By admin on March 5, 2010
The Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network connects you with the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers through 150 exceptional parks, wildlife refuges, museums, sailing ships, historic communities, trails and more. Gateways are the special places where you can experience the authentic Chesapeake.
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Nature, Parks Tagged museums, sailing ships, trails, wildlife refuges
By admin on July 21, 2009
Broadneck Park is located at 618 Broadneck Road in Arnold and is open all year from sunrise to sunset. The park features Walking/Jogging Trails, an Exercise Course, Biking, Baseball/Softball Fields, Multipurpose Fields, Playground, Picnic Area, Pavilion, Concession Stand, Restrooms, Dog Park, the Andy Smith Equestrian Center, and the Noah’s Ark Wildlife Rescue Center. Broadneck Park [...]
Posted in Anne Arundel County, Nature, Parks Tagged baseball, broadneck, dog park, park, playground, trails
By admin on September 30, 2008
The American Discovery Trail (ADT) is a new breed of national trail — part city, part small town, part forest, part mountains, part desert — all in one trail. Its 6,800+ miles of continuous, multi-use trail stretches from Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware, to Pt. Reyes National Seashore, California. It reaches across America, linking community to [...]
Posted in Nature, Parks, Sports Tagged bicycling, hiking, trails
By admin on December 11, 2007
Amberly is a community in St. Margaret’s: “The Baltimore magazine named Amberley as one of the most desirable communities in Maryland, and we take pride in maintaining the special beauty of our waterside enclave. Framed by Whitehall and Ridout creeks, Amberley is nestled just around the bend from the Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis, and the Bay [...]
Posted in HOA Tagged HOA, homeowners association, trails
By admin on December 8, 2007
The primary purpose of the Goshen Farm Preservation Society is to safeguard and restore the Goshen Farm and its surrounding property for furture generations of residents of the Broadneck Peninsula and Anne Arundel County. The Society also intends to identify, protect and facilitate the study, preservation and communication of knowledge regarding other historically significant sites [...]
Posted in History Tagged farm, History, preservation, trails
By admin on December 5, 2007
College Manor is a family-oriented residential community located on the Broadneck Peninsula in Arnold, Maryland, a few miles northeast of Annapolis. The neighborhood was developed in the early 1980s and is laid out as a series of cul-de-sacs with just one entrance/exit, thereby eliminating any concerns about drive-through traffic. There are 140 detached two-story single-family [...]
Posted in HOA Tagged HOA, homeowners association, trails
By admin on November 14, 2007
The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center is a 2,800-acre environmental research and educational facility operated by the Smithsonian Institution located in Edgewater, MD on the Rhode and West Rivers. SERC has 3,000+ acres of wildlife conservation area along 14 miles of pristine shoreline. There are two trails open to everyone, each approximately 1.5 miles long. They [...]
Posted in Chesapeake Bay, Education, Nature, Parks, Water Tagged Chesapeake Bay, conservation, smithsonian, trails, wetlands, wildlife
By admin on November 13, 2007
The East Coast Greenway is a developing trail system, spanning nearly 3,000 miles as it winds its way between Canada and Key West, linking all the major cities of the eastern seaboard. Nearly 25 percent of the route is already on safe, traffic-free paths. The East Coast Greenway is the nation’s most ambitious long-distance urban trail project. By [...]
Posted in Nature, Parks Tagged paths, railroad corridors, trails, urban trail
By admin on November 13, 2007
The B&A Trail Park encompasses 112 acres and stretches 13.3 miles from Jonas Green Park in Annapolis to Dorsey Road in Glen Burnie, passing through Arnold, Severna Park, Millersville, and Pasadena. The trail follows the route of the Baltimore & Annapolis Railroad from which it derives its name. The trail opened in 1990 as the second rail trail in the state. [...]
Posted in Nature, Parks Tagged bike, gardens, park, trails
By admin on November 8, 2007
Nestled between the South River and Harness Creek, Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis offers a wide variety of family activities. Visitors can walk, jog, or bike on over 6 miles of paved trails winding through hardwood forests and past grassy fields, play at the large, multi-level children’s playground, enjoy the vistas of the South River Promenade [...]
Posted in Annapolis, Nature, Parks Tagged art galleries, boating opportunities, picnic, playground, quiet waters park, trails
By admin on October 19, 2007
Friends of Anne Arundel County Trails is a non-profit 501(C)(3) organization of dedicated volunteers helping to promote, protect and enhance the multi modal trails of Anne Arundel County. Created as Friends of the Baltimore and Annapolis Trail, Friends now encompasses the B&A Trail, the BWI Trail, and the Washington Baltimore and Annapolis (WB&A) trail. Friends [...]
Posted in Community Groups, Nature, Parks Tagged Nature, Parks, trails
