Hike the trails of Lake Roland and observe one of the things that makes the park so special: Big Trees. The Maryland Big Tree Program has documented 23 Big Trees in the park, many of which are state or county champs! We will stop by see about a dozen of them, maybe even grab a […]

This hike will follow much of the typical Oregon Ridge Mountain Club route but will include other well established but lesser known trails. A mile or so of the hike will be along Baisman Run. There will be a total of five or six minor stream crossings although four of them can be bypassed. Be […]

This hike will begin at the Orange Grove parking lot. We will head up the Cascade Falls Trail, hop onto the Garretts Pass Trail, merge onto the Bloede Dam Trail before returning via the River Road Trail. Along the way, I will show you some of the Big Trees I measured there over the past […]