Trails
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Enjoy a wilderness experience in Baltimore city
Three and a half miles of woodland trails wind through the Cylburn grounds. The trails are a great way to experience Cylburn.
Trails range from easy to moderately difficult depending on the terrain, how steep they are, and the type of trail path.
Note: Bikes are allowed on paved paths only; they are NOT allowed on the trails or lawns.
Cylburn Woods
Cylburn Arboretum is a 200-acre urban park, with more than 150 acres of woodlands. Cylburn’s forest is a valuable resource for Baltimore’s local human and wildlife communities. Along with Druid Hill Park and Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park, it is one the few wooded areas in Baltimore City and is the city’s largest public garden.
Forest Trees
Upper Piedmont hardwood dominated by American beech, northern red oak, and tulip trees make up the bulk of the forest. More than 150 years ago, while Cylburn was owned by the Tyson/Cotten families, various wooded areas were cleared to construct the mansion, carriage house, and gardens and to open up scenic vistas toward Baltimore’s harbor and the estates of Roland Park.
Want to Explore Our Forest?
Download our Forest Guide. The guide introduces readers to Cylburn’s most common trees, identifies invasive species to watch for, and offers interpretive tips such as reading signs of the past from tree forms and landscape features. It also includes simple tools for measuring trees and understanding woodland changes over time. Want to find out more about the sources behind the guide? You can dig deeper HERE.
Cylburn’s Wildflowers
The trails contain wonderful groups of wildflowers, which have been maintained and showcased by volunteers who encourage their presence in the woodland setting while discouraging invasive plants and vines.
You can find a variety of beautiful wildflowers in Cylburn woods. The Circle Trail, which circles the mansion lawns, is a good place to start. Look for green signs naming wildflower species.
Over the years, Cylburn volunteers have encouraged native wildflower species by doing supplemental planting and discouraging invasive plant species.
Wildflower Gallery
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Anemone sp. Turtlehead Phlox divaricata Goldenrod Golden Ragwort Violet Celandine Poppy Aster
