Patapsco Hilton

Foot-O Notes: In the forest, off-trail conditions are good for running with good visibility. Open areas under powerlines have medium to thick undergrowth. The fallen leaves are still quite thick, covering up rocks and roots on and off trails. This makes footing a little tricky in places, and some trails may be harder to see. All courses have a few small rocky stream crossings that are easy to cross in normal conditions. Green, Red, and Blue courses will cross the larger stream Sawmill Branch. On intermediate and advanced courses, be very careful in off-trail rocky areas, especially near small streambeds. Fallen leaves have piled up between the rocks, so an area that looks flat may actually have deep rocky holes.
On all courses, watch out for cars driving on park roads in the picnic area and campground area. All courses go along and cross these roads. Red and blue courses also cross lightly trafficked Hilltop Road at the far NW end of the map.

MTBO Notes: Course distances are very rough estimates and total climb has not been calculated. All courses include some technical singletrack trails. Depending on technical biking skill, this may require walking bikes for short sections. Give warning and yield to pedestrians on all trails. Due to the steepness of the terrain and the amount of technical singletrack, overall speed is likely lower than typical MTBO courses. All courses have a few small rocky stream crossings that can be ridden through or walked across on rocks. Off-trail shortcuts through the forest are not permitted. Biking is prohibited on some park trails, which are marked with X on the map. All courses include riding on roads within the park and other public roads. Car traffic should be minimal. Watch out for cars and obey all traffic laws and signs (e.g picnic area and campground loop roads are one-way). Riding on driveways of private residences is not permitted. On the map, these are not consistently mapped as out-of-bounds, so use common sense.
MTBO Medium and Long course: The course utilizes trails and roads with tunnels that pass under the railroad tracks.
MTBO Long course: Travel on the railroad track is prohibited as it is an active railroad line. The course is designed to discourage at-grade crossing of the railroad track, i.e it does not offer the best route. When going downhill on steep trails, be aware of drops. These are marked on the map at approximate locations on the trails.