Ridge Loop

Ridge Loop: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Ridge Loop

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Ridge Loop — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.51535, -76.52191. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ridge Loop

• Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Calvert · ~8 km · Must-see
• Flag Ponds Nature Park · sanctuary · Calvert · ~11 km · Must-see
• Chesapeake Bay · beach · Dorchester · ~15 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum · museum · Calvert · ~16 km · Must-see
• Middleham Chapel · church · Calvert · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bowen Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Prince George's · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sharps Island Light · fort · Talbot · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cove Point Lighthouse · beach · Calvert · ~24 km · Must-see
• Saint Marys Episcopal Church · church · Prince George's · ~24 km · Must-see
• Drum Point Lighthouse · museum · Calvert · ~26 km · Must-see
• Calvert Marine Museum · museum · Calvert · ~26 km · Must-see
• J. C. Lore Oyster House · fort · Calvert · ~27 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Church · church · Prince George's · ~34 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary Catholic Church · church · Charles · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cedarville State Forest · sanctuary · Charles · ~35 km · Must-see
• Merkle Natural Resources Management Area and Visitor Center · sanctuary · Prince George's · ~36 km · Must-see
• Zion Church · church · Saint Mary's · ~39 km · Must-see
• Jug Bay Natural Area · sanctuary · Prince George's · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ridge Loop

Other treks near Ridge Loop

• Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (super) · trek · Fairfax · ~94 km · Must-see
• Bull Run Occoquan Trail · trek · Fairfax · ~102 km · Must-see
• Trolley Line #9 Trail · trek · Baltimore · ~109 km · Must-see
• Muddy Branch Greenway Trail · trek · Montgomery · ~112 km · Must-see
• Seneca Creek Greenway · trek · Montgomery · ~120 km · Must-see
• Ma and Pa Trail · trek · Harford · ~142 km · Must-see
• The Extra Mile · trek · District of Columbia · ~77 km
• Four Mile Run Trail · trek · Arlington · ~79 km
• Custis Trail · trek · Arlington · ~82 km
• Rachel Carson Greenway Trail · trek · Prince George's · ~84 km

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