Baltimore, Maryland gravel grinders

New to the discipline but planning three rides beginning 2015: day-rides for January and February; and an overnight ride (staying at a PA State Park cabin) in March. January and February likely will occur at Michaux State Forest, about 75 minutes from Baltimore. Undecided on where to go for the March oversight trip, through possibly Pine Grove. 

Any gravel / dirt road type events planned this winter in Maryland?

Reviving an old post...

Does anyone know of any gravel options local to the baltimore area? I've come across some rides and races that are fairly nearby, but it would be nice to have something even closer. Perhaps there's just a lack of terrain in the area, but if anyone knows of any cool routes, rides, or races based in/near baltimore, I'd love to hear about them.

Or, if someone has a killer route in the area and is interested in turning it into a semi-organized event, I'd be willing to pitch in...

Look this up on Facebook: "Fun On Bikes! Weekend Distance Rides" by Eric Masi

The Torrey Brown trail in Hunt Valley is a nice ride.  Its crushed limestone, so not true gravel.  But out and back you can ride around 85 miles.  And you get to ride by Gnome land.

 

Here are a bunch of gravel rides in Frederick, MD - with Ride-with-GPS maps \n \nThe Gravel & Grind rides start from the coffee/ bike shop: 124 S. Carroll St. Frederick, MD 21701 \n \nLonger descriptions: \nhttp://gravelandgrind.com/frederick-forgotten-explore/ \nhttp://gravelandgrind.com/summer-ditch-frederick/ \n \n1.) Gravel & Grind - Watershed Loop (41 miles): \nhttps://ridewithgps.com/routes/14737830 \nSTARTING POINT \n124 S. Carroll St, Frederick MD 21701 \n \n2.) Gravel & Grind - Sugarloaf Mountain Loop (38 miles): \nhttps://ridewithgps.com/routes/14740139 \nSTARTING POINT \n124 S. Carroll St, Frederick MD 21701 \n \n3.) Gravel & Grind - Middletown Valley Loop (38 miles): \nhttps://ridewithgps.com/routes/14740549 \nSTARTING POINT \n124 S. Carroll St, Frederick MD 21701 \n \n4.) Gravel & Grind - BOB Ride (33 miles): \nhttps://ridewithgps.com/routes/15503887 \nSTARTING POINT \n124 S. Carroll St, Frederick MD 21701 \n \n5.) Gravel & Grind - The Coffee Outside - Right Fork Option (26 miles): \nhttp://ridewithgps.com/routes/10817879 \nSTARTING POINT \n124 S. Carroll St, Frederick MD 21701 \n \n6.) Gravel & Grind - Winery Ride Option 1 (37 Miles) \nhttps://ridewithgps.com/routes/10817963 \nSTARTING POINT \n124 S. Carroll St, Frederick MD 21701 \n \n7.) Gravel & Grind - Harder Last Half of Winery Route (25 Miles) \nhttps://ridewithgps.com/routes/10817998 \nSTARTING POINT \n124 S. Carroll St, Frederick MD 21701 \n \n8.) Gravel & Grind - The Epic Fall Ramble Ride (67 miles): \nhttp://ridewithgps.com/routes/10818078 \nSTARTING POINT \n124 S. Carroll St, Frederick MD 21701 \n \n9.) James Johnson's (Gravel & Grind) \nHere are a bunch more routes; these are mostly dirt and gravel - including a few Michaux rides in Adams County, PA, US: \nSee his profile: https://ridewithgps.com/users/84983 \n-plus overnight bike camping trips: \nhttp://gravelandgrind.com/overnight-camping-frederick/ \n \n10.) Frederick County Gravel - A (60 Miler) \nhttp://ridewithgps.com/routes/6940137 \nSTARTING POINT \n2401 Whittier Dr., Frederick, MD 21702-3355 \n \n11.) Frederick County Gravel - B (46 Miler) \nhttps://ridewithgps.com/routes/3241448 \nSTARTING POINT \nHamburg Road (Between Fishing Creek Road & Gambrill Park Rd.) \n \n12.) Frederick County Gravel - C (37 miles): \nRidewithgps.com/routes/11820811 \nSTARTING POINT \nHamburg Road (Between Fishing Creek Road & Gambrill Park Rd.) \n \n

A local ride is off the BWI trail.  You ride several miles on mixed gravel and single track.  Been riding this area for years.  The route does involve some Amtrak siding riding.  The gate is at the bottom of the 195 bridge in the wooded area before the wooden bridge near the BWI Amtrak station.

Could you trace the route on this image / map?

Starting at the BWI Amtrack station?
https://goo.gl/maps/xGfcygMpArQ2

   

Not in Baltimore but I'm about 2 hours away in WV and we try to ride through the winter. But no organized rides that I'm aware of. We just get together and ride.

Erik_A I am afraid I am not that good at drawing did it once over on gravelmap.com and it was painful.  Here is the link to the map.

https://gravelmap.com/route/20012-around-the-tracks-and-back-hanover

Sorry for the delayed reply but I just finished 2 days on the C&O canal.

That works, thanks!

egear wrote:Erik_A I am afraid I am not that good at drawing did it once over on gravelmap.com and it was painful.  Here is the link to the map.

https://gravelmap.com/route/20012-around-the-tracks-and-back-hanover

Sorry for the delayed reply but I just finished 2 days on the C&O canal.

 

Are there any organized gravel rides/races in MD? See this is an old post but on a guest to do a 50 miler race in all 50 States. Haven't seen any for MD.

Zman