AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Dry Pond

3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Dry Pond is a 3.3-mile out-and-back near Meadowbrook Estates, MD. The route reaches Dry Pond at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi495 – 545 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19574, -77.26727
Nearest town Meadowbrook Estates, MD
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Dry Pond

3.3 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 1 hr 7 min

Elevation 495–543 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.19574, -77.26727

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.8 miReach Dry Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dry-pond-out-back-5-km-1e26

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 6:41 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM — 4 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Hikes near Meadowbrook Estates, Maryland