40th Anniversary Grove & Little Bit Loop Trail
1.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 25 min
40th Anniversary Grove & Little Bit Loop Trail is a 1.1-mile out-and-back in Wheaton Regional Park near Springwood, MD. The route reaches 40th Anniversary Grove at the turnaround, 0.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 113 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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40th Anniversary Grove & Little Bit Loop Trail
1.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft · 25 min
Elevation 282–372 ft
Out & Back · Wheaton Regional Park
Trailhead: 39.06181, -77.02887
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: Randolph Rd at Kemp Mill Rd stop 515 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Wheaton Way, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Wheaton Way-Brookside, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach 40th Anniversary Grove, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Harper's Cabin Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Spicebush Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wheaton Way, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Wheaton Way-Little Bit Loop Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Little Bit Loop Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: Randolph Rd at Kemp Mill Rd stop 515 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Natural shelter & Burnt Mills Reservoir via Northwest Branch Trail 6.9 mi · ▲ 29 ft
- Azalea Garden–40th Anniversary Grove, 7 groves 2.4 mi · ▲ 134 ft
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