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Burnt Mills Reservoir via Rachel Carson Greenway Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Burnt Mills Reservoir via Rachel Carson Greenway Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Meadowood, MD. The route reaches Burnt Mills Reservoir at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It is mostly level, with 117 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi233 – 315 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector 39.05910, -77.00616
Nearest town Meadowood, MD
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Burnt Mills Reservoir via Rachel Carson Greenway Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 117 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 233–315 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector · 39.05910, -77.00616

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector, heading NW.
  2. 400 ftTurn left onto Rachel Carson Greenway Connector, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, heading S.
  4. 2.2 miReach Burnt Mills Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 1.5 miTurn right onto Rachel Carson Greenway Connector, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector, heading NE.
  8. 300 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-8-km

Trail surface

97% dirt3% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 6:49 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:26 PM — 11 min before dark.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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