Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Location
Prince George's County
Endpoints
Berwyn House Road to Greenbelt Road
Mileage
0.6
Roughness Index
1
Surface
Asphalt
The College Park Trolley Line Trail provides a safe pathway for students, from
kindergartners to doctoral candidates, to walk and bike to school in College Park. The
short, paved trail follows the route of the trolley that once ran from Washington, DC,
to Laurel between 1903 and the mid-'50s. With service roads on either side of the
trail, trail users have easy access to three schools, and there is a partial route for col-
lege students heading to nearby University of Maryland.
Of course, you don't have to be earning a degree to use the trail. Local residents
use the path for after-dinner walks, commuters take it as a shortcut to the Metrorail
system, and house cats find it a good place to wait for an indulgent hand to give them
a pat. The trail sits on a raised berm and crosses several quiet neighborhood roads,
where you can easily pick up the pathway. Plans for expansion of the trail will enable
the pathway to connect to a series of long trails around the region, and link all of Col-
lege Park, end to end.
