Tilden Woods Stream Valley Park
Bethesda Trolley Trail
5.8 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Bethesda Trolley Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Tilden Woods Stream Valley Park near North Farm, MD. It is mostly level, with 192 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
5.8 mi · ▲ 192 ft · 2 hr 2 min
Elevation 292–403 ft
Out & Back · Tilden Woods Stream Valley Park
Trailhead: 39.06546, -77.14951
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 172 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 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.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 2.4 mi in (~62 min). Leave by 5:46 PM for the 7:07 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 172 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Bethesda Trolley Trail 6 mi · ▲ 216 ft
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