Muddy Branch Park

Johns Hopkins Drive Sidepath

2.8 mi · ▲ 134 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 134 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi312 – 466 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.10322, -77.20922
Nearest town Hunting Hill, MD

Directions

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Johns Hopkins Drive Sidepath

2.8 mi · ▲ 134 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 312–465 ft

Out & Back · Muddy Branch Park

Trailhead: 39.10322, -77.20922

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

Transit-accessible: Decoverly Dr & Great Seneca Hwy stop 404 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 450 ftTurn left onto Johns Hopkins Drive Sidepath, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.5 miBear left onto Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miTurn left onto Johns Hopkins Drive Sidepath, heading E.
  11. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 400 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 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 surface

91% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 8 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Decoverly Dr & Great Seneca Hwy stop 404 m from the trailhead

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