Brookeville Knolls Trail & Olney Mill Family Park Trails

3.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Brookeville Knolls Trail & Olney Mill Family Park Trails is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Olney Mill, MD. It is mostly level, with 108 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi413 – 518 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Olney Mill Family Park Trails 39.17463, -77.07027
Nearest town Olney Mill, MD

Directions

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Brookeville Knolls Trail & Olney Mill Family Park Trails

3.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft · 1 hr 17 min

Elevation 413–519 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Olney Mill Family Park Trails · 39.17463, -77.07027

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 648 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Olney Mill Family Park Trails, heading SE.
  2. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left onto Brookeville Knolls Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.4 miReach Olney Mill Family Park Trails, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 450 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn right onto Olney Mill Family Park Trails, heading N.
  14. 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 surface

39% paved5% grass56% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 648 m from the trailhead

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