Editing Appalachian Trail (section)

===Maryland===
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Maryland has {{convert|41|mi|km}} of the trail, with elevations ranging from {{convert|230|to|1880|ft|m}}.<ref name=maryland>[http://www.appalachiantrail.org/home/explore-the-trail/explore-by-state/Maryland "Explore the Trail: Maryland"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316220744/http://www.appalachiantrail.org/home/explore-the-trail/explore-by-state/maryland |date=March 16, 2017 }}  AppalachianTrail.org (accessed July 14, 2016).</ref> Most of the trail runs along the ridgeline of [[South Mountain (Maryland and Pennsylvania)|South Mountain]] in [[South Mountain State Park]].<ref>{{cite web|title=South Mountain State Park|url=http://dnr2.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/western/southmountain.aspx|website=Maryland Department of Natural Resources|access-date=November 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151116191242/http://dnr2.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/western/southmountain.aspx|archive-date=November 16, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Hikers are required to stay at designated shelters and campsites. The trail runs through the eastern edge of [[Greenbrier State Park]]. This can serve as stop point for a hot shower and a visit to the camp store. The trail runs along the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Canal|C&O Canal Towpath]] route for {{convert|3|mi|km}}. Hikers will also pass High Rock, which offers extensive views and is also used as a [[hang-gliding]] site.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Brown|first1=Scott E.|title=Hiking Maryland: A Guide for Hikers & Photographers|date=2014|publisher=Stackpole Books|isbn=978-0811708272|page=118|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TYvEAgAAQBAJ|access-date=May 10, 2020|archive-date=July 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200716032610/https://books.google.com/books?id=TYvEAgAAQBAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> The section ends at [[Pen Mar Park]], which sits on the state line of Maryland and Pennsylvania.