Hard Rock Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 57 min
Hard Rock Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Black Hill Regional Park near North Germantown, MD. It is mostly level, with 231 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi387 – 505 ft3.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19605, -77.27578
Nearest town North Germantown, MD
Directions
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Hard Rock Trail
2.5 mi · ▲ 231 ft · 57 min
Elevation 387–507 ft
Out & Back · Black Hill Regional Park
Trailhead: 39.19605, -77.27578
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Crystal Rock Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Black Hill Trail, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Hard Rock Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Cabin Branch Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Hamilton Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Cabin Branch Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Hard Rock Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Black Hill Trail, heading S.
- 500 ftTurn left onto Crystal Rock Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 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
58% dirt25% paved10% boardwalk7% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:11 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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