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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Burnt Mills Reservoir.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Fall Line Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.8 miReach Burnt Mills Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Fall Line Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 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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