Hike: Avalon Loop Trail

This area of the Patapsco Valley State Park has numerous trails (some not marked) ranging from easy to fairly difficult. The Grist Mill trail is a 2.5 mile paved trail which follows the river and has a number of information signs about the history of the valley along the route. There are a number of other trails that branch off the Grist Mill trail or you can cross the swinging bridge and try out the trails on the other side. I suggest you print out the Maryland DNR trail map if you plan on hitting multiple trails.