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Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park, Baltimore, MD

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Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park

Hike wooded stream-valley trails, bike the Gwynns Falls Trail or picnic by a 19th-century mansion in one of the largest city parks in the East.

Eagle Drive entrance off Windsor Mill Road, Baltimore, MD 21207 · Baltimore, MD

About Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park

Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park covers 1,216 acres of wooded stream valley in west Baltimore, a park the Olmsted Brothers urged the city to protect in 1904. The Eagle Drive entrance leads to the stone Crimea mansion and Winans Chapel, a railroad-themed playground, tennis courts and the Carrie Murray Nature Center. The Gwynns Falls Trail runs 10.75 miles through the valley toward the Inner Harbor, with trailheads at the I-70 Park and Ride, Winans Meadow and Windsor Mill Road. Picnic areas are open daily until dark.

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