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North Branch Stream Valley Park

Sunfish Pond & Intercounty Connector Trail via Kengla Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Sunfish Pond & Intercounty Connector Trail via Kengla Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in North Branch Stream Valley Park near Sycamore Acres, MD. The route reaches Sunfish Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi318 – 413 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: ICC Trail 39.12340, -77.09148
Nearest town Sycamore Acres, MD
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Sunfish Pond & Intercounty Connector Trail via Kengla Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 1 hr 27 min

Elevation 318–414 ft

Out & Back · North Branch Stream Valley Park

Trailhead: ICC Trail · 39.12340, -77.09148

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Transit-accessible: Muncaster Mill Rd & Sweetbirch Dr stop 347 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Intercounty Connector Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miSharp left onto Kengla Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.7 miSharp left, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Lakeside Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 500 ftPass Sunfish Pond.
  8. 150 ftBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 150 ftReach Sunfish Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right onto Kengla Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.7 miSharp right onto Intercounty Connector Trail, heading N.
  17. 0.6 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/intercounty-connector-trail-out-back

Trail surface

64% dirt36% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Muncaster Mill Rd & Sweetbirch Dr stop 347 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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