Lowline & Muddy Branch Greenway Trail is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Muddy Branch Stream Valley Park near Washingtonian Woods, MD. It climbs 504 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi207 – 371 ft14.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hillside Lake Terrace 39.11010, -77.22159
Nearest town Washingtonian Woods, MD
Directions
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Lowline & Muddy Branch Greenway Trail
13.7 mi · ▲ 504 ft · 4 hr 49 min
Elevation 208–371 ft
Out & Back · Muddy Branch Stream Valley Park
Trailhead: Hillside Lake Terrace · 39.11010, -77.22159
Weather Sep 20: Light drizzle, high 80°F / low 69° · precip 20% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Transit-accessible: Muddy Branch Rd & Suffield Dr stop 546 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Washingtonian Woods Park Path, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Lowline, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Creekside Connector, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Creekside Hill, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Lowline, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Backbreaker, heading W.
- 450 ftBear right onto Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, heading SW.
- 3.1 miTurn right onto Muddy Branch Rock Garden, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miReach Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Muddy Branch Rock Garden, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 2 miBear left onto Backbreaker, heading E.
- 400 ftBear left onto Lowline, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Creekside Hill, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Creekside Connector, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lowline, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Washingtonian Woods Park Path, heading NE.
- 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
96% dirt3% paved1% grass
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 80°F69°
Precip20%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity72%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
80°65°
Sunrise 6:55 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:11 PM
Mon
74°60°
34%
Tue
61°55°
83%
Wed
58°52°
59%
Thu
64°52°
33%
Fri
69°46°
Sat
74°48°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Muddy Branch Rd & Suffield Dr stop 546 m from the trailhead
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