Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway
Maryland
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Byway Details
- Designation
- All-American Road
- Length
- 105 mi in Maryland
About Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway
The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway is a 105.4-mile All-American Road in Maryland that also carries designation as a Maryland State Scenic Byway. The drive links a string of small communities, among them Madison, Cambridge, Church Creek, Secretary, East New Market, Preston, Denton, Hillsboro, Queen Anne, Greensboro and Goldsboro. Spring and fall are the most comfortable seasons for the drive. Typical averages from a nearby weather station run to highs around 67°F in April and 69°F in October, while July highs typically reach about 88°F. Short walks lie just off the route. Walking-Jogging Path and Key Wallace Trail are each about 0.1 mile away, and the Choptank River offers canoeing about 0.4 mile from the road. Martinak State Park Camp Loop A, roughly 0.7 mile off the byway, provides a place to camp.
Scenic byway data: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–Jun. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 67–84°F and lows of 47–66°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Royal Oak 2 Ssw, MD weather station, 15 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan45° high29° low
- Feb47° high30° low
- Mar56° high37° low
- Apr67° high47° low
- May75° high56° low
- Jun84° high66° low
- Jul88° high70° low
- Aug86° high68° low
- Sep80° high62° low
- Oct69° high51° low
- Nov58° high41° low
- Dec49° high33° low
Where it is
- Towns along the route
- Madison · Cambridge · Church Creek · Algonquin · Secretary · Choptank · Hillsboro · Queen Anne · East New Market · Williston · Denton · Preston · West Denton · Greensboro · Goldsboro
Source: USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
- Walking-Jogging PathHiking0.1 mi
- Key Wallace TrailHiking0.1 mi
- Woods TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Choptank RiverCanoeing0.4 mi
- Creek-Side Cliff TrailHiking0.7 mi
- Martinak State Park Camp Loop ACamping0.7 mi
- Martinak State Park Camp Loop BCamping0.8 mi
- Activity TrailHiking0.8 mi
- Sandtown TrailHiking1.1 mi
- Tuckahoe Valley TrailHiking1.4 mi
- Pee Wee's TrailHiking1.9 mi
- Tuckahoe Office Spur TrailHiking1.9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 2 miles of the route, PostGIS distance)
