Black Pond–Carper's Pond, 3 lakes is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Riverbend Park near Estates at Rivers Edge, MD. The route passes Carper's Pond and Black Pond. It climbs 290 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi157 – 246 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Carrwood Road 39.03293, -77.27845
Nearest town Estates at Rivers Edge, MD
Directions
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Black Pond–Carper's Pond, 3 lakes
5.3 mi · ▲ 290 ft · 1 hr 55 min
Elevation 158–246 ft
Out & Back · Riverbend Park
Trailhead: Carrwood Road · 39.03293, -77.27845
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading NE.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miPass Carper's Pond.
- 0.4 miPass Black Pond.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftReach Black Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM
More from Carrwood Road Trailhead
- DCWA & Potomac Heritage Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Potomac Heritage Viewpoint–Carper's Pond, 4 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 611 ft
- Potomac Heritage Trail 2.8 mi · ▲ 261 ft
- Potomac Heritage Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 205 ft
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