All Phases of the Broadneck Trail are either complete or under construction and the trail should be fully open to users in the fall of 2025. This provides a safe route from the B&A Trail all the way into Sandy Point State Park.
The completion of this trail connect much of the Broadneck Peninsula to Sandy Point State Park and is poised to be a major connection to the eastern shore as the plans for a new Bay Bridge emerge. There are a variety of destinations along or nearby the trail including Anne Arundel Community College, Broadneck Library, Broadneck and Bayhead Parks and of course Sandy Pt. State Park. There are also nearby restaurants, coffee and shopping including at Bay Dale Drive and Cape St. Claire.
Recently, we took a bike trip along the length of the trail and photographed the work in progress and the recently completed sections at various points. You can browse through the photo carousel. Click on any image to get a larger version.
The naming scheme of the phases of the trail is rather unintuitive because the trail has been planned and constructed in a piecemeal manner and it’s often better to see the project in a holistic manner so we’ve created an interactive Google Map with the same images imbedded in it to give you a good understanding of where each one was taken and to explore the various sections of the trail.
When complete, the trail will become part of the American Discovery Trail (ADT) – a cross-country route that goes from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The Broadneck Trail connects to the B&A Trail at Jones Station Rd. in Severna Park. This junction is important locally regionally and nationally as the intersection of the ADT with the East Coast Greenway (Maine to Key West) and the 9/11 Memorial Trail connecting the 3 Sept. 11 sites. You can learn more about the Jones Station Crossroads at the BikeAAA website: https://bikeaaa.org/2024/04/11/jones-station-crossroads-sign-and-memorial-to-arthur-carter-jr/
For detailed project information and schedules, please see the Anne Arundel County Project website: https://www.aacounty.org/recreation-parks/capital-projects/broadneck-peninsula-trail
