Burnt Mills Reservoir via Northwest Branch Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Burnt Mills Reservoir via Northwest Branch Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Burnt Mills, MD. The route reaches Burnt Mills Reservoir. It is mostly level, with 146 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi138 – 233 ft3.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.03049, -77.00498
Nearest town Burnt Mills, MD
Directions
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Burnt Mills Reservoir via Northwest Branch Trail
3.2 mi · ▲ 146 ft · 1 hr 8 min
Elevation 138–234 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 39.03049, -77.00498
Weather Sep 23: sunrise 6:57 AM · sunset 7:05 PM
Transit-accessible: Burnt Mills Northbound & stop 91 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 50 ftPass Burnt Mills Reservoir.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Fall Line Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Burnt Mills Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Fall Line Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 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
44% dirt3% rock53% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:57 AMSunset 7:05 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Burnt Mills Northbound & stop 91 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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