Last 2025 hike, #7, Little Gunpowder Falls, Jessie's Trail, 6 miles, moderate

Last hike of 2025!!!

This is hike #7 of 18 in the Gunpowder Falls State Park system.

Please bring water, a good attitude and fun stories to share on a lovely hike!

We may grab lunch at a nearby Mexican or Indian restaurant after the hike.

This will be a loop hike about 6 miles total length. We will do Jesse's trail and take a short break at the abandoned quarry for photos then we will continue to Harford road and the waterfall in the photo on the Dick Branch then return along the Little Gunpowder Falls river enjoying the river views along the way. There are multiple hill climbs and no significant stream crossings. I would call this a moderate difficulty hike. The hilly section is very rocky so footing is difficult at times. If you are not confident of your footing, this is probably not the best hike to join.

Please meet at the sign board at the North end of the parking lot.

Terrain is rocks, roots, mud and mostly hard packed trail.

Please bring plenty of water. Also bring snacks if you get hungry easily.

We will step off at 10:00AM. The standard 15 minute grace period.

Dogs are welcome on this hike but they must be well behaved and on lead at all times.

Long hiking pants are highly recommended! Sneakers can work but hiking shoes or boots are recommended.

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Cross Posting: This event is cross posted between hiking around baltimore and great outdoorsy people of MD.

If there are no spaces available in this event listing, check here:
https://www.meetup.com/great-outdoorsy-people-of-maryland/events/312609403

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Covid and general disclaimers....

A quick reminder that this is my hobby, I am doing this for fun and to socialize, get exercise, be in nature and meet cool new people. Please set your expectations and if you are expecting no risk and professionally run events, this may not be a good fit for you. I want to have fun and share my passion for the outdoors and I want you all to enjoy yourselves too. No bad attitudes please. :)

As with all our events please remember that you are responsible for your own safety. There are the typical risks for any outdoor event plus we are in a pandemic. I cannot eliminate all risk for those who attend this event and you must take responsibility for yourself but I will do my best to use common sense best practices to try and minimize our risks.

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