Muddy Branch Stream Valley Park

Muddy Branch Greenway Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Muddy Branch Greenway Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Muddy Branch Stream Valley Park near Hunting Hill, MD. It is mostly level, with 160 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi299 – 466 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.10487, -77.20880
Nearest town Hunting Hill, MD

Directions

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Muddy Branch Greenway Trail

4.3 mi · ▲ 160 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 299–465 ft

Out & Back · Muddy Branch Stream Valley Park

Trailhead: 39.10487, -77.20880

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:11 PM

Transit-accessible: Decoverly Dr & Great Seneca Hwy stop 239 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Johns Hopkins Drive Sidepath, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miTurn left onto Muddy Branch Greenway Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left onto Johns Hopkins Drive Sidepath, heading E.
  14. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  19. 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

65% paved28% dirt1% grass6% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 7:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:33 PM — 5 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Decoverly Dr & Great Seneca Hwy stop 239 m from the trailhead

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