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Wheaton Regional Park

Burnt Mills Reservoir–Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, 3 sights

7.8 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Burnt Mills Reservoir–Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, 3 sights is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Wheaton Regional Park near Burnt Mills Manor, MD. The route reaches Burnt Mills Reservoir. It climbs 254 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 400 ft8.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.03576, -77.00619
Nearest town Burnt Mills Manor, MD
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Burnt Mills Reservoir–Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, 3 sights

7.8 mi · ▲ 254 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 233–402 ft

Out & Back · Wheaton Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.03576, -77.00619

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:08 PM

Transit-accessible: Burnt Mills Southbound & stop 501 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftPass Burnt Mills Reservoir.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  5. 1.5 miContinue straight onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, heading N.
  7. 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Wheaton Way, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miReach Burnt Mills Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 300 ftTurn right onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector, heading E.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, heading E.
  20. 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 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/burnt-mills-reservoir-burnt-mills-reservoir-out-back-4-sights-13-km

Trail surface

78% dirt22% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:08 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Burnt Mills Southbound & stop 501 m from the trailhead

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