Tilden Woods Stream Valley Park
Bethesda Trolley Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Bethesda Trolley Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Tilden Woods Stream Valley Park near North Farm, MD. It is mostly level, with 193 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
5.6 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 292–404 ft
Out & Back · Tilden Woods Stream Valley Park
Trailhead: 39.06504, -77.15396
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:09 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 47 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Bethesda Trolley Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 400 ftReach Bethesda Trolley Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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 2.3 mi in (~58 min). Leave by 5:51 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 47 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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