Rachel Carson Conservation Park
Hidden Pond–Chestnut Oak Trail, 4 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 46 min
Hidden Pond–Chestnut Oak Trail, 4 sights is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Rachel Carson Conservation Park near Flintridge, MD. The route reaches Hidden Pond at the turnaround, 1.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Hidden Pond–Chestnut Oak Trail, 4 sights
2.1 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 46 min
Elevation 474–571 ft
Out & Back · Rachel Carson Conservation Park
Trailhead: 39.22023, -77.08108
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Fox Meadow Loop, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Chestnut Oak Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Scarlet Tanager Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miPass Hidden Pond.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Hidden Pond Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Fern Valley Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Rachel Carson Greenway, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Fox Meadow Loop, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 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 right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:37 PM.
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