Chesapeake Beach Rail Trail

Chesapeake Beach Rail Trail

The Chesapeake Beach Rail Trail (sometimes referred to as the Chesapeake Beach Railway Trail) is a set of short trails along the original Chesapeake Beach Railway route from Washington, D.C. to Chesapeake Beach, Maryland. The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) acquired portions of the corridor through the subdivision process. Some sections have already been built. Plans call for future sections to be built as available until this corridor serves as the spine for a number of greenway branches.

When developed, the trail will be owned, managed, and maintained by M-NCPPC. It will cross three counties in southeast Maryland, with 28 miles (45 km) of greenway corridor through Calvert and Anne Arundel counties, and 11 miles through Prince George’s County.

Calvert County acquired a 100-acre (0.40 km2) tract adjacent to Fishing Creek and the town of Chesapeake Beach which contains 1,800 feet (550 m) of the railroad right-of-way. This property, renamed Fishing Creek Park, is adjacent to the terminus of the trail at Chesapeake Railroad Museum. Plans are underway to develop this portion of the trail and connect it to residential communities within the vicinity, providing off-road access to the towns of Chesapeake Beach and North Beach and their in-town boardwalks and trails. In September 2004, the state of Maryland committed $1.6 million for construction of the first 1.4 miles (2.3 km) of trail. Construction for the trail was scheduled to begin fall 2005 but has been pushed back to 2008.

In Anne Arundel County the trail would connect Walker Mill Regional Park and Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary. It would also connect to the south with the town of Chesapeake Beach.

In Prince George's County, a 100-foot (30 m) long portion was built in Maryland Park between Crown Street and the Addison Plaza shopping center. Sidewalks along Ritchie Marlboro Road serve as the trail in the area near the Beltway.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Trail Users “Listening Session”" (Press release). Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission. 2007-07-20. http://www.mncppc.org/cpd/Subregion5/PDFs/Trails_ListeningSession.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-15. 

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