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North Branch Stream Valley Park

Intercounty Connector Trail via Kengla Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Intercounty Connector Trail via Kengla Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in North Branch Stream Valley Park near Bowie Mill Estates, MD. It is mostly level, with 175 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi351 – 472 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.13678, -77.11535
Nearest town Bowie Mill Estates, MD
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Intercounty Connector Trail via Kengla Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 352–472 ft

Out & Back · North Branch Stream Valley Park

Trailhead: 39.13678, -77.11535

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Transit-accessible: Muncaster Mill Rd & Sweetbirch Dr stop 259 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftSharp right onto North Branch Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kengla Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 300 ftTurn left onto Intercounty Connector Trail, heading S.
  13. 0.6 miReach Intercounty Connector Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right onto Kengla Trail, heading W.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  16. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 350 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  20. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 450 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miSharp right onto North Branch Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  24. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/intercounty-connector-trail-north-branch-trail-out-back

Trail surface

41% paved33% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Muncaster Mill Rd & Sweetbirch Dr stop 259 m from the trailhead

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