Maryland Parking Info

Section: Pen Mar to Raven Rock Hollow
Mile Marker	Directions, Comments, Source, Map Link, and Year Last Reviewed	Number of Vehicles
1.30 miles High Rock Road	GPS N39.70636 W77.51587 --- This is an access point to the AT via an old forest road. There is a small pull off but there is a No Parking sign here. 11/01/08 --- Rohland --- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=39.70636%20%2C-77.51587&ie=UTF… --- 2008	0
1.30 miles High Rock Road	Take High Rock Rd. south from Pen Mar. --- The AT is .16 mi from High Rock Rd. Cross unused forest road to trail. 1/29/2006 --- Appalachian Trail Guide to Maryland and Northern Virginia With Side Trails 15 Edition - 1995 --- 2006
1.50 miles High Rock Road	GPS N39.70311 W77.5184 --- This is an access point to the AT via an old forest road. There is no available parking here. 11/01/08 --- Rohland --- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=39.70311%20%2C-77.5184&ie=UTF8… --- 2008	0
1.50 miles High Rock Road	Take High Rock Loop Rd south from Pen Mar --- High Rock Rd. is .15 mi from the trail at this point 1/29/2006 --- Appalachian Trail Guide to Maryland and Northern Virginia With Side Trails 15 Edition - 1995 --- 2006
3.10 miles High Rock Loop Trail (North Jct.)	See Mile 3.2 for details about High Rock and parking there. The marker A on the map attached there indicates the parking area. --- Walk south across the parking lot. Take a blue-blazed foot path about 0.1 miles to the AT. At that junction the north bound ttrail goes right and soon begins a very rocky descent. The southbound AT goes left. Coordinates at the At are 36.6937 -77.5235 . 1/17/10 --- David Cullen --- 2020	20-25
3.20 miles High Rock Loop Trail (South Jct.)	Take High Rock Rd. south from Pen Mar.Parking is at High Rock which has great views. GPS N39.69495 W77.52333 --- Walk southeast away from High Rock then go right on a blue-blazed old road. It is 0.1 miles to the AT. Here the northbound AT goes right while the southbound AT continues straight ahead on the old road. Marker A on the attached map indicates the parking area while Marker B indicates the approximate location where the old road begins. Coordinates at the AT intersection are 39.6935 -77.5220. 1/17/10 --- Appalachian Trail Guide to Maryland and Northern Virginia With Side Trails 15 Edition - 1995 --- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=39.69495%20%2C-77.52333&daddr=… --- 2010	20-25
4.90 miles Ritchie Rd.	See Mile 5.8 or directions to the trail crossing on MD 491. Continue another 0.2 miles to Ritchie Road. Turn left and go about 0.7 miles. The parking is on the left side of the road. GPS N39.67112, W77.52217 --- There is an unblazed trail that leads from the parking to boulder field. The trail crosses the boulder field (Devils Racecourse) and connects with a blue blaze trail .3 miles to the AT. The blue blaze passes the Devils Racecourse shelter which is scheduled to be demolished and re-located to the opposite side of the AT. 11/01/2008 --- Appalachian Trail Guide to Maryland and Northern Virginia With Side Trails 15 Edition - 1995 --- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=39.67112%20%2C-77.52217&ie=UTF… --- 2010	8
4.90 miles Ritchie Rd.	Head northeast on Ritchie Rd., Turn left onto MacAfee Hill Rd.,Turn right onto Military Rd., Turn left onto Springdale Ave. then arrive at 25321 Springdale Avenue, Cascade, MD 21719. --- Hi there, I have a small, hiker friendly bed and breakfast that can accommodate four persons at the PenMar trailhead on the MD PA line. If you would like to make reservations, I charge 40 dollars pp pn if you call from the trail and I have an opening, I charge only 25 dollars pp pn. I also have overflow camping here as well as parking, mail drop and laundry services. Please visit my web page for more information. www.nostalgicdreams.com or call me at 717 816 5699 04/20/14 --- Elizabeth Gilchrist --- 2014	4
5.80 miles Raven Rock Hollow	Trail was realigned several years ago, and now crosses Raven Rock Rd about 0.2 mi west of Ritchie Rd. There is parking on the shoulders of Raven Rock Rd. 8/12/06 --- Peter Mansbach --- 2006	many
5.80 miles Raven Rock Hollow	GPS N39.66469, W77.53604 --- The Google map link shows the parking as pretty far from the AT. I took the reading on my GPS and we were parked right at the AT crossing of MD 491. There is a lot of available parking along the shoulder of the road. 11/01/08 --- Rohland --- http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=39.66469%2C%20-77.53604&ie=UTF… --- 2010	many