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Prettyboy Dam – Prettyboy Reservoir loop from Prettyboy Elementary School

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Baltimore County

Prettyboy Dam – Prettyboy Reservoir loop from Prettyboy Elementary School

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Prettyboy Dam – Prettyboy Reservoir loop from Prettyboy Elementary School

01:50

27.5km

400m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 2, 2026

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6.40 km

Prettyboy Dam

Highlight • Monument

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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19.6 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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20.9 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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27.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.6 km

12.8 km

104 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.7 km

9.12 km

288 m

205 m

195 m

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Prettyboy Dam – Prettyboy Reservoir loop from Prettyboy Elementary School

Prettyboy Dam

Beckleysville Road Trailhead

Prettyboy Reservoir

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