Carper's Pond–Bootlegger Trail, 4 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 416 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Carper's Pond–Bootlegger Trail, 4 sights is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Riverbend Park near Great Falls, MD. The route reaches Carper's Pond. It climbs 416 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi161 – 328 ft10.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bliss Road 39.00847, -77.25772
Nearest town Great Falls, MD
Directions
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Carper's Pond–Bootlegger Trail, 4 sights
9.1 mi · ▲ 416 ft · 3 hr 14 min
Elevation 160–329 ft
Out & Back · Riverbend Park
Trailhead: Bliss Road · 39.00847, -77.25772
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start on Bliss Road & Bootlegger Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bootlegger Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Weant Drive, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Bootlegger Trail, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miPass Carper's Pond.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.7 miBear left onto DCWA, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading NW.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto DCWA, heading W.
- 100 ftReach Carper's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear left onto DCWA, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear right onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading SE.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Bootlegger Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 400 ftSharp right onto Weant Drive, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bootlegger Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bliss Road & Bootlegger Trail, heading S.
- 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
91% dirt9% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM
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