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Wheaton Regional Park

Azalea Garden–40th Anniversary Grove, 6 groves

6.5 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Azalea Garden–40th Anniversary Grove, 6 groves is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Wheaton Regional Park near Burnt Mills Village, MD. The route passes Natural shelter, 40th Anniversary Grove, Azalea Garden and 2 more before reaching Viburnum Garden at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi236 – 341 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Northwest Branch Trail 39.03749, -77.01096
Nearest town Burnt Mills Village, MD
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Azalea Garden–40th Anniversary Grove, 6 groves

6.5 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 236–342 ft

Out & Back · Wheaton Regional Park

Trailhead: Northwest Branch Trail · 39.03749, -77.01096

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Northwest Branch Trail, heading N.
  2. 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miPass Natural shelter.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miBear right onto Wheaton Way, heading W.
  6. 400 ftContinue straight onto Little Bit Loop Trail, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Wheaton Way, heading SW.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Oak Ridge Trail, heading W.
  9. 150 ftPass 40th Anniversary Grove.
  10. 250 ftPass Azalea Garden.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Wheaton Way-Brookside, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 350 ftSharp right onto Heart Smart Trail, heading SW.
  18. 350 ftPass Camellia Garden.
  19. 50 ftPass Winter Garden.
  20. 50 ftPass Viburnum Garden.
  21. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftReach Azalea Garden, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
  28. 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  30. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftTurn right onto Wheaton Way-Brookside, heading SW.
  33. 50 ftBear left onto Oak Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  34. 450 ftContinue straight onto Wheaton Way, heading NE.
  35. 0.1 miBear right onto Little Bit Loop Trail, heading S.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Wheaton Way, heading S.
  37. 450 ftBear left onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading E.
  38. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  39. 2.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/azalea-garden-40th-anniversary-grove-out-back-6-groves-11-km

Trail surface

72% dirt20% gravel6% paved2% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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