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.
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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
- Start on ICC Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Intercounty Connector Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Kengla Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lakeside Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miPass Lake Bernard Frank.
- 0.7 miReach Lake Bernard Frank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Kengla Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Intercounty Connector Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto ICC Trail, heading E.
- 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.
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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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Georgia Av at Emory Ln stop 55 m from the trailhead
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- ICC Trail–Intercounty Connector Trail, 3 sights 6.9 mi · ▲ 313 ft
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