Natural shelter–Burnt Mills Reservoir, 3 rocks
12.1 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 4 hr 7 min
Natural shelter–Burnt Mills Reservoir, 3 rocks is a 12.1-mile out-and-back near Burnt Mills, MD. The route passes Burnt Mills Reservoir, Burnt Mills Reservoir and Natural shelter. 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.
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Natural shelter–Burnt Mills Reservoir, 3 rocks
12.1 mi · ▲ 169 ft · 4 hr 7 min
Elevation 231–306 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Rachel Carson Greenway Trail · 39.03116, -77.00614
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:56 AM · sunset 7:07 PM
Transit-accessible: Burnt Mills Southbound & stop 114 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Burnt Mills Reservoir.
- 0.4 miPass Burnt Mills Reservoir.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 2.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miPass Natural shelter.
- 2.7 miReach Natural shelter, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, heading NW.
- 3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Burnt Mills Southbound & stop 114 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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