Trails
The Trails in Carroll County Need You! We Need You! How Can You Help?
Carroll County Equestrian Council maintains trails on publicly owned land in Carroll County at:
• Union Mills Area 8 miles View Map • Directions
• Gillis Falls Area 4 miles View Map • Directions
• Piney Run Park 4 miles View Map • Directions • 2024 Piney Run Park Announcement: Equestrian Permits Needed
• Morgan Run NEA 11 miles View Map • Directions
Volunteers are needed for regular trail maintenance coordinated by the CCEC. Volunteers provide their own tools and the work is coordinated by the CCEC. Volunteers provide their own tools and may participate on horseback or on foot.
Our Trails Need YOU!
2026 Trail Work Days at Morgan Run NEA
9:00 a.m. – Noon
Ben Rose Lane, Sykesville, MD
Coordinated by Carroll County Equestrian Council
Lunch is provided for the volunteers by volunteers.
Please register to attend- call 410-549-5141 (no text) or email to ccecofmd@yahoo.com
Saturday, July 11, 2026
(Rain date if needed, Saturday July 18, 2026)
Saturday, August 1, 2026
(Rain date if needed, Sunday August 2, 2026)
Saturday, September 5, 2026
(Rain date if needed, Sunday September 6,2026)
Saturday, October 3, 2026
(Rain date if needed, Sunday, October 11, 2026)
Sunday, November 15, 2026
(Rain date if needed, Sunday, November 22, 2026)
Sunday, December 13, 2026
(Rain date if needed, Sunday, December 20, 2026)
Morgan Run NEA Trail Work – 2025 Year End Report
Despite two of the approved trail work dates being cancelled due to wet conditions (April and June) volunteers contributed over 340 volunteer hours to maintaining the
trails at Morgan Run NEA, Ben Rose Lane in 2025.
May 10 = 14 volunteers
July 12 = 31 volunteers
August 2 = 19 volunteers
September 5 = 14 volunteers
October 19 = 12 volunteers
November 16 = 14 volunteers
Volunteers used their own tools/equipment including tractors/mowers, golf cart, Kubota side-by-side and hand tools to keep the trails open and accessible.
Thanks also for the volunteer donations that enabled the portable toilet to be on-site.
Volunteers enjoyed lunch at the conclusion of each work day – a great time to share a meal and get to know each other.
Looking forward to another successful season of trail maintenance at Morgan Run NEA Ben Rose Lane for 2026.
Wishing everyone a Happy Holiday Season!
Carolyn A. Garber, Secretary
Carroll County Equestrian Council
410-549-5141
The best way to learn a trail system is to help maintain it and keep it accessible. Join the Carroll County Equestrian Council in their endeavor to promote Equine activities in Carroll County. Membership Page
