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About this book
Explore the natural beauty of Maryland by bike.
As off-road, family-friendly bike paths have increased in popularity, cycling has become a safe and healthy way to exercise out-of-doors and enjoy the beauty of nature. In Maryland, cyclists are fortunate to have access to a range of paved and unpaved recreational trails throughout some of the state's most scenic landscapes. Cycle Maryland is your guide to the best of these trails.
A lifelong Maryland resident and avid cyclist, Bryan MacKay has biked all twenty-three rides in this guide—some of them dozens of times. From abandoned railroad rights-of-way, like the Great Allegheny Passage, to dedicated paved paths through urban areas, like the Capital Crescent Trail and Jones Falls Trail, the rides listed here offer excellent opportunities to observe the wonders of nature. An experienced naturalist, MacKay describes the flora and fauna you might encounter along the way.
With maps, trail descriptions, short nature essays, and beautiful photographs, this illuminating guide is loaded with helpful information—and is slim enough to carry along in your pack or pannier while you ride.
Cycle Maryland is a companion guide to Hike Maryland and Paddle Maryland.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Cycling Trails in Maryland
- Assateague Island Bike Trail: Assateague Ponies
- Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge: Bald Eagles
- Cross Island Trail: Extinctions in Maryland
- Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Trail: Coyotes
- Three Notch Trail: Monarch Butterflies
- Indian Head Trail: The Chesapeake Bay Bolide Event
- Washington, Baltimore, and Annapolis Trail: Canopy Closure
- Baltimore and Annapolis Trail: Fireflies
- Patuxent Research Refuge: North Tract: Vultures
- Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) Trail: Parking Lot Gulls
- Anacostia Riverwalk Trail: Top Ten Non-native Plants You Should Remove from Your Property
- Anacostia Tributary Trail System: What’s So Great about Native Plants? And What’s So Bad about Non-native Plants?
- Rock Creek Trail and Beach Drive: The Brown-Headed Cowbird: Brood Parasite Extraordinaire
- The National Arboretum: Medicinal Plants and the Value of Biological Diversity
- Capital Crescent Trail: Biopollution
- Gwynns Falls Trail: Osage Oranges and Mastodons
- Jones Falls Trail: White-throated Sparrows
- Patapsco Valley State Park: Avalon / Glen Artney / Orange Grove Area: Removing a Historic Dam
- Northern Central Railroad Trail: Bog Turtles
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath: Springtime Ephemeral Woodland Wildflowers
- Antietam National Battlefield: Bluebirds
- Western Maryland Rail Trail: What Is a Species?
- Great Allegheny Passage: American Woodcocks
- Index