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Gunpowder Falls State Park/Maryland

Sweet Air Loop

Baldwin, Maryland

3.1 mi

Distance

564 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 11m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Sweet Air Loop 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:119 ft
Max:177 ft
Gain:172 ft
Loss:172 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 119 ft and 177 ft across 3.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.119 ft138 ft158 ft177 ft0.0 mi0.8 mi1.6 mi2.3 mi3.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi155 ft
High point2.2 mi177 ft
End3.1 mi155 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:
Fallston, MD · about 2 mi away
County:
Harford County, MD
Jurisdiction:
Gunpowder Falls State Park · Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Park Service

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

Verify by phone or mail

  • Operator:(410) 592-2897
  • Address:2813 Jerusalem Road, Kingsville, MD 21087 · 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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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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