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Gunpowder Falls – Prettyboy Reservoir loop from Cedar Grove

Gunpowder Falls – Prettyboy Reservoir loop from Cedar Grove

Moderate

3.5

(20)

riders

Gunpowder Falls – Prettyboy Reservoir loop from Cedar Grove

02:25

44.3km

700m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 6.23 km for 225 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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11.5 km

Gunpowder Falls

Highlight • River

Gunpowder Falls flows through big parts of Gunpowder Falls State Park and therefore is the namesake of the area. In the Hereford Area, activities like canoeing, kayaking, and tubing are very popular.

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26.0 km

Beckleysville Road Trailhead

Highlight • Parking

The trailhead here leads to a couple of different easy blazed trails with great views of the reservoir from the end. If you drive a little further east along the …

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27.3 km

Prettyboy Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

At 1,500 acres, Prettyboy Reservoir is a huge lake in Maryland. The WMA it's a part of totals 7,380 acres and is home to tons of species of fish, birds, …

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37.9 km

Prettyboy Dam is damming up 19 billion gallons at Prettyboy Reservoir. The reservoir provides more than 60% of Baltimore's drinking water and is owned by the city of Baltimore even though it's in the county.

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44.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.4 km

9.44 km

311 m

120 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.5 km

12.4 km

205 m

195 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

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Tuesday 19 May

35°C

19°C

22 %

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