Jerusalem Mill — Attraction in Maryland

Tldr: The trails are very nice, lots of things to look at, and the parking is good.

The trails themselves are very nice once you get by the bit of gravel at the beginning. The trail markers are clear and frequent and most of the trails are under a fair amount of shade. I walked half of the white trail and the blue trail since they connect and make a little loop. Everyone on the trail was friendly and it overall feels very safe. Not that many people were on the trails and we never felt very close to anyone, but it also wasn't a super busy day. There are some hills, rocks, and little creeks to walk over but overall I would say this is a fairly easy hike. Lots of places to stop and take a break if you need to. For people who are trying to get some exercise in or are looking to do a trail for the first time, I would highly recommend this one.

There seems to be a lot of cool history stuff to look at, and occasionally there will be jousting. When we were there the blacksmith was in and a few families were at the picnic tables nearby.

The loss of stars is for the lack of clarity of the map. The trail maps are a little crude and confusing and so it's hard to get started on the right trail. But once you get going it's easy to follow the markers. Sometimes the trail splits and there isn't really signage, so make sure you look a little down the paths to follow your colored trail marker. I also took a star down because there were a lot of people not following the rules. Some girls were taking grad pictures and a bunch of people want to get closer looks at either things in the woods or the covered bridge and walk in the road. The road is already a single lane that supports two way traffic so it can get hectic, but the people made it that much worse.

The parking is pretty good. They have designated lots and even an overflow parking area. I will say we went on a moderately busy day and had to park on the overflow lot, so if you're going on a perfect weather Saturday you might want to get there a bit earlier.

Overall it's a great spot to bring kids for a picnic, do on an outdoor date, or take a fairly easy hike. Next time I'll be looking at more of the attractions such as the museum. I look forward...

Jerusalem Mills and the Jericho Covered Bridge are two of my favorite local spots. Not only is the scenery lovely with many trees, the tranquility of rolling water, but there is the lovely old general store to visit which is renovated and contains old relics from the general store from years past and learn the history of the General Store and Jerusalem Mills. There is a blacksmith shop where you can tour, learn about blacksmithing and watch the blacksmith actually doing the craft of blacksmithing creating items over hot coals. You can walk through wooded trails to the lovely Jericho bridge, continue your walk on Jericho Road past the remains of an old building and back to the picnic area where you will find picnic tables, a stage for concerts that take place various warm weather months, there are also various events which take place at Jerusalem Mills. You can check Jerusalem Mills website for more details. There are restrooms in The General Store as well as port-a-pot facilities on the parking lot next to the blacksmith shop. Additional overflow parking can be found across the street from the other parking lot. If you have never visited Jerusalem Mills and Jericho Covered Bridge I highly recommend you do so soon. Enjoyment awaits those young...

Great place nestled right in kingsville Maryland. It's also part of Gunpowder state park. There's so much to explore and do. Great for families and friends. The village is historic and is all run by volunteers and locals. They keep up with maintaining the history. There's lots of trails and they all connect to the state park. They even do guided tours and educational field trips. There's a jousting field that has summer events. There's lots of fishing and swimming areas to go explore. Plenty of hiking trails that are horse friendly as well as biking trails. There is a museum that's open on weekends and a visitor center. This place is free to visit and has free parking but they do accept donations. There are plenty of picnic benches and a pavilion. Most of the historic buildings are acessable and can be gone through. There's even the old black smith shop which is fun and they do live demonstrations. Located minutes from 95 and easy to get to. Go out and explore plenty of photo...