Ellicott City: History, hiking and a place for families between Baltimore and D.C.

Ellicott City is an unincorporated community of around 65,000 people in east-central Maryland, about 40 miles northeast of Washington and about 13 miles from Baltimore. If you want to be considered a local, pronounce it “Elle-eh-kit” not “Ella-kot.”

It is bounded by Route 108 to the south where Ellicott City meets Columbia, Routes 40 and 70 to the north, Frederick/River Road to the east and Manor Lane to the west.