New section of the South Shore Trail is almost complete

South Shore trail, terminus of Phase I, Waterbury Road to Hansel Drive

A 1.8 mile section of the South Shore Trail in Anne Arundel County is almost complete and more sections of the planned 14 mile trail are in various stages of design. Another section, from Annapolis Plaza to Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis opened in 2013.

The South Shore Trail primarily utilizes the abandoned road bed of the WB&A Railroad between Annapolis and Odenton. The trail will connect with the Colonial Annapolis Maritime Trail on the east end and the WB&A Trail on the west. The trail will be a component of the East Coast Greenway and the American Discovery Trail.