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Tilden Woods Stream Valley Park

Bethesda Trolley Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 2 hr

Bethesda Trolley Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back in Tilden Woods Stream Valley Park near Hungerford Towne, 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.

Elevation

0 mi292 – 404 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.06697, -77.15377
Nearest town Hungerford Towne, MD
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Bethesda Trolley Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 292–403 ft

Out & Back · Tilden Woods Stream Valley Park

Trailhead: 39.06697, -77.15377

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

Transit-accessible: stop 150 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 450 ftBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 1.1 miTurn right onto Bethesda Trolley Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.9 miBear left, heading N.
  15. 50 ftArrive 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-9-km-f1d6

Trail surface

99% paved1% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~61 min). Leave by 5:48 PM for the 7:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 150 m from the trailhead

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