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Muddy Branch Stream Valley Park

Lake Varuna–Lowline, 3 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Lake Varuna–Lowline, 3 sights is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Muddy Branch Stream Valley Park near Mills Farm East, MD. The route reaches Lake Varuna. It is mostly level, with 162 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi285 – 364 ft7.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pebble Hill Connector 39.09291, -77.24248
Nearest town Mills Farm East, MD
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Lake Varuna–Lowline, 3 sights

7.2 mi · ▲ 162 ft · 2 hr 29 min

Elevation 284–364 ft

Out & Back · Muddy Branch Stream Valley Park

Trailhead: Pebble Hill Connector · 39.09291, -77.24248

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:09 PM

No dogs on part of this route

  1. Start on Pebble Hill Connector, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, heading NW.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lowline, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  7. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 1.2 miPass Lake Varuna.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lake Varuna, heading E.
  14. 350 ftReach Lake Varuna, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 150 ftTurn right onto Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, heading NW.
  20. 1.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.7 miBear right onto Lowline, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right onto Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, heading W.
  23. 1 miContinue straight onto Pebble Hill Connector, heading E.
  24. 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-varuna-lake-varuna-out-back-5-sights-12-km-6166

Trail surface

89% dirt11% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:56 AMSunset 7:09 PM

Good to know

  • No dogs on part of this route

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