Shady Grove Access Path
3.8 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Shady Grove Access Path is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Needwood Golf Course near Needwood Estates, MD. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Shady Grove Access Path
3.8 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 411–482 ft
Out & Back · Needwood Golf Course
Trailhead: 39.12090, -77.13810
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Shady Grove Access Path, heading NW.
- 0.6 miReach Shady Grove Access Path, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 6:48 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:28 PM — 9 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lake Needwood–Westside Viewpoint, 7 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 553 ft
- Shady Grove Access Path 2.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
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- Shady Grove Access Path 2.7 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Lake Needwood–Westside Viewpoint, 6 sights 3 mi · ▲ 255 ft
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