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Tilden Woods Stream Valley Park

Bethesda Trolley Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Bethesda Trolley Trail is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Tilden Woods Stream Valley Park near North Farm, MD. It is mostly level, with 165 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi292 – 404 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.05562, -77.14705
Nearest town North Farm, MD
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Bethesda Trolley Trail

3.8 mi · ▲ 165 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 292–403 ft

Out & Back · Tilden Woods Stream Valley Park

Trailhead: 39.05562, -77.14705

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

Transit-accessible: stop 51 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 1.1 miTurn right onto Bethesda Trolley Trail, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 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/bethesda-trolley-trail-out-back-6-km-89f3

Trail surface

99% paved1% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 51 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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