Fort Howard Park Trail
Meander along the well-fortified confluence of the Patapsco River and Chesapeake Bay. Fort Howard traces its beginnings to 1896, when the U.S. government began purchasing land on North Point in preparation of fortifying the area essential to repelling naval attacks on the City of Baltimore. Originally called North Point Military Reservation and renamed Fort Howard, for Colonel John Eager Howard, in 1904, it served as the headquarters of Baltimore’s coastal defenses from the time the first troops arrived on June 27, 1899, until the last troops left in August 1940. The Veterans Administration (VA) acquired the property, and now a chain-link fence separates the grounds of the VA Hospital from the park.
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| Activity | Hiking |
|---|---|
| Nearby City | Fort Howard |
| Length | 1 mi |
| Elevation Gain | 10 ft |
| Skill Level | Easy |
| Duration | 30 to 45 minutes |
| Season | Year-round |
| Trailhead Elevation | 20 ft |
| Top Elevation | 20 ft |
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