Lake Varuna & Muddy Branch Greenway Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Lake Varuna & Muddy Branch Greenway Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Muddy Branch Park near Stonebridge, MD. The route reaches Lake Varuna at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lake Varuna & Muddy Branch Greenway Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 310–424 ft
Out & Back · Muddy Branch Park
Trailhead: 39.10124, -77.21596
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
No dogs on part of this route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftReach Lake Varuna, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 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 6:47 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:30 PM — 8 min before dark.
Good to know
- No dogs on part of this route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Lowline & Muddy Branch Greenway Trail 13.1 mi · ▲ 532 ft
- Lake Placid–Inspiration Lake, 5 lakes 6.1 mi · ▲ 214 ft
- Muddy Branch Greenway Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 107 ft
- Muddy Branch Greenway Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Inspiration Lake & Lake Nirvana via Muddy Branch Greenway Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 162 ft
- Lake Varuna & Muddy Branch Greenway Trail 5.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft
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