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North Branch Stream Valley Park

Muncaster Mill Trail via Kengla Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Muncaster Mill Trail via Kengla Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in North Branch Stream Valley Park near Bowie Mill Estates, MD. It is mostly level, with 169 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi315 – 472 ft6.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.13678, -77.11535
Nearest town Bowie Mill Estates, MD
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Muncaster Mill Trail via Kengla Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 314–472 ft

Out & Back · North Branch Stream Valley Park

Trailhead: 39.13678, -77.11535

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

Transit-accessible: Muncaster Mill Rd & Sweetbirch Dr stop 647 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftSharp right onto North Branch Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 500 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Kengla Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  11. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 0.7 miSharp left, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miBear right onto Muncaster Mill Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miReach Muncaster Mill Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right onto Kengla Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  18. 250 ftBear right, heading NE.
  19. 350 ftBear left, heading NW.
  20. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 500 ftTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.1 miSharp right onto North Branch Trail, heading SW.
  25. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  26. 150 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/muncaster-mill-trail-out-back

Trail surface

68% dirt12% paved20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:11 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Muncaster Mill Rd & Sweetbirch Dr stop 647 m from the trailhead

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