Hard Rock Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 42 min
Hard Rock Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Black Hill Regional Park near North Germantown, MD. It is mostly level, with 148 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi387 – 505 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19495, -77.27432
Nearest town North Germantown, MD
Directions
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Hard Rock Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 42 min
Elevation 387–507 ft
Out & Back · Black Hill Regional Park
Trailhead: 39.19495, -77.27432
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Crystal Rock Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Black Hill Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Hard Rock Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Black Hill Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Crystal Rock Trail, heading NE.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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
35% paved25% dirt14% boardwalk26% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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