Black Pond–Carper's Pond Loop, 4 sights is a 2.3-mile loop in Riverbend Park near Potomac Hunt Acres, MD. The route passes Carper's Pond and Black Pond. It is mostly level, with 248 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi161 – 308 ft2.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Jeffery Road 39.02032, -77.24718
Nearest town Potomac Hunt Acres, MD
Directions
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Black Pond–Carper's Pond Loop, 4 sights
2.3 mi · ▲ 248 ft · 53 min
Elevation 161–310 ft
Loop · Riverbend Park
Trailhead: Jeffery Road · 39.02032, -77.24718
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Follow the Hollows Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Madison's Escape Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bootlegger Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miPass Carper's Pond.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miPass Black Pond.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Follow the Hollows Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Jeffery Road, heading W.
- 250 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
71% dirt24% gravel5% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Jeffery Road Trailhead
- Black Pond–Carper's Pond, 4 sights 11.7 mi · ▲ 447 ft
- Patowmack Island–Carper's Pond, 4 sights 10.4 mi · ▲ 301 ft
- Potomac Heritage Trail & Riverbend Road Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 312 ft
- Carper's Pond & Potomac Heritage Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Potomac Heritage Viewpoint & Follow the Hollows Trail via Potomac Heritage Trail 2 mi · ▲ 316 ft
- Black Pond–Carper's Pond, 3 lakes 2.5 mi · ▲ 199 ft
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