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Azalea Garden–40th Anniversary Grove, 4 groves is a 1.4-mile out-and-back in Wheaton Regional Park near Kemp Mill Farms, MD. The route passes 40th Anniversary Grove before reaching Azalea Garden at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 116 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi302 – 404 ft1.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.05403, -77.02657
Nearest town Kemp Mill Farms, MD

Directions

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Azalea Garden–40th Anniversary Grove, 4 groves

1.4 mi · ▲ 116 ft · 31 min

Elevation 301–404 ft

Out & Back · Wheaton Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.05403, -77.02657

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 300 ftTurn left onto Wheaton Way, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Spicebush Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftSharp right onto Harper's Cabin Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miPass 40th Anniversary Grove.
  6. 100 ftSharp right onto Pine Lake Trail, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 350 ftSharp right onto Heart Smart Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftReach Azalea Garden, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
  11. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Wheaton Way-Brookside, heading W.
  16. 250 ftBear left onto Wheaton Way, heading NE.
  17. 100 ftContinue straight onto Wheaton Way-Little Bit Loop Trail, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftSharp right onto Little Bit Loop Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  20. 200 ftTurn left onto Wheaton Way, heading SW.
  21. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

59% dirt27% gravel6% boardwalk4% paved4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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