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Natural shelter via Rachel Carson Greenway Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 46 min

Natural shelter via Rachel Carson Greenway Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Meadowood, MD. The route reaches Natural shelter at the turnaround, 1.1 miles in. It is mostly level, with 60 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi253 – 315 ft2.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector 39.05910, -77.00616
Nearest town Meadowood, MD
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Natural shelter via Rachel Carson Greenway Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 60 ft · 46 min

Elevation 254–315 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector · 39.05910, -77.00616

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Northwest Branch Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miReach Natural shelter, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miTurn right onto Rachel Carson Greenway Trail Connector, heading SE.
  9. 350 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/natural-shelter-out-back-4-km-d884

Trail surface

66% dirt25% gravel9% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:37 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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