Lake Bernard Frank & Sunfish Pond via Muncaster Mill Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Lake Bernard Frank & Sunfish Pond via Muncaster Mill Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Rock Creek Regional Park near Sycamore Acres, MD. The route passes Sunfish Pond before reaching Lake Bernard Frank at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 137 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Bernard Frank & Sunfish Pond via Muncaster Mill Trail
3.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft · 1 hr 22 min
Elevation 302–435 ft
Out & Back · Rock Creek Regional Park
Trailhead: 39.10543, -77.09217
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.7 miPass Sunfish Pond.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Sunfish Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Lakeside Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Muncaster Mill Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Lakeside Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miReach Lake Bernard Frank, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Muncaster Mill Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lakeside Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Sunfish Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 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 0.2 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM — 6 min before dark.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Rock Creek Trail 11.7 mi · ▲ 287 ft
- Sunfish Pond & ICC Trail via Kengla Trail 8.1 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Sunfish Pond & Muncaster Mill Trail 4.6 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Rock Creek Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 216 ft
- Lake Frank Overlook–Lake Bernard Frank, 4 lakes 5.5 mi · ▲ 220 ft
- Study Pond & Sunfish Pond via Wildflower Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 231 ft
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