Rock Creek Regional Park

Lake Bernard Frank–ICC Trail, 4 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Lake Bernard Frank–ICC Trail, 4 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Rock Creek Regional Park near Oakdale, MD. The route reaches Lake Bernard Frank. It climbs 251 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi308 – 532 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: ICC Trail 39.12626, -77.07263
Nearest town Oakdale, MD

Directions

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Lake Bernard Frank–ICC Trail, 4 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 251 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 309–532 ft

Out & Back · Rock Creek Regional Park

Trailhead: ICC Trail · 39.12626, -77.07263

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

Transit-accessible: Georgia Av at Emory Ln stop 55 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on ICC Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.1 miTurn left onto Intercounty Connector Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miSharp left onto Kengla Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miBear left onto Lakeside Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.3 miPass Lake Bernard Frank.
  7. 0.7 miReach Lake Bernard Frank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 2 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miSharp right onto Kengla Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.7 miSharp right onto Intercounty Connector Trail, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn right onto ICC Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

62% paved20% dirt18% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~13 min). Leave by 6:37 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:41 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Georgia Av at Emory Ln stop 55 m from the trailhead

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