Thurmont in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

A Walk Along the Trolley Trail

"A Piece of The Past Preserved for The Future"

— Thurmont —

A Walk Along the Trolley Trail Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 17, 2026

1. A Walk Along the Trolley Trail Marker

Inscription.
Welcome to the nearly one-mile Thurmont Trolley Trail that will take you to the Thurmont Regional Library! Explore, learn, and seek out all that nature has to offer on this beautiful trail! The Trolley Trail construction [by the Thurmont Lions Club] consisted of stabilizing stream banks, erection of four bridges, including the "Gene Long" Bridge, and a 40-foot bridge across the Hunting Creek. This project required more than 1,800 tons of stone, and over more than 1,000 volunteer hours to complete. The Trolley trail has been so popular the trail was blacktopped in the fall of 2017 by the town of Thurmont.

Additions to the Thurmont Trolley Trail and Murals on Main Street have included benches, picnic tables, and lights to enhance your Trolley Trail expedition.

We hope you find walking and cycling along the Trolley Trail to be very relaxing with the sounds of the relaxing waters of Hunting Creek, and enjoy the natural beauty of the Thurmont Trolley Trail!

Along your Trolley Trail journey, you will find varieties of local and regional aspects of vegetation indigenous to Thurmont. Keep your eyes open for trees including

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Oak, Walnut, Pine, Poplar, and Dogwood; and wildlife to include deer, rabbits, squirrels, turtles and numerous species of birds.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Parks & Recreational Areas • Roads & Vehicles • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 2017.

Location. 39° 37.355′ N, 77° 24.517′ W. Marker is in Thurmont, Maryland, in Frederick County. It is on Thurmont Trolley Trail south of East Main Street (Maryland Route 77/550), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 124 E Main St, Thurmont MD 21788, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Welcome to The Thurmont Trolley Trail!

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 17, 2026

2. A Walk Along the Trolley Trail Marker

(here, next to this marker); History of the Trolley Trail (here, next to this marker); Thurmont Memorial Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Thurmont Attractions (within shouting distance of this marker); Thurmont Rail History — The End of an Era (within shouting distance of this marker); Historic Buildings—Past and Present (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thurmont (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thurmont.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 15 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 17, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.