Clay Pond–Black Pond, 4 lakes is a 4-mile out-and-back in Riverbend Park near Great Falls, MD. The route passes Clay Pond, Carper's Pond and Black Pond. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi144 – 308 ft4.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.00091, -77.25634
Nearest town Great Falls, MD
Directions
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Clay Pond–Black Pond, 4 lakes
4 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 1 hr 26 min
Elevation 145–310 ft
Out & Back · Riverbend Park
Trailhead: 39.00091, -77.25634
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftPass Clay Pond.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Bootlegger Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Follow the Hollows Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Madison's Escape Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Bootlegger Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miPass Carper's Pond.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Potomac Heritage Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miPass Black Pond.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, 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
86% dirt11% gravel3% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Clay Pond–Carper's Pond, 5 sights 9.4 mi · ▲ 557 ft
- Patowmack Island–Beech Island, 7 groves 13.8 mi · ▲ 557 ft
- Potomac Heritage Viewpoint–Clay Pond Loop, 3 sights 2.1 mi · ▲ 200 ft
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