Reddy Branch Stream Valley Park

Brookeville Knolls Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 329 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Brookeville Knolls Trail is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in Reddy Branch Stream Valley Park near Olney Mill, MD. It climbs 329 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi390 – 518 ft5.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.17978, -77.06615
Nearest town Olney Mill, MD

Directions

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Brookeville Knolls Trail

5.1 mi · ▲ 329 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 389–519 ft

Out & Back · Reddy Branch Stream Valley Park

Trailhead: 39.17978, -77.06615

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left onto Olney Mill Family Park Trails, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.7 miTurn left onto Brookeville Knolls Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miReach Brookeville Knolls Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
  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 surface

35% dirt20% paved5% grass40% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~63 min). Leave by 5:47 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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