Azalea Garden–40th Anniversary Grove, 7 groves is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Wheaton Regional Park near Springwood, MD. The route passes 40th Anniversary Grove, Azalea Garden, Camellia Garden and 3 more. It is mostly level, with 134 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Azalea Garden–40th Anniversary Grove, 7 groves
2.4 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 52 min
Elevation 282–432 ft
Out & Back · Wheaton Regional Park
Trailhead: 39.06181, -77.02887
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
No dogs on part of this route · 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.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Oak Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 400 ftPass 40th Anniversary Grove.
- 50 ftBear right onto Wheaton Way-Brookside, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Pine Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Warbler Way, heading W.
- 50 ftPass Azalea Garden.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pine Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Camellia Garden.
- 50 ftPass Viburnum Garden.
- 50 ftPass Winter Garden.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Raven's Run, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Pine Lake.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Beginner Bike Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 350 ftReach Azalea Garden, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Raven's Run, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Pine Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Warbler Way, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Pine Lake Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Wheaton Way-Brookside, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Oak Ridge Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Wheaton Way, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- 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
- 40th Anniversary Grove & Little Bit Loop Trail 1.1 mi · ▲ 113 ft
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