Trails in Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
1 named trail · 1 miles · 1 with the Park Service's own write-up. The lines, trailheads and points are the Park Service's; the write-ups are the Service's own words; the climbing is read from USGS elevation along each line.
Walk the Seawall Trail the Park Service's write-up
dogs allowed
A ranger walking with visitors on the seawall trail. Photo: NPS/Tim Ervin
Fort McHenry's seawall trail is a mile long paved path that makes a loop around the penisnula of the park. Visitors will see views of beautiful cherry blossoms, the Baltimore harbor at work, monuments, and more all while walking along the Potapsco River. The trail can be picked up behind the park visitor center, near the Orpheus Statue, or next to the park's entrance gate. The path has no charge for visitors to enjoy. Visitors are requested to follow these rules:
Do not at any time walk on to the stone seawall that the trail parrallels.
Bikes are welcome on the trail. Please keep bikes on the paved path and be mindful of the 10 mph speed limit.
Visitors with pets are encouraged to use the trail to walk their pets! Makes sure to follow the B.A.R.K. principles, including keeping all pets on a leash and cleaning up after their waste.
Accessibility The entire trail is a paved path making it wheelchare accessible.
5 more mapped segments without a name are on the map, not in the list.
More hikes the Park Service describes
Write-ups that name no single mapped trail, in the Service's words.
Walk Your Dog at Fort McHenry · dogs allowed Learn about how pets can enjoy the park just as much as human visitors!
About these trails
The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-14 and simplified for the map. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do", unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.
