Lake Frank Overlook–Lake Bernard Frank, 4 lakes
5.5 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Lake Frank Overlook–Lake Bernard Frank, 4 lakes is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Rock Creek Regional Park near Sycamore Acres, MD. The route passes Sunfish Pond and Lake Bernard Frank before reaching Lake Frank Overlook at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Frank Overlook–Lake Bernard Frank, 4 lakes
5.5 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 1 hr 57 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 miPass Lake Bernard Frank.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Old Nasty, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right onto Lakeside Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Lake Frank Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Old Nasty, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lakeside Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Muncaster Mill Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Lakeside Trail, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left onto Sunfish Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 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 (~5 min). Leave by 6:46 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:31 PM — 6 min before dark.
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- 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 Bernard Frank & Sunfish Pond via Muncaster Mill Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 137 ft
- Study Pond & Sunfish Pond via Wildflower Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 231 ft
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