Johns Hopkins Drive Sidepath
2.8 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 1 hr
Johns Hopkins Drive Sidepath is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Muddy Branch Park near Hunting Hill, MD. It is mostly level, with 133 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Johns Hopkins Drive Sidepath
2.8 mi · ▲ 133 ft · 1 hr
Elevation 312–468 ft
Out & Back · Muddy Branch Park
Trailhead: 39.10185, -77.21177
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Transit-accessible: Decoverly Dr & Great Seneca Hwy stop 659 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Johns Hopkins Drive Sidepath, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Johns Hopkins Drive Sidepath, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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 6:51 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:11 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:38 PM.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Decoverly Dr & Great Seneca Hwy stop 659 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Muddy Branch Greenway Trail 4 mi · ▲ 160 ft
- Johns Hopkins Drive Sidepath 2.7 mi · ▲ 133 ft
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