Tilden Woods Stream Valley Park
Bethesda Trolley Trail
6 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Bethesda Trolley Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back in Tilden Woods Stream Valley Park near Hungerford Towne, MD. It is mostly level, with 216 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bethesda Trolley Trail
6 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 292–403 ft
Out & Back · Tilden Woods Stream Valley Park
Trailhead: 39.06707, -77.15040
Weather Sep 22: Rain, high 63°F / low 57° · precip 79% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 16 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miTurn right onto Bethesda Trolley Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.5 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 16 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bethesda Trolley Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- Bethesda Trolley Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 192 ft
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