark (or black) water” by local residents, is now agreed by scholars of the Algonquian languages to be derived from the words for “broken (or pierced) ground,” and likely referred to the farming practices of the surrounding indigenous peoples.

Download our Janes Island State Park PDF file.

Located near Crisfield on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Janes Island State Park offers visitors a unique opportunity to enjoy the beauty and bounty of the Chesapeake Bay. Within the mainland portion of the park are the campground, rental cabins, conference center, picnic areas and pavilions, and the boat ramp and marina.

The island portion of the park – Janes Island – includes over 2,900 acres of saltmarsh, over 30 miles of water trails, and miles of isolated pristine beaches. Although people have harvested the resources of the island for thousands of years, today the island is wild and seemingly untouched. A haven for birds, fish, crabs, and other saltmarsh dwellers, Janes Island provides kayakers a tranquil setting to explore the wildlife of the Bay while enjoying the expansive vistas and stunningly beautiful sunsets.

Janes Island State Park Water Trails Website: http://dnr.maryland.gov/boating/Pages/eastern_south.aspx
Janes Island State Park Website: http://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/eastern/janesisland.aspx

Download our Little Annemessex River Small Boat Harbor – Crisfield PDF file.

Crisfield is located on the Tangier Sound, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay.

The site of today’s Crisfield was initially a small fishing village called Annemessex Neck. During European colonization, it was renamed Somers Cove, after Benjamin Summers. When the business potential for seafood was discovered, John W. Crisfield decided to bring the Pennsylvania Railroad to Crisfield, and the quiet fishing town grew. Crisfield is now known as the “Seafood Capital of the World”. The city’s success was so great that the train soot and oyster shells prompted the extension of the city’s land into the marshes. City residents often claim that the downtown area is literally built atop oyster shells.

Website: www.cityofcrisfield-md.gov

Download our Jenkins Creek Paddle – Crisfield PDF file.

Jenkins Creek is a bay located just 1.6 miles from Crisfield, in Somerset County.

Jenkins Creek is mentioned in the book Haunted Eastern Shore – Ghostly Tales from East of the Chesapeake by Mindie Burgoyne.

Download our Whitty’s Ditch – Crisfield PDF file.

Whitty’s Ditch is located within the Cedar Island Marsh Sanctuary.

Cedar Island Sanctuary is located within the corporate limits of the City of Crisfield and contains more than 300 acres of protected wetlands. The Crisfield Heritage Foundation has begun to focus on the three-hundred acres of pristine marsh land adjacent to Jenkins Creek and Somers Cove Marina. The land acquired several years ago by the Foundation is home to abundant wildlife and a large blue heron rookery as well as unique fresh water springs amid a large salt marsh.

Download our Smith Island PDF file.

As the hub of the country’s soft shell crab industry, Smith Island, from May through September, is bustling with crab boats, crab picking and tending to the soft shell crustaceans in the crabber’s shanties. The shallow waters surrounding Smith Island are also a fishing haven for herons, egrets, ibis, osprey and pelicans. Kayakers frequently see them diving and stalking, their elegant silhouettes reflected in the water. Early morning or evening outings by boat or kayak are ideal for catching rockfish, experiencing the extensive bird life, or watching the light change on the water. Located 9 miles off of Crisfield, MD in the heart of the Chesapeake Bay, Smith Island’s marshy archipelago has preserved an extraordinary natural environment and island culture.

Website: www.visitsmithisland.com