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Northern Central Railroad Trail (NCR Trail) route map
Difficulty: EasyPoint to Point
Maryland

Northern Central Railroad Trail (NCR Trail)

Cockeysville, Maryland

48.4 mi

Distance

4,551 ft

Elev. Gain

17h 8m

Est. Time

Point to Point

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Northern Central Railroad Trail (NCR Trail) is a point-to-point trail in Baltimore County, Maryland. It is 48 miles long. It is in or next to Cockeysville, Maryland.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:74 ft
Max:271 ft
Gain:1,387 ft
Loss:1,348 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 74 ft and 271 ft across 48.4 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.74 ft140 ft205 ft271 ft0.0 mi12.1 mi24.2 mi36.3 mi48.4 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi82 ft
High point20.9 mi271 ft
End48.4 mi121 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Point to Point

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Cockeysville, MD · in or next to town
County:
Baltimore County, MD

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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