South Germantown Recreational Park
Dry Pond
5.2 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Dry Pond is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in South Germantown Recreational Park near Blackrock Hills, MD. The route reaches Dry Pond. It is mostly level, with 193 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Dry Pond
5.2 mi · ▲ 193 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 352–493 ft
Out & Back · South Germantown Recreational Park
Trailhead: 39.16213, -77.30976
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miPass Dry Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miReach Dry Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 6:11 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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