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Maryland | Talbot County / Eastern Shore Maryland
Tilghman Island and Bay Hundred Water Trails
Black Walnut Cove and Bar Neck shoreline loop
Route planning details, access notes, and local verification guidance.
Route location
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Need to know
Why this call
Conditions
Gauge history and hourly forecast
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Gauge detail
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Gauge
Recent trend
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Gauge source
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Weather
Hourly forecast
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Route overview
Quick facts and what's next
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Quick facts
Plan ahead
Upcoming outlook
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Plan
Plan your trip
Launch points, shuttle details, distance, and access notes.
Route logistics
Access and shuttle
The official Black Walnut Cove Trail is a roughly 3.5-mile loop around the southern end of Tilghman Island from a public bulkhead access.
Prepare this trip
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Put-in
Black Walnut Cove landingThe public access is a bulkhead/ladder, not a conventional ramp, and parking is extremely limited.
Take-out
Black Walnut Cove landing returnBar Neck Landing is a separate public alternative, not an implied second endpoint for this card.
Plan this segment
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Access caveats and watch for
Access caveats
- The public access is a bulkhead/ladder, not a conventional ramp, and parking is extremely limited.
- Bar Neck Landing is a separate public alternative, not an implied second endpoint for this card.
- No camping is permitted at the public landing.
Watch for
- USGS 01491000 Choptank watershed-context proxy and trend
- wind, waves, wake, tide, current, shallow water, sandbars, bridge/drawbridge traffic, commercial watermen, thunderstorms, and cold water
- Talbot County permits, 11 p.m.–4 a.m. landing closures, limited parking/carries, private property, and hard endpoint access
- Black Walnut Cove mouth, Choptank River, bulkhead ladder, limited parking, private shorelines, and return tide
Route gallery
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Score & sources
Data and sources
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Why this scoreToday's evidence strength is checking
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Data behind the scoreGauge, thresholds, and timing
These are the live readings and threshold notes behind today's score.
| Gauge site | Choptank River near Greensboro, MD |
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| Ideal range | Needs paddler reports |
| Known low-water floor | Not calibrated yet |
| High threshold | Not calibrated yet |
| Evidence strength behind the range | Official data source |
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| Main source behind this score | Talbot County and Maryland DNR water-trail wind, tide, and access guidance |
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NotesWhat to know before you go
These notes cover the access details, route quirks, and source caveats most likely to matter once you get there.
- Named moving-water corridorTalbot County/DNR Black Walnut Cove Trail, Approximately 3.5 miles round trip from Black Walnut Cove around the shoreline
The official Talbot County/DNR water-trail guide names the corridor, route option, distance, difficulty, public endpoints, and wind/tide posture.
- Authoritative public accessBlack Walnut Cove landing to Black Walnut Cove landing return
The official guide gives the managed public landing, GPS, launch type, permit/hours, parking, and carry posture for the named endpoints.
- Proxy flow and tidal evidenceUSGS 01491000 Choptank River near Greensboro watershed-context proxy
This station is not local to every Talbot route and no numeric safe-depth cutoff is claimed. Use current tide, wind, observed depth, charts, and endpoint conditions.
- Camping postureNearby basecamp only
The Talbot guide states camping is prohibited at public landings; no on-route campsite is claimed.
- Live gaugeUSGS 01491000, Choptank River near Greensboro, MD
This is a clearly labeled proxy or route-context station; local water, tributaries, releases, and weather can differ materially.
- Approved route imageryRights-cleared public-agency or public-domain corridor image
Rights-cleared Maryland public-river image used as regional moving-water context; it does not certify Talbot County tide, wind, depth, access, or route hazards.
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Paddler reports
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Quick answers
Tilghman Island and Bay Hundred Water Trails paddling FAQ
What water level is good for paddling Tilghman Island and Bay Hundred Water Trails?
Paddle Today watches Choptank River near Greensboro, MD and uses Not calibrated yet as the conservative low-water floor for this route. The ideal range still needs more paddler reports.
Where does this Tilghman Island and Bay Hundred Water Trails route start and end?
This route starts at Black Walnut Cove landing and ends at Black Walnut Cove landing return, about Approximately 3.5 miles round trip from Black Walnut Cove around the shoreline on the water.
Is this Tilghman Island and Bay Hundred Water Trails route good for beginners?
This is listed as a moderate route. Expect more planning than an easy float, and use the live score, route notes, and source links before committing.
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