Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Trail
| WB&A Trail | |
|---|---|
| Length | 10.25 mi (16.5 km) |
| Location | Anne Arundel and Prince George's counties, Maryland, USA |
| Trailheads |
Annapolis Rd and Seltzer St Lanham, Maryland 38°57′29″N 76°49′29.4″W / 38.95806°N 76.824833°W Odenton Rd and Piney Orchard Pkwy Odenton, Maryland 39°5′2.2″N 76°42′0.5″W / 39.083944°N 76.700139°W |
| Use | Hiking, biking |
| Hiking details | |
| Trail difficulty | Easy |
| Season | Year-round |
| Sights | Patuxent River, Little Patuxent River |
| Hazards |
Tick-borne diseases Limited water Poison ivy Venomous snakes |
The Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Trail (WB&A) is a 10.25-mile (16.50 km) long discontinuous rail trail from Lanham to Odenton in Maryland. Despite its name, it does not actually connect with Washington, D.C., Annapolis or Baltimore; its name is taken from the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway, from which the right-of-way comes.
The WB&A Trail makes up part of both the East Coast Greenway - from Calais, Maine to Key West, Florida - and the American Discovery Trail - from the Atlantic coast of Delaware to San Francisco, California.
From south to north, the trail passes through the following locations:
The trail currently exists as two unconnected segments: Lanham to the Patuxent River (within Prince George's County), and the Patuxent River (within Anne Arundel County to Odenton (within Anne Arundel County).
The trail begins next to MD 450 near Lanham, just to the north of that route's intersection with MD 704. Closely paralleled by a BG&E 33kV distribution line, the trail runs due northeast, crossing the Folly Branch, before encountering a major BG&E electrical substation. Here, the 33kV line enters the substation and is replaced by a much larger BG&E transmission line; the line runs parallel to the trail all the way to Bowie.
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