Ethics on the trail
HEIGHT="6" ALT="* "> Do not bike on or ride horses on the trail. It is meant for foot traffic only.
HEIGHT="6" ALT="* "> Camp only at designated campsites.
HEIGHT="6" ALT="* "> Do not cut, deface or destroy trees, flowers or any other natural or constructed feature.
HEIGHT="6" ALT="* "> Do not damage fences or leave gates open.
HEIGHT="6" ALT="* "> Do not litter. Carry out all trash instead of burying it for animals to uncover.
HEIGHT="6" ALT="* "> Extinguish all burning material.
HEIGHT="6" ALT="* "> Bring out what you brought in.
HEIGHT="6" ALT="* "> Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time.
- Source: Rick Canter, Maryland district manager for Potomac Appalachian Trail Club;
"Appalachian Trail Guide to Maryland and
