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Pigs Run, Santee Branch, and Backside of Nun's route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop

Pigs Run, Santee Branch, and Backside of Nun's

Elkridge, Maryland

2.7 mi

Distance

591 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 5m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Pigs Run, Santee Branch, and Backside of Nun's unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Park Service manages this trail and is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:62 ft
Max:130 ft
Gain:180 ft
Loss:180 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 62 ft and 130 ft across 2.7 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.62 ft85 ft107 ft130 ft0.0 mi0.7 mi1.4 mi2.0 mi2.7 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi116 ft
High point0.7 mi130 ft
End2.7 mi116 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Park Service

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Catonsville, MD · in or next to town
County:
Baltimore County, MD
Jurisdiction:
Patapsco Valley State Park · Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Park Service

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

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  • Operator:(410) 461-5005
  • Address:8020 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21043 · MD
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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