Beginner Trail
Inner Harbor North Shore Loop
INNER HARBOR HERITAGE TRAIL
Intermediate | 5.5 miles
DESCRIPTION:
Discover this 2 mile loop trail in the heart of Baltimore's Inner Harbor. This route is recommended for new or beginning paddlers and is generally considered a more accessible trail. The best time to visit is between May and October.
The inner Harbor Heritage Trail will take users on a perimeter paddle around the Inner Harbor. Beginning at Rash Field Park, paddlers will proceed clockwise around the waterfront passing cultural institutions like the Maryland Science Center and National Aquarium, historic vessels like the USS Constellation, the Lightship Chesapeake, and the USS Torsk, and environmental restoration projects like floating wetlands, oyster gardens, and Mr. Trash Wheel. All the while taking in the city’s beautiful skyline to the north and historic Federal Hill to the south. Nowhere else in the region offers anything close to this awe-inspiring paddling experience.As the trail continues, paddlers will pass the new neighborhoods of Harbor East and Harbor Point before reaching the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park and the historic neighborhood of Fells Point. While in Fells Point, paddlers will be able to disembark and patronize the many nearby shops and restaurants before returning to their vessels to paddle back to Rash Field Park.
GETTING THERE:
This route is currently not publicly accessible unless launching from a further access point at Hull Street Pier or Canton Waterfront Park.
*PROPOSED* ACCESS POINTS & REST STOPS:
*This trail currently does not have any other access points or rest stops. Take a look at the suggested enhancements we have for this water trail further down the page.
LANDMARKS & WAYPOINTS:
Proposed Enhancements:
The more beginner-friendly “Inner Harbor Heritage Trail” currently has no access points. Paddlers must launch from elsewhere and then paddle into the Inner Harbor. It is recommended that a public kayak launch be added to Rash Field Park in the Inner Harbor. It is also recommended that 1-3 rest stops be provided at points of interest.
