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Piney Run Eastern Shoreline Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
Maryland

Piney Run Eastern Shoreline Trail

Sykesville, Maryland

3.0 mi

Distance

472 ft

Elev. Gain

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Piney Run Eastern Shoreline Trail is an out-and-back trail in Carroll County, Maryland. It is 3 miles long. It is in or next to Eldersburg, Maryland.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:166 ft
Max:191 ft
Gain:144 ft
Loss:144 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 166 ft and 191 ft across 3.0 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.166 ft174 ft183 ft191 ft0.0 mi0.8 mi1.5 mi2.3 mi3.0 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi191 ft
End3.0 mi191 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Eldersburg, MD · in or next to town
County:
Carroll 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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