The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is extending the Western Maryland Rail Trail by bypassing a tunnel that's home to a colony of federally endangered Indiana bats.

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A project to improve sections of the Western Maryland Rail Trail will force temporary closures from Nov. 27 through Jan. 27, 2018, state officials said this week.The two-phase project will clean ...

BIG POOL, Md. (AP) -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources says portions of the Western Maryland Rail Trail will be closed for scheduled maintenance through March 27.

The staff at Fort Frederick State Park (301-842-2155) can supply an update. The Rails to Trails Conservancy chose the Western Maryland Rail Trail as one of the top 12 trails in the United States.

Bike riders take to the Western Maryland Rail Trail in Hancock on a Friday afternoon. The trail is on the former railroad bed of the Western Maryland Railway and was purchased by Maryland's ...

HANCOCK—The third annual Western Maryland Rail Trail Marathon and Half Marathon is set for Sunday, April 10, on the paved Western Maryland Rail Trail. The marathon will start at 7:30 a.m. and ...

The paved trail is currently 20 miles long. It follows the old Western Maryland Railroad line, starting near Fort Frederick State Park at Big Pool.